The Jazz came into Boston on a roll—that is, they’d been losing all of their most important games to the most important teams. Evidently, Danny Ainge was feeling good about that, plus a game against a non-tanking team, as Colin Sexton and John Collins got the starting nod.
1st Quarter
The game started fairly evenly, as the Jazz defense forced the Celtics into ill-advised shots, and the offense presented a balanced attack.
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Svi Mykhailiuk tied the score at 13 with 6 minutes to go in the first with a tough midrange shot, which was quickly answered on the Celtics end by Jaylen Brown.