T he Boston Celtics may not have had any cookies and cream on hand for their road tilt against the Portland Trail Blazers this Sunday (March 23) evening, but the absences of Krist

The Blazers did a lot of things correctly. They shot 48.9% from the field and 40.4% from three-point range. They limited turnovers to 12 and outscored Boston in the paint, 48-38.

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points for Boston, which was without Jaylen Brown (knee), Kristaps Porzingis (rest), Jrue Holiday (rest), and Xavier Tillman (knee).