The Celtics fall short in a gun fight with the Trail Blazers and watched JB and Tatum go to the locker room late. In a game where it seemed like every whistle went the other way, the Celtics fought hard to battle back. Outside of getting screwed by a bunch of calls, including a Smart ejection, the Celtics really struggled to contain their big three in Dame, McCollum and Powell as they combined for 82 points. There was certainly a fair share of gloom in tonight's loss but there were certainly some bright spots as well. Both of our rookies, Pritchard and Nesmith, played excellent basketball and gave the bench a real lift as they combined for 29 points. We also saw a standout performance by Fournier who scored 21 points on 8-10 shooting. It's obviously too early to say he's back because its only been 1 game but this is the first time since returning from Covid that he even remotely looked like himself. With tonight's loss, the Celtics fall into a play in game position so we certainly have an uphill battle in our remaining 7 games.
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