4 takeaways as Celtics beat Grizzlies, backup big man goes off

Celtics Star's Injury Timeline Revealed as Win Streak Grows

The Boston Celtics won their fourth straight game on Friday night against the struggling Grizzlies, but struggled themselves in capturing the W. Returning star Jayson Tatum had his worst showing since he came back from a ruptured Achilles tendon, going 3-for-15 from the field. Fellow star Jaylen Brown had 30 points, but was only 10-for-23 from the field. It was, oddly enough, backup center Luka Garza who carried the day, scoring 22 points on 9-f…

Key reserve helps Celtics rally past zombie Grizzlies, avoid upset

A big night from a key bench player helped the Celtics avoid a trap game in Memphis.

4 takeaways as Celtics beat Grizzlies, backup big man goes off

The Celtics weren’t perfect, but they beat the Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday in Memphis. It wasn’t a comfortable night, but the C’s did enough to improve to 47-23. The Grizzlies fell to 24-45 as they’re not in playoff contention.

Celtics Notes: Garza, Tie-Breaker, Walsh, Pritchard, Tatum, Brown

The Celtics got a huge lift from backup center Luka Garza on Friday as they pulled out a close game in Memphis, writes Souichi Terada of Mass Live. Garza has fallen out of the rotation a couple of times this season, but an injury to Nikola Vucevic has him playing regular minutes again. Against the Grizzlies, he delivered his best game since signing with Boston last summer, contributing 22 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes. “When you get in…

Should Luka Garza get more minutes in Celtics Rotation?

The Garden Report crew discusses how important the Celtics center Luka Garza could be for the impending postseason run.