Mazzulla on quiet Jayson Tatum performance: He had 26, 8 and 5, when Maxey did that, you said we couldn't stop him

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
NEW @CLNSMedia — #Celtics #Trailblazers notes…including Jaylen Brown becoming the C’s shot leader since the break, Joe Mazzulla’s reaction to Jayson Tatum’s recent play and how the All-NBA field is stacking up with less than 20 games left.
Read: clnsmedia.com/jaylen-brown-m… – 4:31 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Joe Mazzulla had a pretty strong response in Portland when asked about Jayson Tatum (9/23 FG) ‘struggling’ tonight (via NBC Sports Boston). I do think this describes his PHX/POR games well. Denver game not so much. Overall though, it’s a 39% FG trip for him so far pic.twitter.com/B9VblhnVEm – 2:50 AM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics beat the Blazers 121-99 for their 2nd straight win. The C’s are the first team in the NBA to get to 50 wins as they’re 50-14. Jaylen Brown with 27 points, Jayson Tatum had 26 and Sam Hauser scored 22. Next up are the Jazz tomorrow. – 12:35 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum falls to 32/81 (39.5% FG) on this trip. – 12:20 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Trailblazers pull within 12 then watch Tatum toss in a bank 3 with Banton in his face and a steal drop into Hauser’s hands and turn into a Hauser 3 the other way. 18-4 BOS on the fast break. – 12:16 AM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Tatum, really trying to get himself going from 3, banks in a 28-footer. Then Hauser follows with a corner 3 off a break and #Celtics are up 101-83 with 8:38 left. #Blazers – 12:15 AM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Jayson Tatum debuts his newest “Taco Jay” theme of the Jordan Tatum 2 pic.twitter.com/F0468WeZmz – 12:10 AM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics take an 88-75 lead into the 4Q at Portland. Brown 27, Tatum 17, White 11, Hauser 10; Ayton 18, Simons 15, Grant 12, Henderson 11. – 12:10 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
9-9 with Tatum off to close the 3rd. Wasn’t a good look for the offense with White-Brown-Hauser-Kornet and Horford/Brissett. – 12:10 AM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics end 2Q on a 10-2 run, lead #Blazers 66-52. Brown 17, Tatum 12, Horford 9, White 9, Pritchard 7, Hauser 5; Ayton 14, Simons 13, Henderson 7. – 11:30 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Like Brown-Tatum setting each other up atop at the 3pt line in recent games. – 11:28 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
That was a beautiful kick ahead by Tatum – 11:21 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics hit six threes, three from Al Horford, and lead #Blazers 37-28 after 1Q. Horford 9, Brown 9, Tatum 6, White 5; Henderson 7, Simons 7. Ayton 6. – 11:06 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Hauser a quick sub for Pritchard, gets ahead of the POR defense for 2. #Celtics up early, but Tatum/Brown are 2/7. – 10:54 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Payton Pritchard gets a healthy cheer from the Moda Center crowd during pregame intros. Jayson Tatum also got a lot of applause. There are also a lottttt of Celtics fans here in Portland. – 10:37 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Blazers – Moda Center – March 11, 2024
Boston – Pritchard, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
Portland – Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton
OUT – Boston: Porzingis, Holiday, Mykhailiuk Portland: Brogdon, Walker, R Williams, Sharpe pic.twitter.com/ou3zxbj2H0 – 10:05 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
With Holiday, Porzingis out, think #Celtics could go White-Brown-Tatum-Tillman-Horford to get another look at that X-Al combination (+6.5 overall but a disaster vs. DEN). Keeps the bench unit intact as well. Surprised it’s not a full, or more of a night of rest on B2B in POR. – 4:17 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Updated Celtics injury report for tonight’s game in Portland:
Brown, Tatum, White: AVAILABLE
Porzingis, Holiday, Mykhailiuk: OUT – 3:37 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Porzingis and Holiday OUT tonight in Portland.
Tatum, Brown and White will play.
Celtics play back-to-back tomorrow night in Utah. – 3:36 PM