Celtics End Losing Streak VS Clippers
The Boston Celtics ended their 4-game losing streak with a 113 – 102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Despite their recent offensive struggles, the Celtics clicked against the Clippers. Five Boston players finished the night with double-digit scores.
Kyrie Irving scored 20 points as well as eight rebounds and seven assists. Jayson Tatum added 18 points on a night which saw Boston’s record improve to 35 – 14.
The Clippers got to within 5 points of Boston, until the Celtics took control. A Terry Rozier three-pointer gave them a 91 – 77 lead going in to the 4th quarter.
The Celtics remain top of the Eastern Conference and go into their next match against NBA Champion the Golden State Warriors on the back of a good win.
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After the game, Kyrie Irving was pressed for details of a Celtics team meeting that took place before the match. He didn’t give much away, and didn’t say if it contributed to the result.
“Team meetings, it happens all the time. We could call every time we meet a team meeting. And throughout your professional career there are going to be times where you’re tested. And for us it was things that we can control and everyone being great at their role, and us collectively coming together even better as a group.
“When you’re hitting a lull of losing games, you can tend to go your own direction and try to figure it out on your own.
“For us, we have great leadership at the top with [coach] Brad [Stevens], and he echoes a message to us leaders on the team, and then we go out there and try to maximize that opportunity of getting better every single day. And I think that we did a great job of just putting everything out on the table. And it’s just about being professional and going out there and executing.”
