After Washington in the first game, Portland in turn missed an opportunity to get closer to Memphis, beaten by San Antonio, and the plays-offs, leaving the victory in the final seconds to Boston (124-128). Especially since the Blazers had been able to remobilize after a tasteless first half, suffering in defense and failing to impose his game in attack (67-48).
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Boston was still leading by twenty points in the 31st minute (87-67), before letting his lead erode. Inflicting a scathing 31-11 in seven minutes on Celtic, Portland managed to equalize seven minutes from the end (98-98), then take the lead for the first time since the 3rd minute … Jaylen Brown, author of 16 of his 30 points in the last quarter, even gave the Blazers six lengths ahead, thanks to a three-point shot from the right corner, well served by a Jayson Tatum in better shape than in the previous match (34 points and 8 rebounds, leading scorer, against a 2/18 shooting against Milwaukee …).
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Victim of mismanagement of money time, Portland nevertheless let slip the victory, making useless the combined efforts of Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic (30 points each).
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