The Celtics were able to avoid blowing a 20-point lead for the second straight game due to some clutch shot-making.
In Boston's 118-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, guards Payton Pritchard and Derrick White made franchise history as the first two teammates to score 40 points or more in a game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes the 52nd player in NBA history to reach the 20,000 point milestone for his career. DeMar DeRozan passes Patrick Ewing to become the 27th highest scorer in league history. DeRozan is on pace to record is 25,000th point in coming weeks.
Payton Pritchard (41) and Derrick White (41) become first Celtics teammates to have 40+ points in the same game, per @Stathead. And there have been some Celtics