The Celtics (44-18) got back to 26 Games over .500 (high-water mark for the season) with Wednesday night's 128-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at TD Garden. The Celtics are 2-1 on their current 7-Game Homestand.    

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Scoring Leaders: Payton Pritchard hit 10 3's and scored a game-high 43.  Derrick White hit 9 3-Pointers and finished with 41 Points. It's the 1st time in NBA history where 2 teammates hit 9 or more 3's in a game.  Pritchard also had 10 Rebounds & 5 Assists.  Anfernee Simons scored a team-high 30 for the Blazers.   

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Short-Handed: The Celtics were without 3 starters against the Blazers Wednesday night.  Jayson Tatum was out of the lineup along with Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.  Sam Hauser, Al Horford and Luke Kornet were all in the starting lineup.  It was the 24th different lineup in 64 regular season games for the Celtics.              

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#'s of the Night: The Celtics had 90 or more points thru 3 Quarters for the 30th time this season and 100 or more points thru 3 Quarters for the 7th time this season. Boston led by 20 or more thru 3 Quarters for the 16th time this season.  Celtics hit 23 3's and are 18-2 when hitting 20 or more 3's.   

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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics led by 5 after the 1st Quarter.  Boston closed the 2nd Quarter on a 15-2 run and led by 11, 66-55, at the Half. Derrick White hit 6 3's and scored 24 Points in the 1st Half. Payton Pritchard hit 4 3's in the 1st Quarter and had 5 3's and 18 at the Half.  Portland and Boston had 15 lead changes, 13 in the 1st Quarter, over the 1st 24 minutes.  Blazers were 15-for-28 on 2-Point Field Goal attempts in the 1st Half and 6-for-19 on 3's.     

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Up Next: The Celtics continue their current homestand against the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night. It'll be the final regular season meeting between the Celtics & Sixers. The Celtics are 2-1 vs. Philly this season.  The Celtics are (1-1) on their current 7-Game Homestand.  The Celtics close out their homestand vs. the OKC Thunder on Wednesday, March 12.           

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