Spurs top Celtics, 88-79.

The Celtics were held to 79 points.
A low-scoring affair wound up to a road win for the Spurs, whose 88 points proved enough for a nine-point victory. Kemba Walker had 19 points with 7 assists and Gordon Hayward scored 18. Outside of those two, Boston didn't have much else going on, despite 14 boards by Enes Kanter. Jayston Tatum went a cold 3-16, with Jaylen Brown's 3-13 not much better.

The Spurs poured it on in the final quarter, winning 28-18, recovering from two bad quarters between after breaking out early to a 20-10 lead after one. Brandon Ingram had 25 points, going 10-18 and 3-4 from long range. Dejounte Murray had 13 points, but San Antone struggled to score also, with Timofey Mosgov's 20 monster rebounds helping carry the load.

Boston shot 34% overall, with the Spurs going 42%. The Celtics went an awful 8-43 from 3PT distance, as the Spurs were able to prosper from their well-known sharpshooting (10-26).

Roster

  • C: Timofey Mozgov/Jarrett Allen/Dragan Bender
  • PF: Brandon Ingram/P.J. Tucker/Luka Somanic/Omri Casspi
  • SF: Taurean Prince/J.R. Smith/Nik Stauskas
  • SG: Avery Bradley/Joe Harris
  • PG: Dejounte Murray/Derrick White/Jeremy Lin