Celtics POSTCAST- Jayson Tatum & Luke Kornet Help Celtics Extend Win Streak to 8 Straight

The Celtics (55-19) extended their win streak to a season-high 8 straight with a 121-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs Saturday Night in San Antonio. With Saturday's win in San Antonio, the Celtics clinched the #2 Seed in the upcoming Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Celtics had 7 players in Double Figures. The Celtics are now a season-high 36 Games over .500.

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Scoring Leaders: Jason Tatum returned to the lineup after missing Boston's last game and went for a team-high 29 Points to go with 10 Rebounds and 8 Assists. Luke Kornet was terrific off the bench with 15 Points and 16 Rebounds. Jrue Holiday had 21 Points.

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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics led by 9 after the 1st Quarter and were up 12 at Halftime. Jrue Holiday scored 11 of his 16 1st-Half Points in the opening quarter. Jayson Tatum had 12 in the 1st Half. Celtics shot 50.0 % (24-48) in the 1st Half. Celtis had 17 Assists in the 1st Half and out-rebounded the Spurs, 32-18, over the 1st 24 Minutes. San Antonio shot just 6-for-23 on 3's in the opening half.

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Up Next: The Celtics conclude their 6-Game Road Trip against the Grizzlies Monday night in Memphis. Memphis in the news on Friday with the surprise firing of Head Coach Taylor Jenkins. The Grizzlies beat the Celtics by 13 at TD Garden back on December 7.

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