------ Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija combined for 50 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-108 victory over the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
The Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game winning streak with an inspired effort against the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon at Moda Center.
Shaedon Sharpe scored a team-high 26 points and Donovan Clingan recorded his 9th triple-double of the season with 18 points and 18 rebounds as Portland (13-19) topped Boston (19-12) 114-108.
Deni Avdija finished with 24 points and 10 assists, Toumani Camara scored 20, and Caleb Love added 18 points on 4-of-10 shooting from three-point range.
Jaylen Brown scored 27 of his game-high 37 points in the first half and Anfernee Simons added 13 points and three rebounds off the bench.
The Celtics built a 10-point lead early in the third quarter but the Trail Blazers countered with a 12-2 run to tie the game.
Portland held a one-point lead with 2:42 to play but free throws from Sharpe, a bucket from Avdija, and a three-point play from Clingan secured the win for the Blazers.
Today marked the first victory for the Trail Blazers over the Celtics at Moda Center since November 11th 2018.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will play the second of a back-to-back Monday night at Moda Center against the Dallas Mavericks. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 PM.
Chad's Take- Donovan Clingan is having a sensational second season in the NBA.