Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Trail Blazers - April 7

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Celtics vs. Trail Blazers: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

Jayson Tatum is averaging 27 points, 8.2 boards and 4.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.

Jaylen Brown averages 23.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

Derrick White's numbers on the season are 15.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 46.6% from the field and 40.2% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.7 made treys.

Kristaps Porzingis' numbers on the season are 20.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2 assists per contest, shooting 51.8% from the floor and 37.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.9 made treys.

Jrue Holiday is averaging 12.7 points, 5 assists and 5.5 rebounds.

Trail Blazers Key Players

Ayton's numbers on the season are 16.4 points, 11.2 boards and 1.7 assists per game. He is also draining 57.6% of his shots from the floor.

The Trail Blazers receive 21 points per game from Jerami Grant, plus 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists.

The Trail Blazers are getting 13.6 points, 3.1 boards and 5.1 assists per game from Scoot Henderson.

The Trail Blazers are getting 8.7 points, 6.8 boards and 1 assists per game from Jabari Walker.

Per game, Toumani Camara provides the Trail Blazers 7.5 points, 4.9 boards and 1.2 assists, plus 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks.

Celtics vs. Trail Blazers Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics' +892 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 11.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 120.8 points per game (second in the NBA) while allowing 109.2 per outing (fifth in the league).

The 46.5 rebounds per game Boston averages rank second in the league, and are 3.3 more than the 43.2 its opponents pull down per outing.

The Celtics hit 3.7 more threes per contest than the opposition, 16.5 (first in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.8.

Boston's 120.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank first in the NBA, and the 109.0 points it allows per 100 possessions rank third in the league.

Portland Key Stats

The Trail Blazers have a -657 scoring differential, falling short by 8.6 points per game. They're putting up 106.9 points per game, 28th in the league, and are allowing 115.5 per outing to rank 17th in the NBA.

The 42.3 rebounds per game Portland accumulates rank 25th in the NBA, 1.4 fewer than the 43.7 its opponents record.

The Trail Blazers make 11.5 three-pointers per game (27th in the league) compared to their opponents' 11.6. They shoot 34.9% from deep, and their opponents shoot 35.1%.

Portland scores 105.4 points per 100 possessions (29th in league), while giving up 114.4 points per 100 possessions (22nd in NBA).

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