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2/9/2021 Utah v. Boston Game Preview

	Boston Celtics	(8-4, 4-2 away)
	Utah Jazz	(10-4, 3-2 home)

February 9, 2021 at 10:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 9, 2021	Boston	Utah	-	-	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Boston	12	48.0	41.3	88.3	.468	12.2	33.2	.366	15.9	21.3	.746	15.5	21.2	11.3	33.7	45.0	22.7	9.0	6.0	110.8
Utah	14	48.0	40.8	87.8	.465	16.5	41.1	.401	13.0	19.0	.684	15.5	17.7	11.1	38.5	49.6	23.3	5.6	5.9	111.1
BOS Opponents	12	48.0	40.0	86.5	.462	11.7	32.2	.362	17.8	22.8	.784	14.9	20.1	9.3	33.2	42.5	22.2	7.8	5.2	109.5
UTH Opponents	14	48.0	40.4	92.5	.437	11.0	32.1	.343	13.3	17.5	.759	11.4	18.5	10.6	32.3	42.9	22.2	7.9	4.8	105.1

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 6, 2020	Utah	Boston	99 - 94	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 26, 2020	Boston	Utah	114 - 103	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 17, 2018	Utah	Boston	98 - 86	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 9, 2018	Boston	Utah	115 - 123	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Mar 28, 2018	Boston	Utah	97 - 94	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 15, 2017	Utah	Boston	107 - 95	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 11, 2017	Boston	Utah	112 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Jan 3, 2017	Utah	Boston	104 - 115	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 29, 2016	Utah	Boston	95 - 100	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 19, 2016	Boston	Utah	93 - 111	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Mar 4, 2015	Utah	Boston	84 - 85	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 26, 2015	Boston	Utah	99 - 90	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Feb 24, 2014	Boston	Utah	98 - 110	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 6, 2013	Utah	Boston	87 - 97	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 25, 2013	Boston	Utah	110 - 107	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 14, 2012	Utah	Boston	93 - 98	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 28, 2012	Utah	Boston	82 - 94	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 28, 2011	Boston	Utah	107 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Jan 21, 2011	Utah	Boston	86 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 22, 2010	Boston	Utah	97 - 110	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 11, 2009	Utah	Boston	86 - 105	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 19, 2009	Boston	Utah	85 - 90	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 15, 2008	Utah	Boston	91 - 100	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 14, 2008	Utah	Boston	110 - 92	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 29, 2007	Boston	Utah	104 - 98	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Feb 24, 2007	Boston	Utah	87 - 105	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 10, 2006	Utah	Boston	107 - 100	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 21, 2006	Boston	Utah	103 - 83	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 21, 2005	Utah	Boston	89 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 25, 2005	Boston	Utah	109 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 17, 2004	Utah	Boston	106 - 114	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 19, 2003	Utah	Boston	99 - 96	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 8, 2003	Boston	Utah	102 - 80	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Mar 24, 2003	Boston	Utah	91 - 96	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 11, 2002	Utah	Boston	95 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 26, 2001	Boston	Utah	86 - 99	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 21, 2001	Utah	Boston	92 - 98	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 2, 2001	Utah	Boston	99 - 103	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 19, 2001	Boston	Utah	99 - 114	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Feb 15, 2000	Boston	Utah	101 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 15, 1999	Utah	Boston	96 - 86	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 4, 1998	Utah	Boston	110 - 94	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 12, 1998	Boston	Utah	100 - 118	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Mar 19, 1997	Utah	Boston	113 - 100	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 20, 1997	Boston	Utah	105 - 122	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Feb 20, 1996	Boston	Utah	98 - 112	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 15, 1995	Utah	Boston	102 - 90	Utah	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 18, 1995	Boston	Utah	98 - 108	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Jan 13, 1995	Utah	Boston	95 - 93	Utah	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 29, 1993	Boston	Utah	107 - 110	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 17, 1993	Utah	Boston	97 - 96	Utah	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 26, 1992	Boston	Utah	92 - 108	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov 18, 1992	Utah	Boston	92 - 91	Utah	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 17, 1992	Boston	Utah	83 - 88	Utah	Regular Season	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Dec 20, 1991	Utah	Boston	101 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 13, 1991	Boston	Utah	109 - 112	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Nov 16, 1990	Utah	Boston	89 - 114	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 21, 1990	Boston	Utah	103 - 116	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Dec 20, 1989	Utah	Boston	109 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 16, 1989	Boston	Utah	114 - 129	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Dec 14, 1988	Utah	Boston	104 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Jan 4, 1988	Boston	Utah	107 - 99	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Dec 16, 1987	Utah	Boston	111 - 121	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 4, 1987	Utah	Boston	105 - 123	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 16, 1987	Boston	Utah	89 - 109	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Dec 28, 1985	Boston	Utah	110 - 108	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Nov 20, 1985	Utah	Boston	106 - 115	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 18, 1985	Boston	Utah	110 - 94	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Dec 14, 1984	Utah	Boston	106 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 7, 1984	Utah	Boston	106 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Nov 16, 1983	Boston	Utah	109 - 122	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Jan 1, 1983	Boston	Utah	127 - 112	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Nov 26, 1982	Utah	Boston	103 - 137	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 24, 1982	Utah	Boston	90 - 132	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 30, 1981	Boston	Utah	121 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Feb 13, 1981	Boston	Utah	89 - 104	Utah	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Jan 21, 1981	Utah	Boston	87 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Feb 20, 1980	Boston	Utah	105 - 98	Boston	Regular Season	Salt Palace
Nov 16, 1979	Utah	Boston	97 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Apr 3, 1979	Boston	New Orleans	125 - 141	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Feb 28, 1979	New Orleans	Boston	112 - 122	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 13, 1978	New Orleans	Boston	96 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Oct 19, 1978	Boston	New Orleans	115 - 120	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Apr 1, 1978	New Orleans	Boston	108 - 119	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 3, 1978	New Orleans	Boston	113 - 116	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 1, 1978	Boston	New Orleans	100 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Jan 24, 1978	Boston	New Orleans	91 - 96	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Apr 8, 1977	New Orleans	Boston	109 - 120	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Jan 18, 1977	Boston	New Orleans	89 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Nov 12, 1976	New Orleans	Boston	110 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Nov 2, 1976	Boston	New Orleans	97 - 115	New Orleans	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Mar 23, 1976	Boston	New Orleans	101 - 97	Boston	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Mar 9, 1976	New Orleans	Boston	117 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	XL Center
Mar 5, 1976	Boston	New Orleans	98 - 93	Boston	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Dec 14, 1975	Boston	New Orleans	102 - 93	Boston	Regular Season	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Dec 5, 1975	New Orleans	Boston	93 - 104	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Mar 26, 1975	New Orleans	Boston	100 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Jan 22, 1975	Boston	New Orleans	110 - 102	Boston	Regular Season	Municipal Auditorium
Dec 20, 1974	New Orleans	Boston	106 - 110	Boston	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Dec 8, 1974	Boston	New Orleans	111 - 101	Boston	Regular Season	Municipal Auditorium

2020-2021 Boston Celtics Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Smart	J. Brown	J. Tatum	T. Thompson	D. Theis
Rotation	K. Walker	P. Pritchard	A. Nesmith	G. Williams	R. Williams
Rotation	J. Teague	J. Green		S. Ojeleye	T. Fall
Lim PT	T. Waters	C. Edwards
Lim PT		R. Langford

2020-2021 Utah Jazz Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Conley	D. Mitchell	B. Bogdanovic	R. O'Neale	R. Gobert
Rotation		J. Clarkson	J. Ingles	G. Niang	D. Favors
Lim PT	S. Harrison	T. Forrest	M. Oni	J. Brantley	U. Azubuike
Lim PT			E. Hughes	J. Morgan

Boston Celtics Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
7	Jaylen Brown	SF	12	33.6	9.8	18.6	.529	2.4	5.9	.408	3.7	4.6	.800	2.8	2.8	1.2	4.6	5.8	3.8	1.6	0.6	25.8
4	Carsen Edwards	PG	4	7.2	1.5	3.8	.400	0.2	1.2	.200	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.2	3.2
99	Tacko Fall	C	3	11.0	1.7	2.3	.714	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.3	.500	0.0	1.7	1.0	3.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0
43	Javonte Green	G	5	16.3	2.4	4.0	.600	0.2	1.4	.143	1.8	2.8	.643	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.6	3.0	0.6	1.0	0.0	6.8
45	Romeo Langford	SG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Aaron Nesmith	F	5	13.2	1.0	4.6	.217	0.6	3.2	.188	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	2.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.4	2.6
37	Semi Ojeleye	SF	11	18.2	2.3	5.5	.417	1.3	3.5	.359	1.1	1.5	.706	0.5	1.3	0.8	2.6	3.5	0.6	0.0	0.0	6.9
11	Payton Pritchard	PG	12	22.6	3.3	6.7	.500	1.3	3.1	.432	0.8	0.8	.900	1.8	1.9	0.5	2.2	2.8	2.8	1.1	0.4	8.8
36	Marcus Smart	PG	11	32.5	3.6	10.5	.345	1.9	5.8	.328	3.0	4.1	.733	1.5	2.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	5.6	1.5	0.5	12.2
0	Jayson Tatum	SF	10	34.6	10.1	21.3	.474	3.5	8.0	.438	3.2	3.6	.889	2.4	1.8	0.4	6.7	7.1	3.8	1.0	0.8	26.9
55	Jeff Teague	PG	10	19.4	2.3	6.8	.338	0.9	1.9	.474	1.8	2.1	.857	1.0	1.5	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.5	1.5	0.2	7.3
27	Daniel Theis	C	12	22.2	3.3	5.8	.580	0.5	1.9	.261	0.2	0.8	.333	1.1	2.3	1.2	3.9	5.2	1.2	0.3	0.8	7.4
13	Tristan Thompson	F	10	23.1	3.0	6.1	.492	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.2	.636	1.4	2.5	3.1	5.4	8.5	0.7	0.4	0.8	7.4
8	Kemba Walker	G	1	19.6	3.0	13.0	.231	1.0	8.0	.125	2.0	3.0	.667	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	9.0
51	Tremont Waters	PG	5	9.7	0.8	2.6	.308	0.6	1.4	.429	0.8	0.8	1.000	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.8	0.6	0.0	3.0
40	Grant Williams	SF	10	20.1	2.0	4.8	.417	0.7	2.2	.318	0.3	0.9	.333	0.8	3.1	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.7	0.6	0.5	5.0
44	Robert Williams	PF	8	16.3	3.0	3.9	.774	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	0.9	.857	1.4	1.2	2.5	4.0	6.5	0.6	1.1	1.5	6.8

Utah Jazz Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
20	Udoka Azubuike	C	7	4.6	0.4	0.7	.600	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.6	.500	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	1.1
44	Bojan Bogdanovic	F	14	30.2	4.6	11.9	.389	2.6	6.6	.387	1.4	1.9	.769	1.7	1.5	0.6	3.1	3.8	1.8	0.3	0.1	13.3
5	Jarrell Brantley	SF	2	3.7	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
00	Jordan Clarkson	G	14	25.3	6.6	13.5	.492	3.1	7.1	.430	1.2	1.3	.944	1.9	1.4	1.0	3.7	4.7	2.1	0.9	0.3	17.6
10	Mike Conley	PG	14	30.0	5.6	12.6	.449	2.8	6.8	.411	2.0	2.9	.700	2.1	1.9	1.0	3.0	4.0	6.3	1.4	0.1	16.1
15	Derrick Favors	FC	14	16.2	2.6	4.4	.590	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.2	.647	0.5	2.6	1.9	3.9	5.7	1.0	0.4	1.1	5.9
3	Trent Forrest	SG	2	4.4	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0
27	Rudy Gobert	C	14	30.4	4.9	8.1	.596	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	5.4	.467	1.6	2.0	3.6	10.1	13.6	1.4	0.5	2.7	12.2
8	Shaquille Harrison	G	7	4.2	0.7	1.7	.417	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.3	.500	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.6
33	Elijah Hughes	SF	6	4.5	0.8	2.5	.333	0.5	1.7	.300	0.5	0.7	.750	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.2	2.7
2	Joe Ingles	F	10	25.2	3.8	7.6	.500	2.1	5.1	.412	0.7	0.9	.778	1.5	1.9	0.6	3.4	4.0	3.1	0.3	0.2	10.4
45	Donovan Mitchell	SG	14	33.5	8.4	19.5	.429	3.4	8.7	.385	3.4	4.1	.828	3.2	1.9	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.9	0.8	0.4	23.5
16	Juwan Morgan	PF	3	3.2	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
31	Georges Niang	F	14	10.7	1.6	3.7	.442	0.8	2.4	.324	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.6	0.9	0.2	1.9	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	4.1
23	Royce O'Neale	SF	14	32.1	2.4	5.1	.472	1.9	4.1	.456	0.5	0.7	.700	1.0	2.6	1.1	5.6	6.8	2.3	0.7	0.5	7.2
81	Miye Oni	SF	9	8.6	0.6	1.7	.333	0.6	1.3	.417	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	1.1	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.4	1.7

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