Luke Kornet and Al Horford shine with double-doubles; Derrick White leads with 19 points in Tatum's absence
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SleeperBot• 8 mo ago
Luke Kornet, stepping in for an absent Jayson Tatum, recorded a solid performance with 13 points and 14 rebounds, achieving a double-double.
Al Horford also notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Derrick White was the leading scorer with 19 points, closely followed by Sam Hauser, who contributed 18 points and eight rebounds.
Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday rounded out the double-figure scorers with 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Luke Kornet and Al Horford shine with double-doubles; Derrick White leads with 19 points in Tatum's absence
Day 3 without Celtics basketball… again ☹️
Biggest Patriots game in years though, can I get a Go Pats?
Looks like Tatum and Deuce were getting some shots up together in the Celtics practice facility
📸 via Tatum’s IG story
Celtics' eFG% from last season ➡️ this season:
Jaylen Brown: 51.5 ➡️ 54.9
Derrick White: 58.0 ➡️ 48.8
Payton Pritchard: 62.0 ➡️ 54.0
Neemias Queta: 66.8 ➡️ 65.2
Jordan Walsh: 45.2 ➡️ 69.4
Sam Hauser: 65.0 ➡️ 49.4
Baylor Scheierman: 47.3 ➡️ 72.8
What stands out?
The Celtics are still far from considering Jayson Tatum’s return though season, per @AdamHimmelsbach
“A league source stressed that the team remains several steps away from even considering the decision. Tatum must still reach several mile markers in his recovery before discussions about a return can be considered.”
The Celtics’ 2026–27 cap outlook:
They have six rotation players (as of Dec. 13) making under $10M — each under 5% of the projected cap. And they’re not just playing, they look like genuine contributors.
That’s how you build around two supermax contracts
Brad Stevens.
With his 14th 30-point game of the season last night, Jaylen Brown tied John Havlicek for the most 30-point outings through the Celtics' first 25 games of any season
Historic run from No. 1 option JB
h/t @DickLipe
Despite the loss, Jaylen Brown finished with another 30-bomb
His last 8 games:
30 points
30 points
30 points
42 points
19-point triple double
41 points
33 points
35 points
49.2% FG during the stretch
Unquestionably one of the league’s elite scorers
The Celtics have started the second half 7-30 shooting
I miss Jayson Tatum ☹️
