Portland Trail Blazers
2026-12-23
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Boston Celtics
Team vs team
Season before this game (POR 7 games, BOS 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PORBOS
Scoring
121.91st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
114.214th · Average
110.712th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
108.26th · Above avg
+11.12nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+6.08th · Above avg
Efficiency
118.53rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
113.79th · Above avg
109.312th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.710th · Above avg
+9.26th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+5.08th · Above avg
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.027th
Shooting
56.4%3rd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.2%17th · Average
60.2%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.4%13th · Average
15.45th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.210th · Above avg
35.5%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.3%13th · Average
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3110th · Above avg
Defense
51.2%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.8%14th · Average
7.125th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.613th · Average
5.016th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.024th · Below avg
Possessions
14.7%15th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.3%10th · Above avg
31.7%5th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
29.9%8th · Above avg
47.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.914th · Average
27.19th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.514th · Average
Recent form
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Boston CelticsWWWLW
Last 5: average margin +3.4 (season +6.0). Streak W1.
Key players
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Boston Celtics| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumF | 27.0 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 55.1 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 21.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 59.9 |
| Payton PritchardG | 13.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 56.7 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 12.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 54.2 |
Injury report
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Boston CelticsDevin Carter G · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Jayson Tatum F · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Payton Pritchard G · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.