A Little Bit Of Luck: Boston Celtics NBA 2K18 MyLeague

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New York Knicks
R. Baker (SF) - Bruised Right Knee - Day-to-Day


Minnesota Timberwolves
G. Dieng (C) - Right Thigh Cramps - Day-to-Day


Portland Trail Blazers
N. Powell (SF) - Lower Back Bruise - 1/2 Weeks
N. Vonleh (PF) - Sore Left Hand - Day-to-Day

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Matchup Preview *|* November 12, 2018
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Boston Celtics (9-0, 4-0 Away)		Los Angeles Clippers (6-4, 3-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.4 (15th) Points Per Game 99.5 (23rd) 49.3% (4th) Field Goal % 45.4% (22nd) 85.2% (2nd) Free Throw % 75.4 (18th) 43.0% (1st) 3-Point % 34.3 (18th) 50.8 (4th) Rebounds 51.9 (2nd) 2.4 (30th) Blocks 4.6 (T - 15th) 5.8 (29th) Steals 5.7 (30th) 9.3 (30th) Turnovers 14.6 (22nd) 87.0 (1st) PPG Allowed 99.3 (6th) Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Patrick Beverly Jaylen Brown Shooting Guard Austin Rivers Gordon Hayward Small Forward Wesley Johnson Marcus Morris Power Forward Montrrezl Harrell Al Horford Center DeAndre Jordan Injury Report NONE D. Gallinari/Broken Nose (2-4 Weeks) B. Griffin/Bruised Right Hip (1-2 Weeks) Game Notes LOCATION: Staples Center STREAK: Boston Celtics W9 Los Angeles Clippers W3 LAST FIVE: Boston Celtics 5-0 Los Angeles Clippers 3-2 LAST GAME: Boston Celtics 103 - Los Angeles Lakers 94 Los Angeles Clippers 120 - Dallas Mavericks 98 LAST MEETING: Los Angeles Clippers 60 - Boston Celtics 96

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Clippers get revenge by snapping Celtics' 9-game winning streak

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- When these teams met last Wednesday night in Boston, the Los Angeles Clippers suffered an embarrassing 96-60 loss to the Boston Celtics. It was the Celtics eighth win in a row. The Celtics looked unstoppable at that point, having won this game and their last one against the Utah Jazz by an average of 34 points. Coming into this game, the Clippers were on a role as well. They had won three straight games, including an emphatic 120-98 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. That was the team that the Celtics faced in the Staples Center on Monday night.

Los Angeles Clippers' center DeAndre Jordan recorded his seventh double-double of the year with 20 points and 17 rebounds.

The Clippers made a slight tweak to the starting lineup with Wesley Johnson taking over for Sam Dekker at the small forward position. As a whole, the team did well in the game, but Johnson was a big part of the reason the Clippers got the win. Johnson finished with 21 points and made 6 of his 10 three-point attempts. DeAndre Jordon also had a big night as he had 20 poins and 17 rebounds. Entering the game, Jordan led the NBA with 14.6 rebounds a game.

Milos Teodosic passes to Welsey Johnson for a corner three in the fourth quarter.

Both Jordan and Al Jefferson helped tilt the rebounds in favor of the Clippers, 55-43. Jefferson's 14 rebounds were second on the team. Montrezl Harrell, who performed much better in this game, had 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics' Al Horford finished with a team-high 13 rebounds and had 13 points.

Gordon Hayward had 14 points and six rebounds while Jaylen Brown had 11 points and six rebounds.

Scoring wasn't a problem for the Celtics starters as everyone except for Marcus Morris, who had four points, finished in double figures. Jayson Tatum played well like has been this season, finishing the game with 16 points, three rebounds and two steals. The rest of the bench was missing on the offensive end. None of the other players had more than five points and were a combined 5 of 14 from the field for 14 points. While the Clippers bench only outscored the Celtics bench by one, their bench was more efficient. Sindarius Thornwell, another player to do significantly better than he had in the previous game between these two teams, was 4 for 8 from the field with 10 points.

Kyrie Irving had a game-high 33 points and nine assists.

After ending the first quarter down 27-23, the Clippers went on a 14-4 run in the second. Even though Kyrie Irving's free throw helped end Boston's scoring slump, the Clippers were able to come out on top in the quarter. The Clippers never trailed by more than three points the rest of the game. Some clutch free throw shooting by Patrick Beverley and Louis Williams helped hold off the Celtics in the fourth quarter. Tatum and Irving hit back-to-back three-pointers between the Clippers' trips to the free throw line to make it a one possession game, but ultimately came up short when Irving's desperation three-point shot bounced off the rim in the final seconds. That brought the game to a close, 108-105 in favor of the Clippers.

Second-year forward Semi Ojeleye gets some playing time in the second quarter after Jayson Tatum picks up two quick fouls.

Monday's loss is a small setback in what has been a fantastic start to the season for the Celtics. The Celtics still have three more road games including some tough games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder. The Celtics will have to refocus after this difficult loss and figure out what to do with the rotation now that Morris may miss some time with an ankle injury. More details on the injury later.

Boston Celtics (9-1) at Los Angeles Clippers (7-4)
Nov 12, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 27 22 24 32 105 Los Angeles 23 30 25 30 108 Top Performers Boston Celtics K. Irving (PG): 33 Pts (11-18 FG), 9 Ast A. Horford (PF): 13 Pts (3-3 3-Pt), 13 Reb, 5 Ast Los Angeles Clippers W. Johnson (SF): 21 Pts (6-10 3-Pt), 5 Reb, 2 Ast D. Jordan (C): 20 Pts (10-15 FG), 17 Reb, 2 Blk	Team Stats Comparison BOS LAC FG Made-Att 37-79 41-90 3PT Made-Att 11-24 12-30 FT Made-Att 20-24 14-17 Rebounds 43 55 Assists 27 18 Turnovers 9 10 Steals 8 7 Blocks 2 4
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Irving (PG) 37 11-18 3-7 8-9 1 9 1 0 3 33 A. Horford (PF) 37 5-6 3-3 0-0 13 5 1 1 0 13 G. Hayward (SF) 34 5-13 1-4 3-5 6 3 2 0 0 14 J. Brown (SG) 30 5-12 1-4 0-0 6 3 2 0 2 11 M. Morris (PF) 20 2-8 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Tatum 26 4-8 2-3 6-6 3 0 2 0 1 16 M. Smart 19 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 4 D. Dedmon 15 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 4 D. Theis 12 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 T. Rozier 12 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 S. Ojeleye 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 2 A. Baynes -- DID NOT PLAY -- J. Rodman -- DID NOT PLAY --
Los Angeles Clippers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Jordan (C) 41 10-15 0-0 0-1 17 0 3 2 0 20 M. Harrell (PF) 34 3-4 0-0 5-5 11 0 0 1 0 11 W. Johnson (SF) 33 7-17 6-10 1-2 5 2 0 0 1 21 P. Beverley (PG) 30 3-11 0-5 1-2 2 4 1 0 2 7 L. Williams (SG) 30 5-16 2-6 6-6 3 5 0 0 2 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Jefferson 23 5-8 0-0 1-1 14 3 0 0 0 11 A. Rivers 20 2-6 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 4 M. Teodosic 18 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 3 1 0 3 6 S. Thornwell 16 4-8 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 10 S. Dekker -- DID NOT PLAY -- J. Evans -- DID NOT PLAY -- G. Marion -- DID NOT PLAY -- B. Griffin -- DID NOT PLAY (BRUISED RIGHT HIP)--

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Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown help Marcus Morris off the court.

Boston, Massachusetts -- During the fourth quarter of the game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers, power forward Marcus Morris landed awkwardly on his left foot. He remained down until the Celtics were able to call a timeout and he was subsequently helped off the floor. The injury appears to be a left achilles strain which should keep him sidelined for the next few games.

Morris hasn't had that big of an impact since joining the Celtics in 2017. Last season, Morris averaged 6.7 points and 5.1 rebounds a game. Those averages have increased slightly this season to 7.9 points and 5.8 rebounds. The biggest improvement between last season and this season are his shooting percentages. Last year, Morris made 39.7 percent of his field goal attempts and 25.8 percent of his three-point shots. This season, his field goal percentage is up to 55.1 percent and he is shooting a respectable 36.4 percent from outside the three-point line.

In his absence, the Celtics may turn to second-year power forward Daniel Theis or rookie Jeffery Rodman. Theis has not started in his short time in the NBA even though he appear in all 82 games last season for the Celtics. Rodman was selected with the 27th pick in this year's draft from UCLA. Al Horford, who has played mostly at the center position, can see an increased role at power forward as well.

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Matchup Preview *|* November 13, 2018
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Boston Celtics (9-1, 4-1 Away)		Utah Jazz (3-7, 2-3 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.5 (15th) Points Per Game 95.1 (26th) 49.0% (3rd) Field Goal % 41.9% (30th) 85.0% (2nd) Free Throw % 85.4% (1st) 43.3% (1st) 3-Point % 34.6% (14th) 50.0 (5th) Rebounds 46.5 (T - 21st) 2.4 (30th) Blocks 3.7 (25th) 6.0 (29th) Steals 10.0 (1st) 9.3 (1st) Turnovers 14.1 (19th) 89.1 (1st) PPG Allowed 96.9 (4th) Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Ricky Rubio Jaylen Brown Shooting Guard Rodney Hood Gordon Hayward Small Forward Omri Casspi Daniel Theis Power Forward Jonas Jerebko Al Horford Center Greg Monroe Injury Report R. Neal/Strained Left MCL (2-4 Weeks) T. Daniels/Torn Right Hamstring (6-8 Weeks) M. Morris/Strained Left Achilles (Day-to-Day) D. Mitchell/Bruised Right Hip (Day-to-Day) D. Favors/Pulled Right Hamstring (Day-to-Day) Game Notes LOCATION: Vivint Smart Home Arena STREAK: Boston Celtics L1 Utah Jazz: L1 LAST FIVE: Boston Celtics 4-1 Utah Jazz 2-3 LAST GAME: Boston Celtics 105 - Los Angeles Clippers 108 Sacramento Kings 98 - Utah Jazz 80 LAST MEETING: Utah Jazz 70 - Boston Celtics 102

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Hayward and Irving lead Celtics to victory over Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward helped the Boston Celtics get back on track with a 94-77 win over the Utah Jazz. Irving's 28 points led all scorers while Hayward's 21 were second on the team for the Celtics. Irving only had one turnover while Hayward had none. As a team, the offense struggled in the first half, scoring a total of 37 points. They also missed all five of their 3-pointers.

Jaylen Brown finds Al Horford rolling to the basket unopposed. Both players finished with five points.

After shooting just 42 percent in the first half, the Celtics made 51 percent of their attempts in the second half. They also made 44 percent of their shots from beyond the arc. the Jazz didn't see much of a leap between the first and second half. Outside of Greg Monroe, Omri Casspi and Ricky Rubio, the Jazz had little to no offense.

Greg Monroe shined for the Jazz with 18 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes on the court.

Monroe finished with 18 points and a team-high 14 rebounds while Casspi had had 19 points and seven rebounds. Rubio did much better offensively in this game than he did in the first game against the Celtics with 14 points. However, Rubio was responsible for six of Utah's 12 turnovers in the game.

The 2018 second overall pick Warren McCoy easily gets to the basket against Gordon Hayward.

Daniel Theis, in his first career start, had seven points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in 20 minutes. Theis got the start in place of Marcus Morris who had injured his left achilles against the Los Angeles Clippers. Morris's absence means Semi Ojeleye and rookie Jeffrey Rodman would get some minutes off the bench for the Celtics. Against the Jazz, Rodman and Ojeleye had a combined eight points in 27 minutes.

Daniel Theis was active in his first career start, shooting 50 percent from the field in 20 minutes of action.

For the Celtics to rebound quickly after a tough loss to the Clippers and on the second night of back-to-back games speaks on how well the team is coached. It also helps that they were playing a team that had only won three of their 10 games to start the season. Nevertheless, coach Brad Stevens had his team ready to play and in position to win. The schedule won't get any easier for the Celtics. They will have to face the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in back-to-back games to end their road trip.

Boston Celtics (10-1) at Utah Jazz (3-8)
Nov 13, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 17 20 31 26 94 Utah 19 17 23 18 77 Top Performers Boston Celtics K. Irving (PG): 28 Pts (11-18 FG), 4 Reb, 3 Ast G. Hayward (SF): 21 Pts (7-8 FT), 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl Utah Jazz O. Casspi (SF): 19 Pts (7-13 FG), 7 Reb G. Monroe (C): 18 Pts (8-15 FG), 14 Reb, 2 Stl	Team Stats Comparison BOS UTH FG Made-Att 35-74 28-69 3PT Made-Att 7-21 4-13 FT Made-Att 17-22 17-20 Rebounds 46 42 Assists 20 12 Turnovers 5 12 Steals 10 3 Blocks 5 2
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Irving (PG) 32 11-18 2-4 4-4 4 3 0 0 1 28 G. Hayward (SF) 28 6-11 2-3 7-8 5 4 3 0 0 21 A. Horford (PF) 28 2-6 1-2 0-0 9 3 1 0 1 5 J. Brown (SG) 24 2-4 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 0 0 5 D. Theis (PF) 20 3-6 0-2 1-2 2 1 0 1 0 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Smart 25 3-7 1-2 1-2 2 1 0 0 3 8 D. Dedmon 22 2-5 0-0 0-0 8 1 2 3 0 4 J. Tatum 20 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 4 T. Rozier 17 1-4 0-2 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 J. Rodman 15 2-5 0-1 2-2 5 0 1 1 0 6 S. Ojeleye 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 2 A. Baynes 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 A. Nader -- DID NOT PLAY --
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Monroe (C) 36 8-15 0-0 2-2 14 0 2 0 1 18 R. Rubio (PG) 33 4-10 0-2 6-7 1 3 0 0 6 14 O. Casspi (SF) 33 7-13 0-0 5-5 7 1 0 1 0 19 J. Jerebko (PF) 33 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 1 1 R. Hood (SG) 32 1-7 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Ingles 23 2-6 1-3 1-2 2 2 0 0 3 6 J. Bayless 16 1-4 1-1 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 5 T. Bradley 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 2 D. Augustin 14 3-7 2-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 8 W. McCoy 10 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 D.Exum -- DID NOT PLAY -- D. Favors -- DID NOT PLAY (HAMSTRING) -- D. Mitchell -- DID NOT PLAY (HIP) --

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San Antonio Spurs (7-4) at Portland Trailblazers (7-4)
Nov 13, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 27 25 16 23 91 Portland 20 27 23 33 103 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs Kawhi Leonard (SF): 18 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Stl LaMarcus Aldridge (PF): 14 Pts, 12 Reb Portland Trailblazers Damian Lillard (PG): 32 Pts (6-10 3-pt), 6 Ast, 5 Reb C.J. Mccollum (SG): 15 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast	Team Stats Comparison SAS POR FG Made-Att 37-88 37-81 3PT Made-Att 8-21 11-23 FT Made-Att 9-12 18-22 Rebounds 47 51 Assists 29 28 Turnovers 11 14 Steals 9 4 Blocks 3 10

As the week began, both the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers had 6-game winning streaks. Portland lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, ending their streak before the game. Despite that, the Trail Blazers looked like the better team, especially in the second half. The Spurs were held to just 39 points in the third and fourth quarter. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 32 points on 12 of 20 shooting. Jeff Green and C.J. McCollum weren't as efficient as Lillard as they were a combined 10 of 29 from the field for 28 points.

Most of the Spurs struggled with their efficiency as well thanks in part to the Trail Blazers' 10 blocked shots. Kawhi Leonard finished with 18 points on 8 of 21 shooting while Danny Green had 10 points on 4 of 11 shooting. Backup point guard Shelvin Mack missed all five of his shots but made two free throw attempts.

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Los Angeles Lakers (4-8) at Orlando Magic (3-8)
Nov 15, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 23 12 28 30 93 Orlando 26 24 21 29 100 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Larry Nance Jr. (PF): 13 Pts (6-7 FG), 13 Reb, 3 Blk A. Bradley (SG): 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast Orlando Magic Evan Fournier (SG): 24 Pts (10-19 FG), 5 Ast, 3 Stl Kemba Walker (PG): 18 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb	Team Stats Comparison LAL ORL FG Made-Att 38-81 38-88 3PT Made-Att 7-24 14-33 FT Made-Att 10-13 10-16 Rebounds 54 42 Assists 26 25 Turnovers 18 9 Steals 7 9 Blocks 11 4

The Orlando Magic end a seven-game losing streak with a 100-93 win over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Evan Fournier of the Magic led all scorers with 24 points. Fournier had a good night shooting the ball, going 10 of 19 from the field and shooting 4 of 8 from the three-point line. Nerlens Noel, despite getting five fouls in the game, played for 34 minutes and had 16 points and eight rebounds. On top of having a good night scoring the ball, the Magic took care of it as well, finishing with nine turnovers.

The Lakers were not as careful with the ball as they totaled 18 turnovers in the game. Lonzo Ball and Jordan Clarkson led the way with four turnovers each. Rookie forward Doyle Barber was one the only Lakers player without a turnover in the game. Barber had 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting and five rebounds.

The win came at a price for the struggling Magic, as Kemba walker went down with a knee injury. Walker is expected to be out for two weeks. In his absence, the Magic will turn to fifth-year player Elfrid Payton. Payton started 76 of the 82 games he participated in last season for the Magic.