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Boston Celtics: 2 unsung studs from C’s blowout win over the Utah Jazz

By Mark Nilon

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 23: Daniel Theis #27 of the Boston Celtics reacts during the second quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz at TD Garden on March 23, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 23: Daniel Theis #27 of the Boston Celtics reacts during the second quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz at TD Garden on March 23, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) /
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Another night, another win for the Boston Celtics. As has been the case, the C’s have been on an absolute tear since the start of the new year, and Wednesday night was just another example of how great this team can play.

Returning home to TD Garden after a four-game, four-win west coast trip, Boston played the role of host to the top-notch Utah Jazz who, coming into the contest, held the fifth-best record in the entire league at 45-27.

Ultimately, despite having the inferior record, it was the shamrocks who wound up looking like the superior team, beating down on Donovan Mitchell and co. by a final score of 125-97, giving Ime Udoka’s squad five straight wins, a 21-3 record over their last 24 games, and an overall season record of 46-28.

Once again we saw a full-fledged team effort from the shamrocks, with 14 of their 15 active members of the roster seeing on-court action by game’s end.

Leading the charge were two familiar faces in budding superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who went on to put on an absolute clinic. Combined the studly wings put up an unbelievable 52 points (42 percent of the team’s overall point total), eight assists, six rebounds, and a block while shooting 49 percent shooting from the floor and 57 percent shooting from deep.

Now, while it’s always great to see the two best players on this team perform at this high of a level, we at HH were more mesmerized by the production put forth by their supporting cast.

In fact, we were so captivated by how the team as a whole played that we couldn’t even convince ourselves to write a 1 stud and 1 dud piece for, frankly, there really weren’t any duds.

Sure, there may have been a few things that we wished could have gone differently (fewer turnovers from Marcus Smart, better shooting from Derrick White, etc.) but, overall, there were no players who came even remotely close to deserving the dud moniker.

So, instead, we at the Houdini decided to change the series up a bit and go more in a positive direction by pointing out 2 unsung studs from the C’s blowout win over Utah:

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