Tatum's 39 points help Celtics 持つ／拘留する on to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jayson Tatum 得点する／非難する／２０d 39 points, 含むing a pair of 解放する／自由な throws with 2.2 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics held on for a 109-106 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
The Grizzlies inbounded the ball after Tatum´s 解放する／自由な throws, but Ja Morant slipped in the backcourt and never got off a 発射 to tie the game against a team that tried to make it 堅い for him defensively.
"That´s really our 身元," Tatum said. "We´re 狙撃 the ball 井戸／弁護士席 for the most part, but the thing that helped us get to the 選手権 last year was defending Brooklyn, defending Miami and Milwaukee and things like that. 弁護 is going to get us 最終的に to where we want to get to."
Morant finished with 30 points, nine 補助装置s and eight 回復するs. Desmond 禁止（する） had 19 points for Memphis.
"I thought our guys kept 戦う／戦いing and kept it really の近くに and didn´t let it get away from us," said Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins, whose team 追跡するd by as many as 14 points. "We had our chances at the end. Credit the Celtics for making plays."
Jaylen Brown had 21 points and nine 回復するs but made only one of his six 3-pointers for the Celtics, who were 12 of 37 from outside the arc. Al Horford and Marcus Smart had 15 points apiece, with Smart 手渡すing out 12 補助装置s.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, below, 衝突する／食い違うs with Boston Celtics 今後 Jayson Tatum (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis had 決起大会／結集させるd to take the lead entering the fourth ４半期/4分の1, but a 10-0 Boston 決起大会／結集させる in the middle 行う／開催する／段階s of the period broke open a 90-90 tie and Boston went on to its third straight 勝利，勝つ.
But just barely, as Memphis tried to の近くに the gap before 落ちるing short.
In a spirited first ４半期/4分の1, both teams 発射 井戸／弁護士席 as the bickering about calls led to technicals for Morant and Tatum in the period. But the Celtics had an 18-0 run in the second and a 37-20 advantage in the でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる. The Boston lead would reach 14 and the Celtics led by 11 at the break.
Tatum had 19 of his 25 first-half points in the period.
"We weren´t in our 防御の presence," Morant said. "We weren´t moving or playing Grizzlies basketball. Felt like it was that simple."
The third ４半期/4分の1 turned into a shootout featuring Morant and Horford, who 攻撃する，衝突する his first four 発射s in the ４半期/4分の1, 含むing a pair of 3-pointers. 一方／合間, Morant made all but one of his six 発射s, 得点する／非難する／２０d 14 points in the でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる.
A 3-pointer by John Konchar (12 points) in the の近くにing seconds 許すd Memphis to carry an 85-84 lead into the final でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる.
"You see how quickly the switch flipped when we 現実に did what we were supposed to do on the 防御の end," Morant said.
The 重要な through most of the night was a switching Boston 弁護, which saw 多重の players guarding Morant, who was 10 of 24 from the field, 含むing 5 of 12 from outside the arc.
TIP-INS:
Celtics: The game was Boston´s first against the Western 会議／協議会 this season. ... Reserve F Luke Kornet was not with the team for personal 推論する／理由s. Coach Joe Mazzulla said he 推定する／予想するs the 7-foot-2 Kornet to return to the team Wednesday. ... Smart´s 12 補助装置s were one short of his career high 始める，決める last season against Utah.
Grizzlies: Morant made five 3-pointers to pass Vince Carter for 12th on the franchise´s career 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）. ... C Steven Adams was out with a 権利 ankle soreness. He 苦しむd the 傷害 in Sunday´s 勝利，勝つ over Washington. Brandon Clarke started at 中心 for Memphis. ... The loss was the first at home for Memphis this season.
UP NEXT:
Celtics: Host Detroit on Wednesday
Grizzlies: At San Antonio on Wednesday to 直面する the 刺激（する）s.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant 反応するs after 得点する／非難する／２０ing against the Boston Celtics during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies 今後 Santi Aldama (7) shoots over Boston Celtics 中心 Al Horford (42) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Boston Celtics 中心 Al Horford (42) 封鎖するs a 発射 by Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
