{"id":14970,"date":"2025-12-28T22:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=14970"},"modified":"2025-12-28T22:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T22:24:56","slug":"celtics-trail-blazers-preview-injury-report-notes-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=14970","title":{"rendered":"Celtics-Trail Blazers preview: Injury report, notes, TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Here\u2019s your preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>When:<\/b> Sunday, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Where:<\/b> Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>TV, radio:<\/b> NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Line:<\/b> Boston -6.5. <b>O\/U:<\/b> 229.0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>CELTICS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Season record:<\/b> 19-11. <b>vs. spread:<\/b> 17-13. <b>Over\/under:<\/b> 14-16<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Last 10 games:<\/b> 8-2. <b>vs. spread:<\/b> 7-3. <b>Over\/under:<\/b> 6-4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>TRAIL BLAZERS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Season record:<\/b> 12-19. <b>vs. spread:<\/b> 15-15, 1 push. <b>Over\/under:<\/b> 18-13<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Last 10 games:<\/b> 4-6. <b>vs. spread:<\/b> 4-6. <b>Over\/under:<\/b> 4-6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>TEAM STATISTICS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter | align_items_center border_bottom border_gray border_top border_1 container font_primary width_full margin_vertical_32 padding_vertical_24 is_article\">\n<div class=\"newsletter_cta | border_box width_full no_image\"><span class=\"title | bold font_secondary margin_bottom\">Get Starting Point<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsletter_widget_description\">A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Points per game:<\/b> Boston 116.8, Portland 116.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Points allowed per game:<\/b> Boston 110.4, Portland 120.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Field goal percentage:<\/b> Boston .473, Portland .446<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Opponent field goal percentage:<\/b> Boston .447, Portland .477<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>3-point percentage:<\/b> Boston .367, Portland .333<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Opponent 3-point percentage:<\/b> Boston .371, Portland .364<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Stat of the day:<\/b> Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points in all eight of his appearances this December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Notes:<\/b> Boston has won four straight and 12 of its last 16. It\u2019s on the second game of a five-game road trip. &#8230; Brown is averaging a career-high 29.4 points, tied for sixth in the league entering Saturday\u2019s play. &#8230; Brown scored 31 points on Monday in a 103-95 home victory over the Indiana Pacers and followed that up with 30 during a 140-122 road triumph in Indiana in the second end of a back-to-back on Friday. &#8230; Sam Hauser exploded for a season-high 23 points on 7-of-8 3-point shooting on Friday victory. The seven treys match a season high. \u201cYou make your first couple and it\u2019s like human nature, they\u2019re going to try to find me a little more,\u201d Hauser told reporters. \u201cBut credit to them, I wouldn\u2019t be able to get all these open shots if it wasn\u2019t for (Jaylen) drawing all this attention, getting to the lane, making the right read. &#8230; It\u2019s really more credit to (my teammates) finding me and getting me the ball when I am open.\u201d &#8230; Boston has won the past six meetings with Portland, notching three straight season-series sweeps. &#8230; The Trail Blazers have dropped three consecutive games to start a five-game homestand. Portland has allowed at least 110 points in each game. &#8230; The Trail Blazers controlled the first half in Friday\u2019s game against the Los Angeles Clippers before ultimately falling 119-103. &#8230; Tiago Splitter is leading Portland as interim coach after Chauncey Billups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/24\/sports\/chauncey-billups-sports-gambling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/24\/sports\/chauncey-billups-sports-gambling\/\">was arrested earlier this fall in a gambling scandal.<\/a> &#8230; Jerami Grant (Achilles) will miss his fifth consecutive game for the Trail Bla<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#010;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\" \/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Katie McInerney can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/28\/sports\/celtics-trail-blazers-december-28-2025\/mailto:katie.mcinerney@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">katie.mcinerney@globe.com<\/a>. 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When: Sunday, 6 p.m. Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore. TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5 Line: Boston -6.5. O\/U: 229.0. CELTICS Season record: 19-11. vs. spread: 17-13. Over\/under: 14-16 Last 10 games: 8-2. vs. spread: 7-3. Over\/under: 6-4 TRAIL BLAZERS Season record: 12-19. vs. spread: 15-15, 1 push. 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