Here are the Stars, Studs and Duds from the Boston Celtics’ 112-104 win over the Utah Jazz.
STARS
Isaiah Thomas: He led the Celtics with 29 points, the 38th consecutive game Thomas has scored 20 or more points. He also dished out five assists while spending most of the fourth on the bench.
Gordon Hayward: The Jazz struggled offensively most of the game, but it didn’t prevent Hayward from having a solid game offensively with a game-high 31 points.
STUDS
Kelly Olynyk: The Jazz had no answer for Olynyk, who got whatever he wanted offensively, and did a solid job defensively around the rim for the Celtics. The 7-foot center finished with 19 points and seven rebounds while shooting 8-for-11 from the field.
George Hill: One of the keys to Utah’s strong play thus far this season has been the addition of Hill who has played at a near all-star level when healthy. He had 22 points, four assists and three steals on Saturday.
Boston Celtics
Gerald Green: When he gets going offensively, he becomes nearly unstoppable. He was a major catalyst for the Celtics off the bench, scoring 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting.
James Young: You can add him to the next-man-up club for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown (right hip strain) couldn’t play in the second half due to his injury, so in came Young. And he scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
DUDS
Utah’s first-half defense: The Jazz looked more like themselves defensively in the second half, but the damage had been done by their poor play in the game’s first 24 minutes of action. Despite being the league’s top-ranked defense, the Celtics shot 66.7 percent in the first half while connecting on 50 percent (6-for-12) of their 3’s in addition to out-rebounding the Jazz 19-16.