BOSTON -- We’ve seen a starter or two from the Boston Celtics’ first unit get hot on any given night.
But all five starters?
That was indeed the case on Friday night in Boston’s 108-95 win over the Denver Nuggets.
For the first time this season, all five starters for Boston (16-5) shot at least 50 percent from the field.
- Marcus Smart 4-for-5 (80 percent)
- Daniel Theis 3-for-4 (75 percent)
- Jaylen Brown 8-for-15 (53.3 percent)
- Jayson Tatum 10-for-19 (52.6 percent)
- Kemba Walker 8-for-16 (50 percent)
The previous high this season for Celtics starters shooting at least 50 percent from the floor, is four which Boston did on two separate occasions (at San Antonio on Nov. 9 and vs Dallas Nov. 11).
But what made Friday’s performance so special was that Boston did it against a Denver team that came into the game limiting teams to just 42.9 percent shooting from the field which ranked fourth in the NBA.
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