Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationTatum's 29 points, 10 rebounds powers Celtics past Spurs for eighth straight victory, 121-111
Jrue Holiday had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for Boston.
Seven of the eight Celtics who played scored in double figures.
Keldon Johnson had 23 points and Stephon Castle added 22 points as the Spurs lost their third straight.
The Celtics trailed for just 15 seconds early in the first quarter.
San Antonio is 8-13 since Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder that ended his season and 4-5 since De'Aaron Fox was lost for the season with a torn tendon in his pinkie.
San Antonio dropped the opener of a three-game homestand and the first of a back-to-back.
Jeremy Sochan added 18 points for the Spurs.
Spurs: Castle has shared or led San Antonio in scoring in eight games this season, including three of the last 12 games. Castle was 7 for 18 from the field but only 1 for 7 on 3-pointers.
Spurs: Host Golden State on Sunday
Regular Season Series
BOS wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 121 - 111 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 121 - 111 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 121 - 111 |
| 4th 26.1 |  |
Jeremy Sochan makes free throw 2 of 2 | 121 - 111 |
| 4th 26.1 | |
Jeremy Sochan makes free throw 1 of 2 | 121 - 110 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-94 | FG | 38-87 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 17-51 | 3PT | 14-40 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-18 | FT | 21-27 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 2 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris, F | Out | Nov 10 |
| Jayden Quaintance, F | Out | Oct 5 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,674 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W5 |
 Philadelphia |
10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | W1 |
 New York |
6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | L2 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | L3 |
 Brooklyn |
3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | L1 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W11 | 0.84615386 | 11 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W3 | 0.7692308 | 10 |
 Memphis |
2 | 4 | W2 | 0.6923077 | 9 |
 Dallas |
4 | 6 | L2 | 0.53846157 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
7.5 | 10 | L6 | 0.2857143 | 4 |
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