Celtics-Blazers recap: C's win streak hits five with 129-116 victory

Check out Tom Giles, Chris Forsberg and Brian Scalabrine's reaction to the Celtics' win in the video above.

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard scored 16 points against his hometown team and with his parents in the crowd. He talked about his return with NBC Sports Boston's Abby Chin after Boston's 129-116 win.

Check out the exclusive interview in the video player above.

Score: 129-116 Celtics, 1:08 left in fourth quarter

Jayson Tatum has hit 30 points with a smooth fadeaway jumper. This is the 27th game of the season in which he has scored 30-plus points.

Score: 116-102 Celtics, 7:02 left in fourth quarter

Luke Kornet just threw down his fourth dunk of the game, and all of them have come on alley-oops. He is a master of the pick-and-roll.

Kornet has 13 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting, along with five rebounds and three assists off the bench.

Boston has six players with 10-plus points in this game.

The Blazers once again trimmed the Celtics' lead down to single digits, but a late 3-point flurry propelled Boston to a 12-point advantage entering the fourth quarter.

Payton Pritchard erupted near the end of the quarter with three 3-pointers over the final 2:44. Jayson Tatum also dominated in the quarter with 18 points, giving him 24 for the game. Sam Hauser has 21 points on 7-for-8 3-point shooting.

Overall, the Celtics are shooting an impressive 48.8 percent (20-for-41) on 3-pointers.

The Blazers are shooting well from beyond the arc, too. Portland has hit 16 of its 36 3-point attempts (44.4 percent), but Boston just has too much firepower.

Score: 84-69 Celtics, 6:13 left in third quarter

Celtics forward Sam Hauser has hit seven of his eight attempts from 3-point range. He leads the Celtics with 21 points. His season high for 3-pointers is nine, which he accomplished March 10 versus the Jazz.

Score: 75-57 Celtics, 9:23 left in third quarter

Jayson Tatum just hit a 3-pointer, got fouled and made the free throw to complete a rare 4-point play. Tatum now has 14 points, six assists and five rebounds. He's one of three Celtics players with 10-plus points so far.

Boston's 18-point lead is its largest of the game.

The Blazers had a great start to the second quarter and erased the Celtics' double-digit lead to tie the score at 40-40 with 6:48 remaining. But it was all Boston after that.

The C's closed the half on a 24-11 run, fueled by some hot 3-point shooting and strong defense. Sam Hauser leads the C's with 15 points on 5-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Derrick White has chipped in 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting from deep. Jayson Tatum has had his fingerprints all over this game with six points, five assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block. Boston was plus-21 in the first half with Tatum on the floor, but minus-8 when he was on the bench.

C's rookie Baylor Scheierman also has played well off the bench with six points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in 14 minutes. Luke Kornet has six points off the bench on 3-for-3 shooting.

Toumani Camara leads the Blazers with 12 points, but all of his scoring came in the first quarter. Anfernee Simons (11 points) and Dani Avdija (10 points) are also in double-figures.

Score: 52-43 Celtics, 3:07 left in second quarter

The Blazers tied the score 40-40 with a 9-0 run, but the C's answered with a 12-3 run of their own to push the lead back near double-digits. Sam Hauser leads the Celtics with 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range.

Score: 40-38 Celtics, 7:45 left in second quarter

The Blazers have outscored the Celtics 14-6 to start the quarter, and all of a sudden Boston's 10-point lead is down to two.

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman has gotten a lot of minutes (12) so far, and he's making the most of it with six points, four rebounds, three assists and one block.

The Celtics played excellent in the first 12 minutes, led by Jayson Tatum. The superstar forward scored six points with four assists, three rebounds and one steal, putting him on triple-double watch.

Two Celtics rookies -- Baylor Scheierman and JD Davison -- made a strong impact in the first quarter. Scheierman hit two 3-pointers and tallied two rebounds and two assists. Davison scored four points with one rebound, one assist and one steal.

Toumani Camara leads the Blazers with 12 points on 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range. Shaedon Sharpe chipped in seven points, while Deni Avdija added five points. No other Blazers players scored in the quarter.

Here are some important stats from the first quarter:

Score: 23-17 Celtics, 4:19 left in first quarter

Jayson Tatum had a mismatch against Blazers rookie center Donovan Clingan and made him pay with a great move to the basket.

Score: 7-6 Celtics, 9:25 left in first quarter

Payton Pritchard has already picked up two quick fouls, but he also has five of the Celtics' first seven points. Head coach Joe Mazzulla is leaving Pritchard in the game despite the two fouls.

Celtics

• Payton Pritchard (first start of season)
• Derrick White
• Sam Hauser
• Jayson Tatum
• Al Horford

Trail Blazers

• Anfernee Simons
• Shaedon Sharpe
• Deni Avdija
• Toumani Camara
• Donovan Clingan

Jayson Tatum's dad, Justin Tatum, won an NBL championship in Australia on Sunday as head coach of the Illawarra Hawks.

Check out Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla's reaction in the video below:

The Celtics have several players on the injury report.

Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown and Xavier Tillman have all been ruled out. Jayson Tatum was questionable to play but is now available.

March Madness is in full swing, and No. 1 seed Florida defeated the No. 8 seed and two-time defending national champion UConn with a 77-75 victoy in the second round. The Gators are headed to the Sweet 16, where they'll play the winner of Sunday's game between the Colorado State vs. Maryland.

Celtics forward Al Horford won two national titles at Florida in 2006 and 2007. He was pretty happy with the Gators' gutsy win Sunday.