Celtics finish off 2022 with a 116-110 win over the Clippers

The Celtics pulled out a tight one as they defeated one of the Western Conference's top teams in thr L.A. Clippers to finish off 2022. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each scored 29 points as the duo bested their counterparts in Kawhi and George.

Boston went 60-22 in the 2022 calendar which is their highest mark since 2008. The Celtics will bring in the new year in Denver when they kick off a four game Western Conference trip versus the Nuggets on January 1st.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS! #BleedGreen pic.twitter.com/KBAWLJRWRe

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) December 30, 2022

#Celtics fight off #Clippers 116-110, finish homestand 4-3 after three consecutive losses. Brown 29, Tatum 29, Smart 17, White 14, RWilliams 12; Leonard 26, George 24, Powell 19, Zubac 13, Morris Sr. 12.

— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) December 30, 2022

Damon Stoudamire said the Clippers, like teams from the 90s, don’t let a team’s best players beat them late. They were doubling, forcing the ball out of Tatum’s hands, but White and others hurt the strategy.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) December 30, 2022

Hear from @Dwhite921 on how he slammed the door shut at the finish ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/c7qpP7o5gH

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 30, 2022