Celtics finish 2nd in East with win over Grizzlies

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Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown added 18 and the Boston Celtics secured the second seed in the East with a 139-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Al Horford added 13 points as the Celtics shot close to 55% against the short-handed Grizzlies. With Milwaukee’s loss to Cleveland earlier Sunday, Boston was able to move into second with the victory. Coach Ime Udoka was aware of the situation as the game unfolded and even was keeping up with the Philadelphia 76ers situation, even though a Celtics win assured them of the second seed.

Boston will face the winner of the play-in game between Cleveland and Brooklyn.

"We were worried about ourselves and getting some guys some reps," Udoka said.

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Ziaire Williams in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn.  (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Santi Aldama led Memphis with 20 points, and Ziaire Williams finished with 18 points. John Konchar had his first career triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Kyle Anderson scored 16 points.

"It was pretty neat. It was pretty cool," Konchar said. "You can thank my teammates for making shots."

The teams took different approaches to the game based on their places in the standings. Memphis was playing out the regular season having secured the second seed in the Western Conference behind the Phoenix Suns. The Grizzlies sat the bulk of their regular rotation players.

Boston entered in a logjam for the Nos. 2-4