The Maine Red Claws returned to the Portland Expo Center on Saturday to host the Westchester Knicks in their third G-League action of the week, and they did not disappoint. With their 118-108 win over the Knicks, this marks the first 5-0 start in franchise history.
Once again the Claws were led by their two Celtics second-round picks Tremont Waters and Tacko Fall, and undrafted rookie Bryce Brown (x). First-round pick Romeo Langford, who hasn’t seen any minutes since the first game of the season, was out once again with injury.
TACKO FALL
The 7-foot-5 fan favorite made the most of his 19 minutes, finishing with a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) on 4 of 8 shooting.
TREMONT WATERS
Waters, the Connecticut native, was crafty in his distribution, finishing with eight assists to just two turnovers, adding to his 24-point total.
Brown, who helped lead Auburn to its first Final Four appearance last spring, led all scorers with a season-high 29 points on 11 of 16 from the floor. His 5 of 9 total from three-point range gave him a ridiculous 84.3 effective field goal percentage for the night.
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Trey Davis (15 points) and Kaiser Gates (10) also scored in double-figures for Maine.
WHAT’S NEXT
The Red Claws travel Monday to Southaven, Miss., to face another 5-0 squad in the Memphis Hustle.
Don’t miss NBC Sports Boston's coverage of Celtics-Kings, which tips off Monday at 7 p.m. ET with Celtics Pregame Live, then Mike & Tommy have the call of the game at 7:30 p.m. You can also stream the game through the MyTeams App.