Boston Celtics: Top 3 individual performances from the 2018-19 NBA season

Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving

#2 Kyrie Irving vs Memphis Grizzlies - 38 points

Irving scored 38 and the Celtics registered their second straight win
Irving scored 38 and the Celtics registered their second straight win

Stat line: 38 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, a steal and a block on 66.7 % shooting

After losing two straight games on the road in Miami and Orlando, the Boston Celtics came home for a two-game home-stand. The Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors, on the back of Kyrie Irving's 27 points before hosting the Memphis Grizzlies.

It was their second and the final match-up this season, and Irving scored 38 as the Celtics registered their second straight win. After scoring just 10 points in the first half, Kyrie exploded for 20 points in the third quarter and helped the Celtics outscore the Grizzlies 38-29 during that period.

He was unstoppable and also dished out 11 assists to finish with a double-double. With 1:22 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kyrie came off a screen set by Al Horford and knocked down a three-pointer to extend the Celtics' lead to eight points and that was the dagger.

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