Celtics end Euro tour with win

Avery Bradley scored 17 points and the Boston Celtics ended their two-game European tour with a 111-96 victory over Real Madrid Thursday night.

October 09, 2015
Celtics end Euro tour with win
Celtics end Euro tour with win

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MADRID — Avery Bradley scored 17 points and the Boston Celtics ended their two-game European tour with a 111-96 victory over Real Madrid Thursday night.



Two days after a 33-point victory over Italy’s Olimpia Milano, the Celtics looked good again, this time against a much more experienced Real Madrid team playing in front of its raucous fans.



Isaiah Thomas had 15 points for Boston, Terry Rozier added 14 points, and David Lee finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics led by as many as 25 points at the Barclaycard Center.



“That was a great test for our team,” Boston coach Brad Stevens said. “They made us pay for a bunch of mistakes as we knew they would. I thought our guys did a pretty good job throughout the whole night. It was a good atmosphere and a good game to have to play. Hopefully that will be a game that will help us move forward.”



Boston played short-handed because of illnesses and personal matters. Amir Johnson sat out because of a respiratory illness that affected many of the players after the team arrived from Italy, and Perry Jones had to return to the United States because of a death in his family. Evan Turner sat out because of a right knee strain.



Many players were under the weather and got limited playing time, giving Stevens a chance to test new rotations and take a closer look at his backups.



Bradley shot 7 of 14 from the floor and added three rebounds. Former Los Angeles Clippers center Trey Thompkins had 21 points and eight rebounds for Real Madrid.



Real Madrid, a nine-time European champion and a 32-time Spanish league winner, shot only 37.6 percent from the floor.



It was the first time the teams met since 1988, when Boston won 111-96 in a tournament in Madrid.



The Celtics beat Olimpia Milano 124-91 in Milan Tuesday in the first game of the NBA Global Games tour.



Boston continues its preseason Oct. 14 at the Brooklyn Nets. It will open the regular season at home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 28.



Boston’s young team finished 40-42 last season and was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.



Grizzlies top Maccabi Haifa



Marc Gasol scored 23 points in 29 minutes and the Memphis Grizzlies beat Maccabi Haifa 97-84 on Thursday night for their second straight preseason victory.



Gasol finished 8 of 12 from the floor and was 7 of 9 from the free throw line. — AP


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