Celtics prepare for back-to-back against Charge

CLEVELAND, Ohio. - The Maine Celtics return to action on Friday night in the first game of a back-to-back series against the Cleveland Charge.

Maine (16-10) begins the day in second place in the Eastern Conference standings, just a half a game back of the conference leading Greensboro Swarm. Cleveland (10-15) is 13th in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics earned their first victory in the month of March, 122-111 over the Grand Rapids Gold on March 4th. JD Davison finished the game with 34 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists on 13-23 (57%) shooting from the floor. Fellow Two-Way player Drew Peterson packed the stat sheet with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Peterson knocked down 50% (4-8) of his shots from deep against the Gold. Jay Scrubb poured in 22 points and 8 rebounds off the bench and Tristan Enaruna added 12 points and 6 rebounds for Maine. As a team, Maine finished the game shooting 52.2% (47-90) from the floor and 31.4% (11-35) from deep.

Maine has won 10 of its last 11 games and recently saw Head Coach Tyler Lashbrook earn NBA G League Coach of the Month honors for February and JD Davison was named Kia NBA G League Player of the Month for February.

The Charge are coming off a high-flying game against the Osceola Magic where Cleveland fell 149-144.  Emoni Bates led the Charge with 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Feron Hunt scored 23 off the bench while Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Jaylon Tyson both scored 21.  

Maine and Cleveland tip-off at 7 p.m. at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. The game will broadcast live here.