Jaylen Brown scores 30 as Celtics snap Cavaliers’ win streak – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 factors, together with 13 throughout a 20-3 run to finish the primary half that helped the Boston Celtics draw back from Cleveland to win 125-105 on Wednesday night time and snap the Cavaliers’ three-game successful streak.

Sam Hauser scored 21 factors off the bench for Boston, which has received two straight since opening the season with three losses in a row. Josh Minott had 14 rebounds, Neemias Queta had 13 and Payton Pritchard had 10 assists for the Celtics.

Evan Mobley scored 19 factors with 11 rebounds and Jaylon Tyson additionally scored 19 for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell made all 4 3-point makes an attempt for 12 factors within the first quarter, when the Cavaliers led 42-40, however made simply certainly one of his final eight pictures and completed with 15 factors.

Boston led by 19 factors halfway by the third quarter and had a 98-80 benefit within the ultimate two minutes of the third earlier than Cleveland scored the following eight factors. The Cavs by no means bought nearer than 9 factors from there, capturing 33% (8 for twenty-four) within the fourth quarter as they did not chip into Boston’s lead.

Boston’s solely earlier win this season was on Monday night time, once they beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans.

The Cavaliers led by three factors early within the second quarter and had a 57-55 lead with 4 minutes left within the half earlier than Boston ran off 20 of the following 23 factors to take a 15-point halftime lead.

Brown hit three 3-pointers down the stretch, making a 31-footer with 17 seconds left after which a step-back 26-footer on the buzzer to present the Celtics a 75-60 lead.

The groups mixed for 18 3-pointers within the first quarter, one shy of the NBA document.

The Celtics had 20 assists within the first half.