BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 20 factors and the Boston Celtics made 22 3-pointers in a 126-94 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night time.
Payton Pritchard added with 20 factors for Boston, which prolonged its season-high win streak to 6 video games.
Kristaps Porzingis finished with 16 points on 6 of 12 taking pictures, to go together with six rebounds and two blocks in his season debut following offseason ankle surgical procedure. He made the beginning and performed 23 minutes with Al Horford (sickness) and Luke Kornet (hamstring) out.
Ivica Zubac led the Clippers with 23 factors and 10 rebounds. James Harden added 19, 9 assists and eight rebounds. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for LA.
Takeaways
Clippers: Los Angeles made the sport a little bit attention-grabbing within the third quarter, utilizing a 22-8 run to trim Boston’s result in 14. However Boston made its subsequent three 3s to assist push the lead again above 20.
Celtics: Groups entered the night time averaging 52.8 factors per recreation within the paint in opposition to the Celtics this season. The Clippers completed with 58 inside factors, however made noticeable changes when Porzingis was on the ground.
Key second
The Celtics went 4 for 17 from 3-point distance within the first quarter, then opened the second by connecting on 10 of their first 13 makes an attempt from past the arc. It helped stretch what had been a seven-point lead after the opening 12 minutes to 19 factors.
Key stat
Boston completed the second quarter 12 for 17 from 3, tying the NBA record for 3-point makes in 1 / 4.
Up subsequent
The Clippers proceed their four-game journey on Wednesday in opposition to the Washington Wizards. The Celtics go to the Chicago Bulls on Friday.
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