Although they have been with out Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics sank 25 3-pointers and earned a 127-116 house victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday evening.
Jayson Tatum made 5 3-pointers, together with the 1,000th of his profession, and completed with a game-high 41 factors. Tatum, 24, is the youngest participant in NBA historical past to make 1,000 3-point subject targets.
Boston’s Derrick White added a career-high eight 3-pointers and completed with 33 factors. Center Robert Williams III had 16 rebounds for the Celtics, who tried 55 3-pointers.
Brown suffered a facial fracture when he collided with Tatum whereas each gamers have been chasing down a rebound within the second quarter of Boston’s 106-99 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday. Before Friday’s sport, Brad Stevens, the Celtics president of basketball operations, stated it is unlikely the harm would require surgical procedure, however gave no timetable for Brown’s return.
Brown was named an Eastern Conference reserve for this yr’s NBA All-Star Game final week. He’s averaging 26.5 factors, 7.0 rebounds and three.2 assists per sport this season.
Terry Rozier (27 factors) and LaMelo Ball (24) led the Charlotte offense. Center Mark Williams had 11 factors and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who’ve misplaced six in a row general and their final seven highway video games.
Boston led 32-24 after one quarter and 71-53 at halftime. Despite a 15-0 run late within the third quarter, Charlotte trailed 97-81 coming into the fourth. Boston led by 28 halfway by way of the third, however Charlotte was inside 10 within the fourth.
The loss got here someday after the Hornets traded ahead Jalen McDaniels to Philadelphia and middle Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers in an obvious youth motion.
The Celtics, who’ve received 5 of their final six video games, received all 4 conferences between the groups this season.
Mike Muscala made 4 3-pointers in his debut with the Celtics. Boston acquired Muscala from Oklahoma City for Justin Jackson and two second-round picks.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
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