Sizzling Celtics blast Warriors for 11th victory in row
Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 and the NBA-best Boston Celtics posted their third-largest winning margin in franchise history, drubbing the weary visiting Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday.
Boston extended its season-best winning streak to 11 games. The Celtics led by a franchise-record 44 points at halftime and pushed it to 51 early in the third quarter before coach Joe Mazzulla went to his reserves the rest of the way.
Stephen Curry didn’t play the second half and finished with a season-low four points for Golden State. He was 2 of 13 from the field Sunday and missed all nine of his 3-point attempts.
The Warriors had won 11 of 13, including the first three of their East Coast trip that included three games in four days.
Lester Quinones led Golden State with 17 points in a team-high 33 minutes. None of the Warriors’ starters played more than 20 minutes.
Boston’s only bigger blowout wins were 133-77 at Chicago on Dec. 8, 2018, and 128-75 over visiting Sacramento on Jan. 25, 2022.
THUNDER 118, SUNS 110 »
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points and Oklahoma City won at Phoenix to take the Western Conference lead, rebounding after blowing a 24-point lead.
Jusuf Nurkic broke the Suns’ franchise record with 31 rebounds. He also had 14 points — and five of Phoenix’s 21 turnovers.
The Suns played without star guard Devin Booker after he sprained his right ankle in a loss to
Houston on Saturday.
Oklahoma City improved to 42-18 to take a half-game lead over Northwest Division rivals Denver and Minnesota in the Western Conference.
Bradley Beal scored 31 points for Phoenix.
KNICKS 107, CAVALIERS 98 »
Josh Hart had a tripledouble, Donte DiVincenzo scored 28 points and New York regrouped to win at Cleveland after losing AllStar guard Jalen Brunson in the first minute with a bruised left knee.
Hart finished with 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists.
Sam Merrill and Jarrett Allen scored 18 apiece for the Cavs, who played without leading scorer Donovan Mitchell (sore knee).
76ERS 120, MAVERICKS 116 »
Tobias Harris scored 28 points, Tyrese Maxey added 24 and visiting Philadelphia beat Dallas.
The 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 of his 21 points after the four-minute mark of the third quarter.
Luka Doncic had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third consecutive triple-double, but he also had seven of 17 turnovers for the Mavericks.
RAPTORS 111, HORNETS 106 »
Immanuel Quickley had 22 points and 11 assists, RJ Barrett scored 23 points and Toronto held on for a home win over Charlotte.
SPURS 117, PACERS 105 »
Victor Wembanyama had 31 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and six assists to lead San Antonio at home over Indiana.
MAGIC 113, PISTONS 91 »
Paolo Banchero scored 29 points for a second straight game and host Orlando completed a four-game season sweep of Detroit.