Tatum, Celtics roll over Rockets as skid hits 15

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown had 19 in his return from missing eight games with an injury and the Boston Celtics coasted by Houston 10890 on Monday night, sending the Rockets to their 15th straight loss.

Dennis Schroder added 18 points for Boston, which has won three straight and eight of 11. Al Horford had 11 points and 11 rebounds. It was Tatum’s fourth straight game with 30 or more points. Armoni

Brooks had 17 points for Houston (1-16).

Nets 117, Cavaliers 112: At Cleveland, Kevin Durant scored 27 points, James Harden added 14 points and a season-high 14 assists for Brooklyn, which won the sixth time in seven games. Cleveland’s Jared Allen had 20 points and 15 rebounds.

Hornets 109, Wizards 103: At Washington, Terry Rozier scored a seasonhigh 32 points and hit his eighth threepointer of the game with 12.9 seconds left. Lamelo Ball had 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Hawks 113, Thunder 101: At Atlanta, Trae Young scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half, Clint Capela finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for Atlanta, which shot 48.3% overall.

Bucks 123, Magic 92: At Milwaukee, Jrue Holiday scored 18 points as Milwaukee took a 77-36 lead at the break. It was the biggest halftime lead in franchise history and Orlando’s biggest halftime deficit ever.

Pacers 109, Bulls 77: At Chicago, Domantas Sabonis scored 21 points,

Malcolm Brogdon added 16 more for Indiana.

Timberwolves 110, Pelicans 96: At New Orleans, Karl-anthony Towns had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota extended its winning streak to four.

76ers 102, Kings 94: At Sacramento, Calif., Tyrese Maxey had 24 points and shorthanded Philadelphia spoiled Alvin Gentry’s debut as interim coach for Sacramento.

Grizzlies 119, Jazz 118: At Salt Lake City, Ja Morant led all scorers with 32 points, Desmond Bane added 28 points on 12-20 from the field for Memphis.

Suns 115, Spurs 111: At San Antonio, Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Phoenix extended its win streak to 13. Devin Booker added 23 points.