Celtics rout Lakers for 10th straight win

Knicks struggle in loss to Magic without injured Porzingis

Aron Baynes matched his career high with 21 points, Kyrie Irving scored 19 and the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-96 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory.

Baynes also had eight rebounds and three assists, and Boston improved to 10-2 even as Al Horford sat out after being placed in concussion protocol earlier in the day.

The Celtics also lost rookie forward Jayson Tatum late in the second quarter, when he went to the locker room with a sore right ankle.

Boston led by 20 in the second quarter before letting the lead shrink to two in the third. Los Angeles then struggled down the stretch, shooting 5 of 18 fromthe field with six turnovers in the final period.

Celtics fans gave rookie Lonzo Ball an icy welcome in his first trip to TD Garden. They booed the No. 2 overall pick throughout the night whenever he touched the ball. He finished with nine points, six assists and five rebounds, making just 4 of 15 from the field. MAGIC 1121, KNICKS 99 >> Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points and Evan Fournier added 23 and Orlando, benefiting from the return of starting point guard Elfrid Payton, snapped a twogame losing streak.

New York, playing without scoring Kristaps Porzingis (ankle and elbow injuries), had its three-game winning streak come to an end. With Porzingis out, Tim Hardaway, Jr. was the Knicks’ only consistent scoring threat, and had 26 points.

The Knicks, whicn entered the game having won six of their last seven games, committed 23 turnovers.

HEAT 126, HEAT 115 >> Former Phoenix guard Goran Dragic scored a season-high 29 points and Miami made 12 3-pointers to send Phoenix to its fourth- straight loss.

PISTONS114, PACERS97>> Tobias Harris scored 23 points and first-place Detroit won for the sixth time in seven games

Andre Drummond added 14 points and 21 rebounds for the Pistons, who lead Cleveland by three games in the Central Division. Indiana lost its fourth straight.

Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with 21 points. The Pacers were without injured bigman Domantas Sabonis.