Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 117-107 on Saturday night.
Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season by beating the Phoenix Suns 117-107 on Saturday night.Tatum scored 22 points in the second half, 13 of them in the fourth quarter.Phoenix received a season-high 45 points to go with 10 rebounds and six assists from Kevin Durant, who was 18 of 26 from the field.
Jusuf Nurkic finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.Boston's Al Horford had nine points and 12 rebounds, and Luke Kornet came off the bench to contribute 14 points and six rebounds.Kristaps Porzingis, Boston's starting center, was a late addition to the injury report and didn't play because of hamstring tightness. Boston coach Joe Mazzulla termed Porzingis day-to-day.Devin Booker missed his fourth straight game for the Suns.
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