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Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics dribbles against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at TD Garden on January 11, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP
Jaylen Brown had a game-high 41 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 on Wednesday night.
Brown made 15 of 21 field goal attempts and eight of nine free throws.
Jayson Tatum added 31 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, which had a 50-33 advantage. It was the 13th straight game that Tatum has scored at least 25 points.
☘️ 41 PTS (season-high)
☘️ 12 WEDJaylen Brown is out in the Celtics W pic.twitter.com/0LvpUk0pzP
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2023
Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench to score 20 for the Celtics, who have won their last six home games.
CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 38 points. He shot 6 for 12 from 3-point range. Naji Marshall (18), Trey Murphy (15) and Jonas Valanciunas (13) also scored in double figures for New Orleans.
The Pelicans are playing without leading scorer Zion Williamson (hamstring), who is averaging 26.0 points per game. New Orleans is also without Brandon Ingram (toe) and Herbert Jones (back). Ingram is averaging 20.8 points per contest, and Jones is averaging 10.0 points per game.
Boston’s Robert Williams and Marcus Smart missed the game with knee injuries.
Jayson Tatum wins on Celtics:
31 PTS
10 WED
4 AST pic.twitter.com/evbwUibLrJ— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2023
The Pelicans were within two points, 72-70, after McCollum’s jumper with 7:30 left in the third quarter, but Boston went on an 18-6 run to take a 90-76 lead with 3:45 left in the third. The Celtics led 97-85 entering the fourth.
The Celtics led 35-32 after one quarter and scored the first nine points of the second half. Boston’s 44-32 advantage was its biggest lead at the half.
The Pelicans’ scoring drought ended when Marshall made a 3-pointer with 8:47 left in the quarter. That started a 12-4 run that trimmed Boston’s lead to 48-44. Boston led 64-58 at halftime.
Brown had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. McCollum made six of seven 3-point attempts in the first two quarters and led all scorers with 22 points at halftime.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. The Celtics won 117-109 in New Orleans on November 19th.
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