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01/04 02:01 CST Jaylen Brown ties career high with 50 points in Celtics'
146-115 romp over Clippers
Jaylen Brown ties career high with 50 points in Celtics' 146-115 romp over
Clippers
By DOUG PADILLA
Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) --- Jaylen Brown matched his career high with 50 points
and the Boston Celtics completed a successful West Coast swing with a 146-115
victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
Brown had 19 points in the third quarter. Derrick White added 29 points and
Anfernee Simons had 15 as the Celtics went 4-1 on the trip and 3-1 against
Western Conference teams. Boston is 7-1 since Dec. 19.
Brown was 18 of 26 from the floor, while White went 10 of 20. Boston shot 55.2%
overall and 47.1% from 3-point range. Brown and White combined to go 11 of 22
from long range.
Kawhi Leonard and John Collins each scored 22 points as the Clippers saw their
season-best, six-game winning streak end. Collins made his first eight shots in
the game and went 9 of 10 from the floor.
Derrick Jones scored 19 points for Los Angeles before leaving in the fourth
quarter with an apparent right knee injury. James Harden had 18 points and 12
assists, and Ivica Zubac had four points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes after
missing the previous five games with a sprained left ankle.
Brown put the game away with nine consecutive Celtics points for a 128-107 lead
with 6:15 remaining. He scored inside in traffic with 3:56 remaining to reach
50 points.
Up next Celtics: Host Chicago on Monday night. Clippers: Host Golden State on Monday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba |
