Atlanta. With an attack led by Jayson Tatum, who scored eleven of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics managed to control the Atlanta Hawks down the stretch to beat them 134-125 in the NBA.
The Celtics opened a six-game road trip with six players scoring in double figures. Jaylen Brown had 24 points. Tatum added 15 rebounds.
Trae Young had 35 points and 13 assists for Atlanta, which couldn’t keep up the momentum after back-to-back victories in Washington. The Hawks remain eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.
With 1:25 remaining and Boston leading 129-121, Young and Marcus Smart had to be separated after they both got tangled up and fell to the court under the Celtics’ basket.
Smart was called for an initial foul before a lengthy review by the referees called both players for technical fouls and sent Smart off. Young made two free throws to cut the deficit to six points.
Clippers se imponen 106-95 a Knicks
In Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat New York 106-95.
Paul George added 22 points for the Clippers, who have won three in a row after losing five in a row.
It was Leonard’s seventh straight game with at least 21 points, and he’s averaging 31 points during that stretch. He also has four 30-point games during that span.
