Celtics beat Hawks 113-103

Boston. Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown had 21 and the injury-plagued Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks 113-103 on Sunday.

Boston’s Jrue Holiday sat out his second straight game with a sprained right ankle, while teammate Kristaps Porzingis suffered a calf strain in the loss at Orlando last Friday. Both were on the bench, in civilian clothes.

Derrick White added 15 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, Sam Hauser scored 12 and Al Horford had 15 rebounds and six points. Tatum added nine boards and Brown seven.

Trae Young led the Hawks with 33 points and seven assists. He came in averaging 35.7 points in his last three games and made at least five triples in each one. He continued that streak by making 6 of 16 three-point attempts this Sunday.

De’Andre Hunter finished with 24 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 for Atlanta.

Boston never trailed and led by 14 points on Hauser’s 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.

Brown, who scored all of his points in the first half, was hit hard on the floor in the third quarter while chasing a loose ball.

More results from this Sunday in the NBA: Milwaukee 108-102 Portland, Phoenix 116-113 New York, Orlando 130-117 Charlotte, Minnesota 119-97 Memphis, Brooklyn 118-109 Chicago, Cleveland 105-102 Toronto, Denver 132-120 St. Anthony.