Jayson Tatum had 19 points (8 in the first quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics opened the fourth quarter with a 16-0 run to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-93.
The Grizzlies went on a 13-2 run to lead 73-71 after three quarters. Al Horford’s hook shot put the Celtics ahead for good with 10:55 left. They pulled away to an 87-73 lead with 7:12 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Terry Rozier had 2 steals in 9 seconds, the first leading to Tatum’s dunk and the second to Tatum’s dunk.
Kyrie Irving had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 6 assists.
For the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals, and Tyreke Evans added 25 points.
The Celtics shot 48.8% from the field and 46.7% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 40.5% and 41.2%. The Grizzlies gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. The Celtics outscored the Grizzlies 26-11 in 8 minutes with Irving, Baynes, Smart, Brown and Tatum on the floor together.