Jaylen Brown scored 40 points (9 during a 14-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), and the Boston Celtics beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 121-113 for their fifth straight win.
The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 27.
For the Lakers, Talen Horton-Tucker had 19 points (10 in the first quarter), 7 assists and 3 steals off the bench, and Marc Gasol added 18 points on 7 for 10 shooting. Ben McLemore scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics shot 56.5% from the field and 43.8% from 3 to the Lakers’ 44.9% and 32.4%. The Lakers outscored the Celtics 69-26 off the bench. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Lakers 57-38 in 18 minutes together.