Jayson Tatum scored 35 points (20 in the paint), and the Boston Celtics routed the Charlotte Hornets 140-105 for their fourth straight win.
The Celtics led by as many as 42 and never trailed, pulling away with a 38-12 run in the first quarter.
Marcus Smart had 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 15 assists on 8 for 11 shooting, and Malcolm Brogdon added 21 points and 6 assists on 8 for 9 shooting off the bench. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers. Tatum and Smart set each other up for 8 baskets and 21 points, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Hornets, Jalen McDaniels scored a career-high 24 points on 9 for 12 shooting, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points on 11 for 18 shooting.
The Celtics shot 59.1% from the field and 46.2% from 3 to the Hornets’ 48.8% and 37.9%. The Celtics made 24 3-pointers, 6 of them by Smart and 4 by Tatum. They had 40 assists on 55 baskets and outscored them 51-28 off the bench. The Hornets turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Hornets’ starters were outscored 52-28 in 13 minutes together.