Jaylen Brown scored 37 points (15 in the second quarter), and the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 127-112 for their fourth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 23-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20.
Jayson Tatum scored 26 points (14 in the first quarter), and Al Horford added a season-high 24 points and 3 steals. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers. Brown and Derrick White set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Devin Booker had 23 points and 7 assists, and Bradley Beal added 22 points and 7 assists. Grayson Allen scored 20 points on 8 for 9 shooting. Kevin Durant scored 20 points. Jusuf Nurkić had 8 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists. The Suns had 4 20-point scorers.
The Celtics shot 52.8% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Suns’ 47.5% and 35.5%. The Celtics made 25 3-pointers, 6 of them by Horford and 5 by Brown. They outscored the Suns 24-8 on the fast break. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Suns 63-48 in 21 minutes together.