Kristaps Porziņģis scored 30 points (13 in the third quarter), and the defending champion Boston Celtics routed the Phoenix Suns 132-102 for their seventh straight win.
The Celtics led by as many as 34 and never trailed, pulling away with a 27-6 run in the second quarter.
Jaylen Brown scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Suns, Kevin Durant scored 30 points on 11 for 16 shooting, and Cody Martin went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics shot 50.6% from the field and 42.3% from 3 to the Suns’ 41.4% and 31.7%. The Celtics made 22 3-pointers, 4 of them by Brown and 4 by Porziņģis. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Suns 56-39 in 16 minutes together.