Jaylen Brown scored 25 points (13 in the first quarter), and the Boston Celtics routed the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 to even the Eastern Conference semifinals 1-1.
The Celtics led by as many as 36, pulling away with a 27-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Malcolm Brogdon scored 23 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench.
For the 76ers, Tobias Harris scored 16 points (8 in the third quarter).
The Celtics shot 46.7% from the field and 39.2% from 3 to the 76ers’ 39.2% and 20.0%. The Celtics made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Brogdon and 4 by Grant Williams. The 76ers forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the 76ers 54-26 off the bench. The 76ers’ starters were outscored 46-29 in 20 minutes together.