BOSTON — Jaylen Brown had a career-high 42 points, scoring 18 in the second quarter on Wednesday night when the Boston Celtics pulled away to earn their 10th straight victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, 126-107.
Brown matched his career best of 34 points with three minutes left in the third, and his seven 3-pointers made (on 10 attempts) tied a career high.
Jayson Tatum scored 16 points, Marcus Smart had 14, and Robert Williams III had 10 rebounds for Boston, which hasn’t lost to Memphis since 2016.
HEAT 119, BUCKS 108
MIAMI — The Miami Heat engineered a 58-point turnaround against the Milwaukee Bucks in 24 hours. And just like that, an embarrassing loss was avenged.
Goran Dragic scored 26 points off the bench, Bam Adebayo finished with 22 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds and the Heat beat the Bucks — one day after Milwaukee made an NBA-record 29 3-pointers on the way to a 47-point romp on Miami’s home floor.
Tyler Herro had 21 points and grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds for Miami.
NETS 145, HAWKS 141
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving shook off three rough quarters to score 17 of his 25 points in the fourth, Kevin Durant had 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets handed the Atlanta Hawks their first loss.
Trae Young had 30 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds, and John Collins had 30 points and 10 rebounds.
SPURS’ HAMMON MAKES HISTORY
Becky Hammon became the first woman to direct a team in NBA history, taking over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers following Gregg Popovich’s ejection in the first half.
Hammon took over the team’s huddles during timeouts and walked the sideline following Popovich’s ejection. Hammon was the first full-time female assistant coach in league history.
First Published December 31, 2020, 4:27 a.m.
