Celtics stay perfect at home after win over Magic
Jaylen Brown scored 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead Boston to a 114-97 victory over the Orlando Magic that improved the Celtics' NBA-best home record to 14-0. It's the Celtics' second-best start at home, behind the 1957-58 club led by Bill Russell that opened with 17 straight wins the fall after capturing the first of its 17 NBA titles. Jayson Tatum added 23 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday scored 14 points for Boston, which completed a sweep of consecutive games at TD Garden against the Magic for its fifth straight win overall. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 36 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Suggs added 13 points for the Magic, who shot just 38.2 percent. The Celtics led by nine entering the final quarter and Brown scored 10 of their initial 12 points to help them keep their distance. He did it from different areas of the floor, connecting on a 3-pointer from both the top of the key and right corner to go along with left baseline and foul-line jumpers. He added a transition 3 that gave Boston a 103-86 edge with 6:25 to play and closed his big final quarter with a fadeaway from the right wing. Tatum picked up his third foul midway into the second quarter when Magic coach Jamahl Mosley challenged a blocking call against Franz Wagner, but that didn’t hurt the Celtics’ offense. The Celtics just went on a run with Tatum on the end of the bench. Elsewhere, New Orleans crushed San Antonio 146-110 as the Pelicans set a franchise record with 22 3-pointers. CJ McCollum had 29 points and Brandon Ingram 26 to lead seven Pelicans finishing in double figures.  The Spurs were handed another loss after snapping an 18-game losing streak the previous game. (AP)