JAYSON Tatum snapped out of a 3-point shooting slump with a flourish, hitting 9 of 14 from distance en route to a season-high 51 points, and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Washington Wizards 116-87 Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Washington, D.C.
Tatum came into the matchup having missed his previous 20 3-point attempts and going 0-for in each of Boston’s previous three games. But he hit his first four attempts against the Wizards and went 6 of 7 in the first half– the last of which came just seconds before halftime.
It marked the fifth 50-point-plus game of Tatum’s career. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists, while teammate Jaylen Brown finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Bradley Beal led Washington with 19 points and seven assists, but Beal, Spencer Dinwiddie and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went 0-for-14 from beyond the arc. Deni Avdija scored 13 points, and Kyle Kuzma finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.
In other games, it was the Knicks 110, Clippers 102; Heat 113, Lakers 107; Hawks 113, Hornets 91; Magic 114, Bulls 95; Sixers 115, Spurs 109; Mavs 104, Grizzlies 91; Nuggets 117, Pistons 111; Trail Blazers 114, Raptors 105; and Warriors 94, Jazz 92.
Knicks 110, Clippers 102
RJ Barrett collected 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as host New York snapped a three-game losing streak with a wire-to-wire win over Los Angeles.
Barrett hit 9 of 24 shots from the field and posted his third double-double of the season. He also hit all seven of his free throws in 43 stellar minutes. Julius Randle totaled 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists and bounced back nicely from being held to four points in Thursday’s 102-91 loss to New Orleans.
Reggie Jackson scored 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting as the Clippers dropped to 1-2 on their eight-game trip. Ivica Zubac totaled 17 and 14 rebounds. The Clippers shot 43 percent from the field and were 14 of 41 from 3-point range.
