Celtics Cruise Past Clippers Behind Brown’s 50-Point Outburst
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Interstat) — Jaylen Brown matched his career high with 50 points, including 19 in the third quarter, to power the Boston Celtics to a 146-115 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
The Celtics shot 55.2% from the floor and 47.1% from 3-point range at Intuit Dome. Derrick White added 29 points for Boston, which led by 14 after the first quarter and pulled away decisively after halftime.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 22 points and James Harden had 18 points and 12 assists. Los Angeles was outscored 75-52 in the second half before a crowd of 17,927.
The Celtics improved to 22-12, while the Clippers fell to 12-22.