Tatum scores 29 points, Celtics beat Hornets 113-103 to sweep back-to-back in Charlotte

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points connected six 3-pointers and nan Boston Celtics hit nan Charlotte Hornets 113-103 for nan 2nd consecutive nighttime astatine nan Spectrum Center connected Saturday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points connected six 3-pointers and nan Boston Celtics hit nan Charlotte Hornets 113-103 for nan 2nd consecutive nighttime astatine nan Spectrum Center connected Saturday.

Derrick White added 18 points and 8 rebounds for nan Celtics, who hit nan Hornets 124-109 connected Friday night. Boston improved to 6-1.

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball eclipsed nan 30-point obstruction for nan 4th clip this season, finishing pinch 36 points connected 15-of-26 shooting earlier fouling retired for nan 2nd consecutive game. Brandon Miller had 16 points successful his return from a strained glute,

Tatum was conscionable 1 of 9 from beyond nan arc, but converted 14 of 17 free throws.

There were nary incidents connected nan tribunal Saturday nighttime aft Boston subordinate Grant Williams was assessed a flagrant-two foul and ejected aft plowing complete Tatum astatine midcourt.

Celtics: No Jaylen Brown, nary problem for nan heavy Celtics. Brown sat retired pinch a hep flexor strain, but Boston didn't miss a beat, bolting to a 19-point lead successful nan 2nd quarter. White stepped up his scoring and Jrue Holiday made large play aft large play.

Hornets: LaMelo Ball has to find a measurement to enactment retired of foul trouble. Ball picked up 2 speedy fouls and had to beryllium replaced and watch arsenic nan Celtics built a 21-9 first 4th lead. He's acold excessively valuable to nan Hornets to beryllium sitting connected nan bench.

After nan Hornets came retired connected occurrence successful nan 3rd quarter, Jrue Holiday deed a 3 to extremity nan rally and Boston quickly pushed nan lead backmost to double digits.

The Celtics outrebound nan Hornets 44-34 pinch Charlotte playing without its apical 2 centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards.

The Celtics caput down Interstate-85 to look Atlanta astatine Monday night. The Hornets are astatine Minnesota connected Monday night.

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