Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, Sam Hauser sank seven 3-pointers off the bench and also finished with 25 points and the Boston Celtics completed a solid road trip by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-104 on Monday night.
Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points for the NBA-leading Celtics , who went 4-2 on their last multi-game trip of the regular season. Derrick White provided 19 points and nine rebounds, and Al Horford chipped in with 15 points.Boston made 19 shots from 3-point range to outscore the Hornets 57-39 from beyond the arc. The teams had similar percentages from deep , but the Celtics launched 53 treys among their 89 field-goal attempts. Hauser was 7-for-11 on threes and 2-for-2 on 2-pointers.
The Celtics stretched a 59-53 halftime lead to 16 points in the third quarter on the way to avenging a November overtime loss in Charlotte. Things were tied at 53-all with 1:37 to go in the second quarter, but Tatum scored four points during a 6-0 Boston run to close the first half.Bridges canned a pair of free throws to pull the Hornets within 72-64 with 7:33 remaining in the third, but the Celtics scored nine of the next 12 points to make it 81-67.
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