With wins in three of their last four games, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to keep rolling as they host Jimmy Butler and the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat on Monday night.
Another big game for Boston’s star duo led the team to a bounce-back win over the host New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.
Tatum erupted for 38 points to lead all scorers and added eight rebounds and seven assists to guide the Celtics to a 107-97 win.
Jaylen Brown chipped in 31 points for Boston, whose only other double-digit scorer was Josh Richardson with 10 off the bench. The Pelicans scored the game’s first two points, but never led after that as the Celtics went up by as many as 20.
Tatum finished with 17-of-26 shooting for the game, including a perfect 13-for-13 mark on 2-point attempts. He became the 15th player in NBA history to make at least 13 2-point attempts without a miss. Brown made 11 of 20 shots and 4 of 9 from 3-point range.
“We know we’re much harder to beat when both are firing…