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Tatum continues scoring tear, Boston pulls away to crush Hornets 115-101

Tatum continues scoring tear, Boston pulls away to crush Hornets 115-101

Three days after scoring 54 against Brooklyn, Jayson Tatum made it clear that he wasnโ€™t finished. The All-Star exploded for another hyper-efficient outing, scoring 44 points and most importantly โ€“ securing the Celtics fourth straight win, 115-101 over the Hornets.

Boston improved to 40-27 with the 14-point win, extending their new win streak to four, but midway through the third, Charlotte had a three-point lead.

The Celtics entered Charlotte up 2-1 in the season series. Their only loss came on Jan. 19, when the Hornets won 111-102 in Boston. Since that loss, the Celtics are 16-3. Despite the close season series, the Celtics came into Wednesdayโ€™s game a different team.

Aaron Nesmith was the only inactive for Boston, while former Celtic Gordon Hayward joined Jalen McDaniels and James Bouknight on the Hornetsโ€™ injury report.

Boston opened the first with a balanced attack. Up 8-6 after 2:30, four Celtics had two points each. Both teams came out in attack mode, but Boston…

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