Brown Makes NBA History
Jaylen Brown posted the first-ever 23 PTS/15 REB/13 AST "Balligami" in NBA history as the Celtics beat the Warriors 121-110 on Thursday. Payton Pritchard hit 6 threes in the victory while other standout performances included Cade Cunningham's 42 PTS/8 REB/13 AST/2 BLK and Kevin Durant's 35 PTS/8 REB/4 AST/3 BLK. Bennedict Mathurin added 38 points in the Clippers' win.
- Jaylen Brown's triple-double was the third of the season and the fifth of his career; the 13 assists were a career-high, and the 15 rebounds matched his career best. - The victory came against a Warriors team missing Stephen Curry due to a knee injury; Golden State holds a 6-11 record in games Curry has missed this season. - Cade Cunningham's performance marked his third 40-point game of the season and led the Pistons to a three-game season sweep of the New York Knicks. - Kevin Durant sealed the Rockets' 105-101 win over the Hornets by making two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining in the game. - Bennedict Mathurin's 38 points were a season-high and came in his home debut for the Clippers following a trade from the Indiana Pacers. - Payton Pritchard scored a team-high 26 points for the Celtics coming off the bench. - The game was Kristaps Porziņģis's debut with the Warriors after being acquired at the trade deadline; he scored 12 points against his former team.
