Jayson Tatum drives to the basket against Sacramento’s Kevin Huerter during Boston’s 122-104 win Friday night at TD Garden. Charles Krupa/Associated Press
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics pulled away from the Sacramento Kings for a 122-104 victory on Friday night.
Jaylen Brown added 25 points and Derrick White had 16 for Boston (15-4), which won for the 11th time in 12 games. Al Horford finished with 13 points, and Tatum had eight rebounds.
The Celtics trailed 84-78 before going on a 35-4 run that started late in the third quarter.
De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 20 points. Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Davion Mitchell scored 13. The Kings have lost two straight after a seven-game winning streak.
In a matchup of two of the league’s hottest teams in November, the Celtics opened a 16-point lead early in the second quarter before the Kings’ league-best offense got rolling just before halftime, closing to 64-62 at intermission.
From there, the game bogged down with numerous fouls and some sloppy and inconsistent offense for much of the third quarter before Boston closed the quarter with 16 straight points for a 94-84 lead.
A Horford 3-pointer gave Boston a 25-point lead with just over five minutes to play.
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