{"id":386923,"date":"2026-01-04T07:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/386923\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T07:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:28:07","slug":"jaylen-brown-ties-career-high-with-50-points-in-celtics-146-115-romp-over-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/386923\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown ties career high with 50 points in Celtics’ 146-115 romp over Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — – Jaylen Brown<\/a> matched his career high with 50 points and the Boston Celtics<\/a> completed a successful West Coast swing with a 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Brown had 19 points in the third quarter. Derrick White<\/a> added 29 points and Anfernee Simons<\/a> had 15 as the Celtics went 4-1 on the trip and 3-1 against Western Conference teams. Boston is 7-1 since Dec. 19.<\/p>\n

Brown was 18 of 26 from the floor, while White went 10 of 20. Boston shot 55.2% overall and 47.1% from 3-point range. Brown and White combined to go 11 of 22 from long range.<\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard<\/a> and John Collins<\/a> each scored 22 points as the Clippers saw their season-best, six-game winning streak end. Collins made his first eight shots in the game and went 9 of 10 from the floor.<\/p>\n

Derrick Jones scored 19 points for Los Angeles before leaving in the fourth quarter with an apparent right knee injury. James Harden<\/a> had 18 points and 12 assists, and Ivica Zubac<\/a> had four points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes after missing the previous five games with a sprained left ankle.<\/p>\n

Brown put the game away with nine consecutive Celtics points for a 128-107 lead with 6:15 remaining. He scored inside in traffic with 3:56 remaining to reach 50 points.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Celtics: Host Chicago on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Clippers: At New Orleans on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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