Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended its winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on Friday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
Brown scored at least 30 points for the eighth straight game. Larry Bird holds the franchise \u200drecord for consecutive games with at least 30 points (nine in 1984-85).<\/p>\n
Payton Pritchard added 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Celtics, who trailed \u200bby 15 in the first quarter. Sam Hauser came off the bench and tossed in 23 points. \u200cBoston also received 21 points, five rebounds and six assists from point guard Derrick White.<\/p>\n
8TH STRAIGHT 30-PT GAME FOR JAYLEN BROWN.<\/p>\n
\u2618\ufe0f 30 PTS \u2014 NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Indiana took its seventh \u200bstraight loss overall and its fourth consecutive home defeat to take over the league\u2019s worst record at 6-25. Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 18 points and eight assists, but he committed a game-high five turnovers.<\/p>\n Heat 126, Hawks 111<\/p>\n Norman Powell scored 25 points and second-year forward Pelle Larsson added a career-high 21 as Miami pulled away late at Atlanta to snap a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n With Tyler Herro (toe) and Bam Adebayo (late scratch with lower back soreness) unavailable, the Heat placed six players in double figures with Andrew Wiggins contributing 18 points, Kel\u2019el Ware and Jaime Jaquez Jr. posting 16 apiece and Nikola Jovic scoring 10 in his first game after \u200bsitting out six with an elbow contusion.<\/p>\n Trae Young recorded a game-high 30 points for the Hawks while Jalen Johnson delivered \u206024 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists for his 12th straight double-double — the NBA\u2019s longest streak this season. Nickeil Alexander- Walker added 15 points for Atlanta, which lost for the fifth time in a row and ninth in their last 11 games.<\/p>\n Wizards 138, Raptors 117<\/p>\n Kyshawn George scored 23 points to help lead Washington past \u200bvisiting Toronto, allowing the Wizards to move above the Pacers \u2060in the chase for the NBA\u2019s worst record.<\/p>\n READ | NBA, FIBA say they\u2019re moving closer to new planned basketball league in Europe<\/a><\/p>\n CJ McCollum and Bilal Coulibaly added 21 points apiece for the Wizards, who snapped a two-game losing streak.<\/p>\n Brandon Ingram\u2019s 29 points paced the Raptors while Immanuel Quickley scored 25 and Ja\u2019Kobe Walter had 15 off the bench. Toronto took its third loss in four games.<\/p>\n Bulls 109, 76ers 102<\/p>\n Coby White scored nine of his 13 points in \u200cthe fourth quarter and Zach Collins and Tre Jones had 15 points apiece to lift streaking Chicago to a \u200cvictory against visiting Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Chicago won for the fifth straight time behind a 13-2 run to finish the game. Joel Embiid (31 points), Tyrese Maxey (27) and Paul George (15) kept Philadelphia afloat before the team faded down the stretch. The \u200d76ers shot 23.8% in the fourth quarter and 37.6% for the game.<\/p>\n Josh Giddey posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists for the Bulls. Matas Buzelis and Jalen Smith grabbed eight rebounds apiece to help Chicago finish plus-six on the glass. Smith scored 12 points \u200dand Buzelis chipped in 10.<\/p>\n Grizzlies 125, Bucks 104<\/p>\n Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points and blocked five shots, Cam Spencer added 19 points and Ja Morant made a triumphant return for Memphis in a victory over visiting Milwaukee.<\/p>\n Morant finished with 17 points, 10 assists and one steal as the Grizzlies won their eighth straight game against the Bucks. Morant, upgraded to questionable before tipoff, had missed the previous four games with a left ankle sprain sustained Dec. 15 against the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n Milwaukee, which lost for the sixth time in eight games, was led by AJ Green with 20 points. He had six 3-pointers. Kevin Porter Jr. added 16 points and eight boards while Bobby Portis (12 rebounds), Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins each finished with 15 points.<\/p>\n Hornets 120, Magic 105<\/p>\n Charlotte shot 19-for-39 from 3-point range and earned a win \u2060over host Orlando, but it also lost standout rookie Kon Knueppel to a potentially significant ankle injury.<\/p>\n Knueppel, who had 16 points and four 3-pointers in just 15 minutes, badly twisted his ankle on an opponent\u2019s foot while tracking \u200ba rebound. LaMelo Ball led seven Hornets in double figures with 22 points while adding five assists.<\/p>\n Anthony Black had 24 points to lead \u2060the Magic. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 16, Desmond Bane contributed with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jase Richardson poured in 14 off the bench and Paolo Banchero scored 13.<\/p>\n Suns 115, Pelicans 108<\/p>\n Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 in the period as visiting Phoenix held off New Orleans.<\/p>\n Devin Booker in PHX’s W over NOP:<\/p>\n \u2600\ufe0f 30 PTS (12 in 4Q) The @Suns<\/a> have now won 3 of their last 4! pic.twitter.com\/OOOfIQ01gX<\/a><\/p>\n
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\u2618\ufe0f BOS W@FCHWPO<\/a> joins Larry Bird (9 straight in 1985) as the only players in @celtics<\/a> franchise history to record such a streak! pic.twitter.com\/eFOzR17vdL<\/a><\/p>\n
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