Celtics, Clippers win fifth on the bounce in NBA

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Celtics, Clippers win fifth on the bounce in NBA

Jaylen Brown has scored Boston’s first 15 points on five consecutive three-pointers and finished with 29 points, before the Celtics withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105.

James Harden had 23 points and eight assists, Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers coasted to a 125-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night to also win their fifth game in a row.

But they’re all chasing league-leading Cleveland, who improved to 17-1 after beating Toronto 122-108.

At TD Garden, Jayson Tatum added 26 points and eight rebounds to help Boston go 14-3, second in the Eastern Conference standings behind the Cavaliers.

Anthony Edwards had 28 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota (8-8), who have lost five of their last seven.

Julius Randle added 23 points and Rudy Gobert finished with 10 points and 20 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season.

Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts and Evan Mobley added 14 and 11.

Scottie Barnes and Gradey ***** had 18 points apiece for Toronto (4-13), now 0-8 on the road.

Elsewhere, Ben Simmons’ Brooklyn Nets saw off the Sacramento Kings 108-103, with the Aussie contributing four points, three rebounds and five assists.

The Heat sunk the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 after overtime in Miami and the Indiana Pacers beat the league-worst Washington Wizards, 115-103.

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