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Tatum and Payton Pritchard each hit four 3-pointers before the break, sparking the Boston Celtics on a 46-21 run to close out the first half.
Ahead of his third straight All-Star appearance later this month, Tatum put on a show with 38 points and 10 rebounds.
Jayson Tatum had 24 points, Marcus Smart added 22 points, five steals and two crucial free throws, and Boston beat Denver.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Brown scored 19 points and Schroder had 16 points and eight assists for Celtics.
Randle added 22 points for the Knicks, Quickley had 16, and Barrett 13. The Knicks didn't lead until there were just over two minutes left.
Brown is the seventh player in team history to score 50 and the fourth Celtic to reach 50 points and 10 or more rebounds in a game.
Embiid scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, hitting three jumpers in the final minutes and three free throws to ice it.
The Boston Celtics could pursue Bradley Beal through either an in-season trade or a sign-and-trade in the offseason.
The pair combined for 71 points—41 for Jason Tatum and 30 for Jaylen Brown—to lead the double digit comeback effort.
