Celtics rout the Hornets 130-94 for their 60th victory of the season

BOSTON AP Payton Pritchard scored points Sam Hauser had and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets - on Friday night for their th achievement of the season The teams will meet again in Boston on Sunday Derrick White added points Jayson Tatum had points eight rebounds and eight assists and Al Horford had points with rebounds for the Celtics - Boston coach Joe Mazzulla rested his starters in the final quarter Celtics star Jaylen Brown was out with a sore right knee that s hampered him the past month making him ineligible for postseason awards because he didn t reach the league s threshold for games played Seth Curry led the Hornets with points and hit his nd -pointer which qualifies him for the NBA s percentage lead He went of on s and is at Sacramento s Zach Levin entered the night leading at Boston which set the league record for s in a season this month hit seven in the third pushing a one-point halftime edge to - entering the fourth The Celtics were coming off a -point loss in Orlando Wednesday when they sat their top six players Takeaways Hornets Sat LaMelo Ball ankle and Miles Bridges hip They near the end of a dismal season - and haven t made the postseason since Celtics Brown s sore knee could become a factor as the Celtics try to repeat as NBA champs The reigning Finals MVP is a key defender against opponents top scorers Key moment Tatum hit a from the top and was fouled into the third making the free throw to complete a four-point play Key stat Boston reached wins for the th time in franchise history and the first in back-to-back seasons since - and - AP NBA https apnews com hub nba Source