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LOS ANGELES — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown added 24 and the Boston Celtics kicked off their Christmas weekend in Southern California with a 145-108 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jrue Holiday had 20 points and seven assists as the Celtics went 25 of 53 from 3-point range (47.2%) to win for the seventh time in eight games, Boston shot 52.1% overall in the same arena where it will play a Christmas Day rivalry showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul George scored 21 points for the Clippers, and James Harden added 14 points and 10 assists as the Clippers played without Kawhi Leonard for a second consecutive game.
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