Celtics defeat Suns 117-107, ending a two-game losing streak

On Saturday night, the NBA-leading Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 117-107 behind 29 points from Jayson Tatum and 27 from Jaylen Brown. The Boston Celtics entered the contest having lost their previous two games to the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston is now 49-14 overall and hasn't dropped three straight after Saturday's victory. Tatum said that the Celtics took advantage of their Friday free day in Phoenix to rejuvenate. He shared it assisted the squad in regrouping and returning to success.

With injured All-Star Devin Booker out of the game, Kevin Durant scored a game-high 45 points on 18 of 26 shots to lead the Suns. Jusuf Nurkic scored 11 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, while Bradley Beal contributed 25 points. The Suns are attempting to avoid the playoffs play-in tournament, and entered the game ranked sixth in the competitive Western Conference race. Each conference's top six seeds advance straight to the first best-of-seven round.