SportyTV | NBA: Brown scores 20 of his 43 points in Celtics' 53-point first quarter

Jaylen Brown scored 43 points, Jayson Tatum had his first triple-double of the season and the Boston Celtics rode the strength of a record-setting first quarter to beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night.

Tatum finished with 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists for Boston, which scored 53 points in the first quarter – a franchise record that tied the second-highest total for an opening quarter in NBA history. Sam Hauser added 23 for the Celtics, who are 31-0 when scoring at least 117 points this season and 10-1 in their last 11 games following a loss.

The Celtics led by as many as 27, then saw the lead trimmed to as little as nine early in the fourth quarter. Boston (51-25) holds the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference race, four games behind No. 1 Detroit.

Bam Adebayo had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which tied a franchise record by hitting 24 3-pointers.

Davion Mitchell scored 21, while Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson each added 18 for the Heat (40-37).

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 2, 2026

Wembanyama leads Spurs to 10th straight win

Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points for the second straight game, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked three shots and the San Antonio Spurs ran away from the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors for a 127-113 victory that extended their winning streak to 10.

Wembanyama had 10 of his team's initial 14 points just 3:36 into the game and San Antonio jumped ahead 17-3. He finished 16 for 22 from the field in his fourth 40-point performance of the season. The Spurs (58-18) won for the 15th time in their last 16 contests as they chase the first-place and idle Thunder (60-16) in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference.

With 54.9 seconds left in the first quarter, San Antonio's De’Aaron Fox took a shot to the face and exited briefly. He finished with 11 points – one of seven Spurs in double figures.

Nate Williams scored 18 points, LJ Cryer matched his career high with 17 and Brandin Podziemski had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists for Golden State as Stephen Curry missed his 26th consecutive game since Jan. 30 with a right knee injury.

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— San Antonio Spurs - x (@spurs) April 2, 2026

Murray’s big night keeps Nuggets surging

Jamal Murray made 10 3-pointers – including a half-court heave that beat the first-quarter buzzer – and scored 37 points to lead the red-hot Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Nikola Jokic had 17 rebounds, 15 points, and 12 assists for his fifth triple-double in six games to help the Nuggets earn their seventh straight victory. Cam Johnson added 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Christian Braun had 18 points and six rebounds.

Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and six rebounds. Kyle Filipowski added 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who dropped their seventh straight and are 3-19 in their last 22 games.

The Jazz trailed by as many as 18 before cutting the deficit to 101-97 on Sensabaugh’s finger-roll layup early in the fourth quarter. Murray and Braun answered with back-to-back baskets.