Another strong performance by Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics move a step closer to first place in the Eastern Conference standings by earning a 122-114 home victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. The win moved Boston (54-24) within one and one-half games of idle Milwaukee, which has the NBA's best record (55-22). Tatum scored a game-high 39 points and also had 11 rebounds. He was 12 of 17 from the field, and made five of his eight 3-point attempts. Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench to score 19 points and record seven assists for the Celtics, who received 17 points from Derrick White and 12 rebounds from Blake Griffin.

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