Celtics hold off Hawks behind Tatum’s 34

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, shoots over Hawks guard Trae Young, center, and De’Andre Hunter, right, during the first half on Saturday in Atlanta. ALEX SLITZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ATLANTA >> Jayson Tatum led a balanced attack by scoring 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics overcame Atlanta’s fourth-quarter comeback bid and beat the Hawks 134-125 on Saturday night.

The Celtics opened a six-game trip by having six players score in double figures. Jaylen Brown had 24 points. Tatum added 15 rebounds.

Trae Young had 35 points and 13 assists for Atlanta, which could not maintain momentum following back-to-back wins at Washington. The Hawks remain eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.

With 1:25 remaining and Boston leading 129-121, Young and Marcus Smart had to be separated after the two were entangled and fell to the court under the Celtics’ basket. Smart was called for an initial foul before a lengthy review by the officials called both players for technical fouls and ejected Smart. Young made two free throws to cut the deficit to six points.

CLIPPERS 106, KNICKS 95 >> Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat New York.

Paul George added 22 points for the Clippers, who have won three straight after dropping five in a row.

It was Leonard’s seventh straight game with at least 21 points, and he is averaging 31 points during that stretch. He also has four 30-point games during that span.

Immanuel Quickley had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have dropped three straight after a nine-game winning streak. Quickley started in place of Jalen Brunson, who was sidelined with a sore left foot. Julius Randle scored 19 despite shooting 5 of 24.

KINGS 128, SUNS 119 >> Harrison Barnes scored 19 points, De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk each added 18 and Sacramento used a balanced effort to beat Phoenix.

PACERS 121, PISTONS 115 >> Jalen Smith scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Indiana beat Detroit to extend the Pistons’ losing streak to 11 games.

MAGIC 126, HEAT 114, OT >> Wendell Carter had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Orlando bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat Miami in overtime.

BULLS 119, ROCKETS 111 >> Zach LaVine scored 36 points and DeMar DeRozan added 27 as Chicago used a huge run in the fourth quarter to top the Rockets.

GRIZZLIES 112, MAVERICKS 108 >> Rookie David Roddy scored a career-high 24 points, including 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Memphis rallied past short-handed Dallas.

THUNDER 110, PELICANS 96 >> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Oklahoma City defeated undermanned New Orleans for its fourth victory in five games.

JAZZ 119, HORNETS 111 >> Talen Horton-Tucker scored a season-high 37 points and had 10 assists and eight rebounds as Utah defeated Charlotte for its second win in a row.