NBA Roundup: Jaylen Brown scores season-high 42 points, Celtics hold off Knicks

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Jaylen Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. The Boston Celtics received 22 points and five assists from Derrick White while winning for the fourth time in five games.

Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season. The Celtics received 22 points and five assists from Derrick White while winning for the fourth time in five games.

New York trailed 119-115 after Mikal Bridges sank a 3-pointer with 45.5 seconds remaining, but the Knicks failed to get any closer.

Bridges made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 35 points, while teammate Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 points and seven rebounds. The Knicks had their four-game winning streak end.