Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown sizzle, Celtics roll to win over Jazz

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It seemed unlikely the Celtics could play better than they did during a 4-0 West Coast road trip that included three wins by 20-plus points.

They found a way to do just that.

Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 26 points during Boston’s nearly perfect first quarter to help the Celtics roll to a 125-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Jaylen Brown also added 26 points and Marcus Smart finished with a career-high 13 assists as Boston (46-28) recorded its fifth straight victory to improve its chances for one of the Eastern Conference’s top four seeds.

It's given a team that was in ninth place and just two games above .500 on Jan. 31 a completely different outlook heading into the final stretch of the regular season.

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) looks to pass while covered by Utah Jazz guard Trent Forrest (3) and forward Rudy Gay (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

"That's crazy, right? Brown said. "I feel like this was very prime for us, we just had to put full stretches together. I knew the energy was about to shift. So I'm happy that we're here now."

It's taken the sting out of some early season losses, he said.

"As many games as we blew in the first half of the season — it would have been nice to have won some of those games because we would be in first right now," Brown said. "But everything happens for a reason. We take it one game at a time and we'll see where we're at playoff time."

Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points but Utah (45-28) lost consecutive games for the first time since the end of