With his blood on his uniform, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (20) clutches his left hand as he heads to the locker room during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in Boston, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
With his blood on his uniform, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (20) clutches his left hand as he heads to the locker room during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in Boston, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Credit: Charles Krupa

Boston — Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, and the Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn, 112-104, on Monday night to snap the injury-riddled Nets’ six-game winning streak.

Aron Baynes had 16 points, Marcus Morris 15, and Al Horford and Terry Rozier each had 14 for Boston, which tied a franchise record with 16 blocked shots and won for the sixth time in seven games. Horford had 11 rebounds.

The Celtics played without star guard Kyrie Irving, who was sidelined with a sore left hip.

D’Angelo Russell led the Nets with 25 points and Shabazz Napier had 20. Brooklyn had won 19 of its previous 24 games.

The Celtics took charge with an 11-0 run early in the final quarter. Brown capped the spree with a 3-pointer from the right corner, pushing Boston’s lead to 102-90 with just over 7 minutes to play.

Boston used a 14-2 run midway into the second quarter en route to a 60-50 halftime edge. Brown triggered the spurt with a 3 and scored seven points.

Boston had a season-high 12 blocked shots — with Horford getting a half dozen — in the opening half, matching the most by an NBA team for a half this season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The New York Knicks also had a dozen.

Warriors 132, Pacers 100

Indianapolis — Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 26 points in the first half, DeMarcus Cousins added 22 and Golden State extended the league’s longest winning streak this season to 11 with a rout of Indiana.

Kevin Durant had 16 points for the Warriors, who have won a league-best 10 consecutive road games and got their first sweep on a five-game road trip since November 2014. And Draymond Green didn’t even play.

Myles Turner scored 16 points and Bojan Bogdanovic had 15 but Indiana dropped its second straight since losing All-Star guard Victor Oladipo to a season-ending knee injury. The Pacers also played without Tyreke Evans, Oladipo’s replacement, because of a sore back.

Hornets 101, Knicks 92

Charlotte, n.c. — Kemba Walker and Tony Parker each had 15 points, Malik Monk had four clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Charlotte handed New York its 10th straight loss.

Monk scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to help ignite a 17-1 run as Charlotte improved to 17-8 at home.

Kevin Knox had 19 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. 17 for the struggling Knicks, who have won one game since beating the Hornets on Dec. 14.

As they did in a 119-117 loss at Madison Square Garden last month, the Hornets struggled again to shake the Knicks and entered the fourth quarter tied at 71 after shooting 5 of 25 from beyond the arc.

But Monk got the Hornets on track in the fourth quarter.

Pacers’ Oladipo Undergoes Surgery

Indianapolis — Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo understands the recovery from the ruptured quad tendon in his right knee will long and grueling.

He is determined not to come back even stronger after undergoing surgery Monday.

“He is expected to make a full recovery. No timetable has been established for his return,” the Pacers said.

Oladipo was injured in Wednesday’s victory over Toronto. He was scrambling back to defend an outlet pass when his leg bent awkwardly and he fell to the ground. Trainers immediately a draped a towel over his injured leg and he was taken off the court on a stretcher. An MRI on Thursday confirmed the Pacers’ worst fears — their top scorer would not play again this season.

Over the weekend, though, Oladipo addressed the injury for the first time publicly.

“I can’t even lie the last few months have been really tough for not only me but for my family as well. You give it your all, literally your blood, sweat and tears to the game you love and things like this happen,” he wrote on Instagram, adding that he will rely on his faith to help him get through the rehabilitation. He thanked fans and others from around the league for sharing their support.

Tyreke Evans replaced Oladipo in the starting lineup Saturday at Memphis and scored nine points in Indiana’s 106-103 loss.

The Pacers currently hold the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference chase and many expect them to struggle against a tougher schedule over the next three months without Oladipo, who averaged 19.2 points.

But even though Indiana is 7-5 without Oladipo this season, coach Nate McMillan said Thursday he expected to discuss options as the Feb. 7 trade deadline nears.

Whatever happens next, coaches and teammates have acknowledged repeatedly that Oladipo remains upbeat about his recovery.

“There is always that point in time where you wonder why it’s happening to you. You even wonder if there was something you could have done differently to prevent the outcome,” he wrote in the post. “The confusion, the contemplation, the anger, the sadness and the tears that flow frequently come, but they never last. The amount of support, love and prayers that I have received over the past few days have been breathtaking and has truly inspired me to come back even better than before.”

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