JAYSON TATUM led six Boston players in double figures with a game-high 22 points on Monday as the Celtics steamrolled the Golden State Warriors 125-85 in San Francisco as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day slate.

Kristaps Porzingis chipped in 18 points and Jaylen Brown scored 17 for Boston, which for the fourth straight season dropped the season-series opener to Golden State before getting even — and then some — in the rematch.

Golden State had not lost by 40 at home since Jan. 15, 1985.

The 40-point margin was similar to the 140-88 pounding the Celtics dealt the Warriors last March after Golden State had won 132-126 in overtime (OT) three months earlier. This time around, the Warriors surprised the defending champs on their home floor with a 118-112 win on Nov. 6.

Tatum also found time for a game-high nine rebounds to go along with seven assists and two steals. Payton Pritchard paired his game-high nine assists with 14 points.

Sam Hauser added 11 points and Jrue Holiday tallied 10 for the Celtics, who have alternated wins and losses in their last nine games. Derrick White had three of Boston’s nine blocks to complement eight points, five rebounds and five assists.

Boston dominated the rematch on both ends of the court.

Led by Brown, who was 8-for-14 from the floor, and Holiday, who made two of his three 3-point attempts, the Celtics shot 53.3% overall and 41.7% from beyond the arc, making 20 of 48.

The Warriors, meanwhile, were held to 34.8% shooting overall and 26.4% from deep, connecting on just 14 of 53 tries. Andrew Wiggins especially struggled for Golden State, missing all four of his 3-point tries and finishing just 1-of-11 from the floor in a four-point effort.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 18 points but was just 4-of-12 from 3-point range.

Moses Moody added 13 points for Golden State, which was missing Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski and Kyle Anderson due to injury.

Moody also posted six rebounds and a team-high five assists, while Kevon Looney snatched a team-high seven rebounds for the Warriors.

The Celtics led 54-39 at halftime before taking control in the third quarter. Tatum scored 12 points in the third as Boston hit 16 of 24 shots, including eight threes, to open up a 34-point lead entering the fourth.

PELICANS SET FRANCHISE MARK WITH 25-POINT COMEBACK, BEAT JAZZ IN OT
CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the host New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record by overcoming a 25-point deficit in defeating the Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.

Dejounte Murray had 26 points and 11 assists, Trey Murphy III scored 24 and Jordan Hawkins added 18 for the Pelicans, who had beaten the Jazz 136-123 on Friday night.

Keyonte George scored 23 points to lead Utah. Isaiah Collier added 20 points and 11 assists, Walker Kessler had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Svi Mykhailiuk also scored 19, Brice Sensabaugh scored 11, Kyle Filipowski had 10 points and 17 rebounds and Drew Eubanks scored 10.

McCollum made a layup to start the scoring in overtime and he scored four more points to help the Pelicans take a 118-113 lead. George made a layup and added two free throws to get Utah within one with 49 seconds left, but Murphy answered with a 3-pointer to put it on ice.

New Orleans scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter and Jose Alvarado’s 3-pointer gave the Pelicans their first lead of the game, 90-89. The Jazz responded with a 10-2 run to take a seven-point lead.

The lead changed hands three times before Kessler rebounded an air ball and made a tiebreaking layup for a 110-108 lead with 33 seconds left. Murray’s layup tied the score with 16 seconds left and sent the game to overtime.

Utah scored the first 14 points of the game, led 38-19 after one quarter, took its largest lead at 46-21 early in the second and led by 20 at halftime.

George made 4 of 4 free throws to start the third-quarter scoring and extend Utah’s lead to 73-49. Murray scored seven points to help New Orleans get within 81-65 but the Jazz scored the next five points to push the lead to 21 points.

Murray scored four points during a 12-0 run that trimmed the lead to 86-77. The Pelicans closed within five points before Collier’s layup left Utah with an 89-82 lead at the end of the third quarter. — Reuters