The 25-year-old All-Star guard surpassed 10,000 career points in the victory, making him the seventh-youngest player ever to achieve the feat. “We wanted to come back and respond after not playing too well in Minnesota. We played hard but we ended up in a loss. That’s it.”

It was the Celtics’ second straight game without star Jayson Tatum, who is sidelined in COVID-19 protocol. McGee put up a season-high 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Phoenix, which had all five starters and seven players total score in double figures.

Tatum had 24 points and seven rebounds to pace the Celtics, who played without an injured Brown.