Tatum has 36, Celtics down Trail Blazers 118-106

Jayson Tatum had 36 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-106 on Tuesday night.Jaylen Brown added 24 points for the Celtics, who sit in third in the Eastern Conference behind the first-place Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors.Tatum had 26 points in the second half alone as the Celtics built a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter.