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The first half was relatively close, but just before the break the gap reached double digits and then only increased. If in the first half Jayson Tatum dominated the game with 20 of his 30 points, the third quarter was the turn of Jaylen Brown, who scored 13 of his 20 and left the visitors too far behind to even dream of a comeback.