NEW YORK _ If you had looked up the word "unconscious" in the dictionary Monday night at Barclays Center, the definition would have been accompanied by a picture of D'Angelo Russell. The Nets burgeoning star had the house rocking with 13 points in a 29-7 run at the end of the third period that launched the Nets toward a 109-102 victory over the Celtics.
At one point early in the fourth period, the Nets' lead reached 27 points. The Celtics being the Celtics, they trimmed the deficit to seven on a Jaylen Brown layup with 1:28 left. But the Nets avoided a complete collapse to end a 10-game losing streak against the Celtics that was their longest current slide against any NBA team.
Russell totaled 34 points and seven assists on 13-for-26 shooting, including 7 of 13 from downtown to lead the Nets (22-23). Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Rodions Kurucs added 19 points. Jayson Tatum topped the Celtics (27-16) with 34 points, and Brown added 22, but they shot only 40.0 percent from the field.
