Celtics Wrap: Kyrie Irving Drops 34 Points As C's Steamroll Hornets 134-106

The wins just keep on piling up for the Boston Celtics.

The C’s rolled through the Charlotte Hornets 134-106 on Wednesday night at TD Garden, earning their fourth straight win since returning from the All-Star break.

Wednesday’s win can be attributed largely to the stellar performance of point guard Kyrie Irving, who dropped 34 points as Boston shot a season-best 62.1 (54-for-87) percent from the field.

Jaylen Brown (15), Marcus Morris (15), Greg Monro e (14),Terry Rozier (14), Aron Baynes (12) and Marcus Smart (10) all notched double-figures for the Celtics as well. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 23 points.

The Celtics climb to 44-19 with the win, while the Hornets fall to 28-34.

Here’s how it all went down:

STARTING FIVE
PG: Kyrie Irving
SG: Jaylen Brown
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Al Horford
C: Aron Baynes

KYRIE GOES OFF EARLY
Irving wasted no time going wild in the first quarter. The star point guard dropped 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting (2-for-3 from 3-point territory) with three assists and as many rebounds as the Celtics finished the first 12 minutes up 37-31.

A 7-0 run over nearly a minute into the game gave the Celtics some breathing room, but the Hornets chipped away at the lead — which grew to as many as eight at one point — to keep things tight.

But after Charlotte pulled within a pair with just over four minutes to play, the Celtics scored seven of the final 11 points of the quarter, capped off by a Morris buzzer-beater.

POINT GUARD BATTLE
An 8-0 run over 1:33 early in the second helped the Celtics build their lead to as many as 14. But they again let Charlotte back in the game. The Hornets put together a 10-2 run over 1:32 to cut the Celtics’ advantage to 51-47 with 4:29 to play.

Boston surged in the final moments of the quarter yet again, though, scoring six of the last eight points over the final 1:19 to go into the break up 67-59.

Irving continued his offensive success, totaling 24 points at the end of the half, while Walker rivaled him with 21 points by shooting 8-for-8 from the field.

RUNNING AWAY
It didn’t take long for the Celtics to grow their eight-point advantage, as they began the third quarter with a 9-2 run over the first 2:22 to go up 76-61.

That certainly served as a precursor to what would take place over the course of the quarter, as Boston kept deluging points and extended their lead to as many as 26. After outscoring Charlotte 36-20 in the third, Boston entered the final stanza leading 103-79.

Irving added another 10 points to bring his total for the night to 34.

RESERVES PRESERVE LEAD
Boston head coach Brad Stevens sent his reserves out in the fourth to finish up the game, but that didn’t stop the Celtics from continuing to crush the Hornets.

The C’s inflated their lead to a game-high 32 at one point, as Rozier tallied 10 points in the quarter.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT
This one gave us a headache.