The Celtics tied the NBA record with 12 3s in the quarter and defeated the Clippers 126-94

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum led the way with 51 points in the second quarter as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 126-94 on Monday.

Brown scored 13 points and Tatum added 12, leading Boston to set an NBA record with 12 three-pointers made in the second quarter. The Celtics made 22 of 51 3-point attempts in the game (43.1 percent).

Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut for the Celtics, who have the NBA’s longest winning streak. Porzingis missed Boston’s first 17 games while recovering from offseason foot surgery.

Porzingis made 6 of 12 field goal attempts and scored 16 points in 23 minutes. He also had six rebounds and two blocked shots.

Tatum led the Celtics with 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Payton Pritchard came off the bench and scored 20 points, including 18 on 3-pointers.

It was the second stop on a four-game road trip for the Clippers, which allowed an opponent to score more than 100 points for the first time in the last five games.

Ivica Zubac scored 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Zubac made 11 of his 14 field goal attempts.

Los Angeles got 19 points from James Harden and 11 from Derrick Jones Jr. Terance Mann and Jordan Miller each scored 10 points off the bench.

The loss ended the Clippers’ five-game winning streak.

Derrick White (19), Brown (17) and Neemias Queta (12) also scored in double figures for Boston. Queta matched Tatum with a team-high nine rebounds.

The Celtics led 27-20 after one quarter and 78-49 at halftime. Boston made 16 of its 34 3-point attempts in the first half (47.1 percent).

Los Angeles cut its deficit to 19 points by starting the third quarter with a 10-0 run, but the Celtics held a 99-78 lead entering the final 12 minutes.

Boston played without Luke Kornet (hamstring injury) and 38-year-old Al Horford (second night in back-to-back games).

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