Jaylen Brown shows out in hometown to help Celtics rout Hawks

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Jaylen Brown returned to his hometown and scored 41 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics rout the Atlanta Hawks 132-106 on Saturday.

Boston has won two straight and 11 of its last 15. The Hawks have lost three in a row.

Brown, who had his No. 0 jersey from nearby Wheeler High School in Marietta retired on Friday night, scored 18 points in the first quarte