BOSTON — The Celtics went up big, and while they had to fend off the Clippers, they came away with the 121-118 victory Sunday at TD Garden. The C’s won their second straight game to get to 7-7 on the season while the Clippers dropped to 4-9.

It was all Celtics to start the game. While the Clippers were briefly hot from 3, they couldn’t keep up the level of shot-making. The Los Angeles starters also struggled early as the Celtics got out in transition, putting up 15 fast-break points in the first half.

But the Clippers locked in after the Celtics had a 24-point lead early in the second half, going on a 30-11 run to close the third quarter. James Harden scored 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Clippers refused to go down easily, cutting the deficit all the way down to a point. In th

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