Basketball: Kyrie Irving scores 25 points as Celtics rout Hornets 119-103 in NBA

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 and the Boston Celtics ended a three-game skid with a 119-103 win over the Charlotte Hornets in NBA. Al Horford returned for Boston after missing seven games with a sore left knee and had 10 points and six rebounds in 19 minutes. Daniel Theis scored 10 points. The Celtics came out Sunday looking much more like the team that had won eight straight before the skid. The Celtics never trailed, shot 50 percent and outrebounded the Hornets 47-37. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 21 points. Willy Hernangomez added 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.