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Jayson Tatum’s 33 points help Celtics get past Nets in OT
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Jayson Tatum’s 33 points help Celtics get past Nets in OT

NBA: Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston CelticsNovember 8, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder (17) puts the ball in the basket past Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory credits: Bob DeChiara-Imagn images

Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists to propel the Boston Celtics to a come-from-behind, 108-104 overtime win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

Tatum shot 11 of 25 and hit five 3-pointers en route to his sixth 30-point game of the season.

Boston’s Payton Pritchard added 20 points, Jrue Holiday 17 and Derrick White 14 and six assists, while Al Horford posted his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Celtics had a 14-10 lead in overtime. Horford’s corner 3-pointer on a Tatum skip pass for a 105-102 lead with 1:19 left in overtime marked the winning basket.

Tatum’s turnaround shot followed a Dennis Schroder layup to put the game out of reach. Two free throws from Pritchard and another from White in the final 11 seconds sealed the win.

Cam Thomas had 31 points, Schroder 20 and Cameron Johnson added 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Brooklyn.

Boston didn’t lead until Sam Hauser’s offensive rebound led to a Holiday Finger-Roll layup finish with 4:24 left in the fourth, making it an 89-88 game.

After Schroder’s trey put Brooklyn back in front, Sam Hauser also knocked down a trey in the right corner, putting the Celtics ahead 92-91 with 2:06 to go.

The Celtics led again before regulation ended when Tatum’s drive and thunderous dunk made it 94-92 with 31.4 seconds left. A loose ball foul on Tatum allowed Johnson to hit two free throws to force overtime.

The Celtics tied the score in the third quarter, but Johnson and Schroeder hit triples and responded twice. Tatum’s jumper with 33.6 seconds left made it 76-76 and was followed by a Williams cut to the basket before the end of the period.

The Nets made their first five field goals during a 12-0 run after the opening tip. Thomas drained a three-pointer as part of a 9-0 segment at 1:57, forcing a Celtics timeout.

A pair of 8-2 runs brought Boston within 28-24 after one. Two Tatum triples, including one from a Neemias Queta block, closed the final sprint.

Pritchard hit a trey on the break to cut Boston’s deficit to one. Johnson’s three-point play marked a quick response for Brooklyn, which extended the lead back to eight on a Ben Simmons driving layup with 4:59 remaining.

Brooklyn led 51-49 at halftime after Pritchard drove to cap a three-point play at the 1:00 mark.

–Field-level media