Jaylen Brown scores 33, Payton Pritchard 30 as Celtics hold off Clippers 121-118 – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 33 factors and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 factors and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday.

Derrick White scored 22 factors with 9 assists and 7 rebounds, and Neemias Queta chipped in with 14 factors and 9 boards for Boston.

Taking part in for the primary time since beating Memphis by 37 points at dwelling Wednesday, the Celtics practically blew a 24-point, third-quarter lead however by no means trailed en path to their second straight victory.

Coming of his 82nd career triple-double with 41 factors in a double-overtime victory at Dallas on Friday, James Harden scored 32 of his 37 factors within the second half to guide the Clippers. Ivica Zubac added 16 factors and 12 boards.

Clippers ahead Derrick Jones Jr. was helped to the locker room after falling to the courtroom and grabbing his proper knee following a collision within the second quarter and didn’t return.

Los Angeles made it 119-118 on Harden’s 3 with two seconds left, however Pritchard was fouled and hit two free throws.

Harden had an open take a look at a possible tying 3-pointer, nevertheless it hit off the rim because the buzzer sounded.

After Los Angeles sliced it to 90-85 on the finish of the third, Brown scored 11 of Boston’s preliminary 16 factors within the remaining quarter to maintain the Celtics in management, mixing a 3-pointer with a standard 3-point play and a few mid-range jumpers.

Boston had opened it to 76-52 halfway into the third behind two 3-pointers from Pritchard, who was 8 of 13 general on 3-point makes an attempt.

The Clippers closed it to 90-85 with a 12-4 run that was capped by Harden’s left-wing 3 with 2.4 seconds left.