BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 factors and 9 rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six factors in extra time and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday evening.
Pritchard completed with 20 factors. Jrue Vacation added 17 factors and 5 assists, and Derrick White scored 14 and had six assists for the Celtics (8-2).
Cam Thomas reached 30 factors for the fourth time this season, ending with 31 to steer the Nets (4-5). Dennis Schroder added 20 factors.
Cameron Johnson was fouled by Tatum after lacking a large open 3-point try within the closing seconds of regulation however grabbed his personal miss. He calmly sank two free throws, tying it at 94 with 7.6 seconds to play.
Tatum front-rimmed a 3 as time expired, sending it to OT.
Boston guard Jaylen Brown missed his fourth straight sport with a strained left hip flexor, heart Luke Kornet was additionally out due to proper hamstring tightness.
Takeaways
Nets: Coach Jordi Fernandez talked earlier than the sport that it was going to be “thrilling as a result of they wish to run, too,” so that they slowed Boston by selecting up defensively deep within the backcourt many of the sport.
Celtics: Coming off their first home loss of the season Wednesday evening towards Golden State, the Celtics noticed one other workforce that restricted the 3-point line and delated their offensive units. The quick break was Boston’s treatment, because the Celtics outscored the Nets 20-10 in transition.
Key second
Main 105-102, Boston pressured the Nets right into a shot-clock violation earlier than Pritchard was fouled on the opposite finish and hit two free throws.
Key stat
The Celtics had been held under its league-leading common of 19 3-pointers made per sport. They ended up capturing 14 for 53 from deep, however the Nets solely made 10 3s.
Up subsequent
The Nets are on the Cavaliers on Saturday evening, and Boston is at Milwaukee on Sunday.
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