Tatum scores 33, Pritchard has six points in OT to lead Celtics to 108-104 win over Nets – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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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.