Jayson Tatum scored 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday.
Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five assists, while Derrick White scored 14 and dished out six assists for the Celtics (8-2).
Cam Thomas reached 30 points for the fourth time this season, finishing with 31 to lead the Nets (4-5). Dennis Schroder added 20 points.
Cameron Johnson was fouled by Tatum after missing a wide-open 3-point attempt in the final seconds of regulation, but grabbed his own rebound. He calmly made two free throws that tied the game at 94 with 7.6 seconds left.
Tatum launched a 3-pointer that bounced off the rim as time expired, sending the game to overtime.
Boston guard Jaylen Brown missed his fourth straight game with a left hip flexor strain, and center Luke Kornet also missed with a strained right thigh.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.
