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Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics

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4-5, 1-3 Away
Final
104 - 108

8-2, 3-1 Home

Tatum scores 33, Pritchard has six points in OT to lead Celtics to 108-104 win over Nets

Ben Simmons highlights vs. Boston Celtics

Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five assists, and Derrick White scored 14 and had 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 closing seconds of regulation but grabbed his own 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 game with a strained left hip flexor, center Luke Kornet was also out because of right hamstring tightness.

Takeaways Nets: Coach Jordi Fernandez talked before the game that it was going to be “exciting because they like to run, too,” so they slowed Boston by picking up defensively deep in the backcourt most of the game.

Celtics: Coming off their first home loss of the season Wednesday night against Golden State, the Celtics saw another team that limited the 3-point line and delated their offensive sets. The fast break was Boston's remedy, as the Celtics outscored the Nets 20-10 in transition.

Key moment Leading 105-102, Boston forced the Nets into a shot-clock violation before Pritchard was fouled on the other end and hit two free throws.

Key stat The Celtics were held below its league-leading average of 19 3-pointers made per game. They ended up shooting 14 for 53 from deep, but the Nets only made 10 3s.

Up next The Nets are at the Cavaliers on Saturday night, and Boston is at Milwaukee on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 75.5%
Nets: 24.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 108
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 104 - 108
5th 0.0 Nets offensive team rebound 104 - 108
5th 0.0 Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 104 - 108
5th 4.1 Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound 104 - 108

Statistics

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41-100 FG 39-90
41.0 Field Goal % 43.3
10-38 3PT 14-53
26.3 Three Point % 26.4
12-15 FT 16-19
80.0 Free Throw % 84.2
51 Rebounds 39
12 Offensive Rebounds 4
39 Defensive Rebounds 35
24 Assists 23
6 Steals 7
3 Blocks 9
12 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
10 Fast Break Points 20
54 Points in Paint 50
22 Fouls 15
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8
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