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01/23 21:47 CST Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in
double overtime
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime
NEW YORK (AP) --- Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points
and 12 assists, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn
Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night.
Hugo Gonzlez forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the
first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found the 19-year-old Spanish rookie with
a no-look pass and Gonzlez buried the wide-open shot from the corner.
The Celtics, who have won four of five, never trailed in the second OT.
Anfernee Simmons put Boston ahead for good with a three-point play, and Sam
Hauser's 3-pointer made it 128-124 with 1:51 left.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points and Nolan Traore added a career-high 21 for
the Nets, who nearly knocked off the second-place team in the Eastern
Conference two days after they were beaten 120-66 by the crosstown New York
Knicks.
Nic Claxton forced overtime with a putback dunk with 1.9 seconds left and
finished with 19 points for the Nets, who have lost nine of 10.
Brooklyn led 117-112 with 7.9 seconds left in the first OT. Pritchard hit a
3-pointer for Boston, then fouled Traore, who made 1 of 2 free throws to set up
Gonzlez's tying 3.
The Celtics led 101-91 with 3:06 left in regulation, but the Nets closed the
period on a 13-3 run.
Up next
Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Nets: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.
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