Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime
NEW YORK -- — Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night.
Hugo González 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 González 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 González's tying 3.
Brown had three rebounds in the second overtime to complete his fifth career triple-double.
The Celtics led 101-91 with 3:06 left in regulation, but the Nets closed the period on a 13-3 run.
Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Nets: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.
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Brooklyn, NY

Referee:James Williams
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Brandon Adair

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 47 | 24 | .662 | - | L1 |
| New York | 47 | 25 | .653 | 0.5 | W6 |
| Toronto | 39 | 31 | .557 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia | 39 | 32 | .549 | 8 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 17 | 54 | .239 | 30 | L7 |
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