Jayson Tatum’s 33 points help the Celtics move past the Nets in OT

Jayson Tatum collected 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Boston Celtics to a 108-104 overtime victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

Tatum shot 11 of 25 and made five three-pointers en route to his sixth 30-point game of the season.

Boston’s Payton Pritchard added 20 points, Jrue Holiday 17 and Derrick White 14 and six assists, while Al Horford recorded his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Celtics had a 14-10 lead in overtime. Horford’s corner 3-pointer off a skip pass from Tatum for a 105-102 lead with 1:19 left in overtime marked the winning basket.

Tatum’s turnaround shot followed a layup by Dennis Schroder and put the game out of reach. Two free throws from Pritchard and another from White in the final 11 seconds rounded out the victory.

Cam Thomas had 31 points, Schroder 20 and Cameron Johnson added 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Brooklyn.

Boston didn’t take the lead until Sam Hauser’s offensive rebound led to a Holiday finger-roll layup finish with 4:24 left in the fourth, making the game 89-88.

After Schroder’s three-pointer put Brooklyn back in the lead, Sam Hauser also knocked down a three-pointer in the right corner to give the Celtics a 92-91 lead with 2:06 left.

The Celtics led again before regulation ended when Tatum’s drive and thunderous dunk made it 94-92 with 31.4 seconds left. A loose ball foul on Tatum allowed Johnson to make two free throws to force overtime.

The Celtics tied the score in the third quarter, but Johnson and Schroeder hit three-pointers and responded twice. Tatum’s jump shot made it 76:76 with 33.6 seconds left, which was followed by a Williams shot at the basket before the end of the period.

The Nets made their first five field goals during a 12-0 run to start. Thomas returned a 3-pointer 1:57 into a 9-0 stretch that forced a Celtics timeout.

Two 8:2 runs brought Boston to 28:24 after one period. Two Tatum triples, including one after a block by Neemias Queta, rounded out the final push.

Pritchard hit a three-pointer on the break to cut Boston’s deficit to one. Johnson’s 3-point play was a quick response for Brooklyn, which extended its lead back to eight after a Ben Simmons layup with 4:59 left.

Brooklyn led 51-49 at halftime after Pritchard completed a 3-point play at the 1:00 mark.

–Field level media