Al Horford scored 23 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109.
Gordon Hayward’s corner 3-pointer answered Joel Embiid’s three-point play and put the Celtics back ahead for good with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter.
Marcus Smart’s driving dunk with 23.9 seconds left made it 108-104.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the 76ers 12-11. Jayson Tatum scored 4 of the Celtics’ 12 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Hayward scored 26 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Tatum added 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Embiid had 23 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 14 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler III added 22 points and 9 rebounds. Embiid scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers forced 5 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.