The Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 119-115 to end a 14-game losing streak.
The Celtics led 91-90 when Luguentz Dort’s 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 7:15 left. Darius Bazley scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 106-95 lead with 2:25 left.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Celtics 13-7. Isaiah Roby scored 6 of the Thunder’s 13 on 1 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Evan Fournier had 2 of his 5 steals in 55 seconds, the first leading to his own layup and the second to his own free throws.
Dort scored 24 points. Bazley added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Roby scored 15 points off the bench.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown had 39 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals, and Payton Pritchard added a career-high 28 points off the bench. Fournier had 11 points and a season-high 5 steals. Marcus Smart had 14 points (8 in the fourth quarter), 6 assists and 5 steals but shot 4 for 17.
The Thunder shot 48.1% from the field and 43.3% from 3 to the Celtics’ 42.3% and 22.4%. The Celtics got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. Smart fouled out.