Al Horford scored 20 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119.
Horford’s hook shot answered Patrick Beverley’s free throw and put the Celtics back ahead for good with 2:09 left in the fourth quarter.
Payton Pritchard’s cutting layup with 18.0 seconds left made it 123-116 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the 76ers 12-8. Horford scored 4 of the Celtics’ 12 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Tobias Harris had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to De'Anthony Melton’s driving layup that put the 76ers ahead 106-104, and the 76ers scored 2 points off them.
Derrick White scored 21 points. Jayson Tatum added 21 points (9 in the first quarter) on 6 for 9 shooting, and Jaylen Brown had 20 points (12 in the paint) and 4 steals. The Celtics had 4 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Horford and Jrue Holiday set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the 76ers, Beverley had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists on 10 for 15 shooting, and Melton added 21 points. Robert Covington had 18 points and 5 steals off the bench. The 76ers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Celtics shot 50.6% from the field and 48.5% from 3 to the 76ers’ 45.7% and 45.7%. The Celtics’ starters outscored the 76ers 33-23 in 10 minutes together. Melton fouled out.