Jaylen Brown scored 32 points (16 in the first quarter), and the Boston Celtics held off the Philadelphia 76ers 109-108.
The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 24. The Celtics led 89-77 with 49 seconds left in the third quarter, and the 76ers cut it to 1 in the final seconds. Tyrese Maxey’s driving layup made it 109-108 with 20.8 seconds left, and Brown lost the ball with 11.6 seconds left. After a timeout, Maxey missed a floater with 4.9 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Celtics 5-1. Early in the fourth quarter, Hugo González had 2 steals in 24 seconds, and the Celtics scored 2 points off them.
Anfernee Simons scored 19 points (9 in the second quarter) but shot 7 for 21 off the bench.
For the 76ers, Maxey had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists, and Joel Embiid added 20 points.
The Celtics outscored the 76ers 25-11 off turnovers. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:11. The 76ers were outscored 19-8 in 4 minutes with Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, Bona and Edwards on the floor together.