Tatum’s turnaround jumper at the buzzer in overtime lifts Celtics past Nets
Jayson Tatum made a 17-foot turnaround jumper on a pass from Derrick White at the buzzer in overtime, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 in overtime.
Mikel Brown Jr. made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Keon Ellis with 1.0 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 117 for the Nets, but the Celtics outscored them 8-7 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Nets 24-22. Tatum scored 10 of the Celtics’ 24 on 3-of-6 shooting and 4 of 6 at the line.
Tatum had 40 points and eight assists, and Paul George added 20 points (nine in the fourth quarter, on four layups and a free throw) and seven assists.
For the Nets, Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points (18 on six 3-pointers) and 12 rebounds. Julius Randle had 24 points and nine rebounds but missed all seven of his 3-point tries. Moritz Wagner scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench. Brown scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets outscored the Celtics 52-27 off the bench. Neemias Queta fouled out for the Celtics, and Randle and Chaney Johnson for the Nets.














