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Celtics Clamp Down Late to Beat Nets 113-99, Move Above .500

Brooklyn's seventh straight home loss exposed its late-game scoring drought ahead of Friday's NBA Cup rematch in Boston.

Overview

  • Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, including 23 after halftime, while Payton Pritchard added 22 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick White had 15.
  • After Michael Porter Jr.'s 3-pointer put Brooklyn up 90-89 with 9:08 left, the Nets went without a field goal until 1:56 as Boston allowed just one basket over the first 10 minutes of the fourth.
  • Boston earned its third straight win to reach 8-7 despite a season-high 20 turnovers, buoyed by strong shooting from deep.
  • Porter led Brooklyn with 25 points for his career-best seventh consecutive 20-point game, and Day'Ron Sharpe contributed 16 off the bench.
  • The Nets dropped to 2-12 and 0-7 at home, tying the franchise’s worst home start; the teams meet again Friday at TD Garden in NBA Cup group play.