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Celtics Fend Off Harden's Rally to Beat Clippers 121-118

Harden's 37 could not erase Boston's 24-point cushion.

Overview

  • Jaylen Brown logged 33 points and 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard buried 8 threes for 30, and Derrick White added 22 points with nine assists and seven boards.
  • Boston led by as many as 24 in the third quarter before Los Angeles cut the margin to one on James Harden's 3-pointer with two seconds left.
  • Pritchard hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining, and Harden missed a potential tying 3 at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
  • The victory moved the Celtics to 7-7, while the Clippers fell to 4-9 as their seven-game road trip continued.
  • Los Angeles was already without Kawhi Leonard and lost starter Derrick Jones Jr. to a right knee injury in the second quarter; Ivica Zubac finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.