Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
Final/OT
Recap
BOSTON – Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory. Tatum finished 10 of 20 from the field and 18 of 22 from the free-throw line. Paul George added 20 points and Derrick White scored 16 for the Celtics, who have not lost since they blew a 22-point lead in their season opener at Detroit. Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Brooklyn (0-4), and Julius Randle scored 24 points.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteBOS -714 · 85% to win
WonSpreadBOS -13.5
BRK coveredTotalO/U 223.5 · 249 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
46%Field goal %45%
34%3-point %27%
77%Free throw %79%
47Rebounds47
11Offensive rebounds11
26Assists31
9Steals5
7Blocks2
15Turnovers14
30Fouls24
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 40 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Chaney JohnsonF | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mikel Brown Jr.G | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Julius RandleF | 44 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Nolan TraoreG | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Noah ClowneyF | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Day'Ron SharpeC | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Egor DeminG | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keon EllisG | 25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Moritz WagnerC | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 263 | 124 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 97 | 17 | 50 | 17 | 22 | 30 |