"Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season. Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won their third straight game to improve to 8-7. They played the Nets even for about three quarters before smothering them defensively in the fourth, allowing just one basket for the first 10 minutes of the period."
"Brooklyn cut it to one late in the period before Brown made another 3-pointer to send the Celtics to the fourth with an 89-85 edge. With the Celtics leading 97-92, they chased down three missed shots on one possession to set up White's 3-pointer. After a Brooklyn free throw, he made another 3 to make it 103-93. Brown's 3 with 2:55 left capped an 18-3 run to make it 107-93."
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 29 points while Payton Pritchard contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick White added 15. The Celtics built and preserved leads through timely scoring and smothering defense in the fourth quarter, allowing just one basket in the first 10 minutes of the period. Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 for Brooklyn, marking his seventh straight game with at least 20 points, and Day'Ron Sharpe added 16. Brooklyn fell to 2-12 overall and 0-7 at home. The teams combined for heavy perimeter shooting in the first half, and Boston closed with an 18-3 run to seal the victory.
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