"NEW YORK - Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night. Hugo González forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found the 19-year-old Spanish rookie with a no-look pass and González buried the wide-open shot from the corner."
"Nic Claxton forced overtime with a putback dunk with 1.9 seconds left and finished with 19 points for the Nets, who have lost nine of 10. Brooklyn led 117-112 with 7.9 seconds left in the first OT. Pritchard hit a 3-pointer for Boston, then fouled Traore, who made 1 of 2 free throws to set up González's tying 3. Brown had three rebounds in the second overtime to complete his fifth career triple-double."
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points and Jaylen Brown recorded 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Boston Celtics defeated the Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime. Hugo González, a 19-year-old Spanish rookie, hit a corner 3 with 0.4 seconds remaining in the first overtime after a no-look assist from Baylor Scheierman to force the second extra period. The Celtics never trailed in the second overtime, and Anfernee Simmons converted a three-point play while Sam Hauser added a 3 to make it 128-124 with 1:51 remaining. Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points and Nolan Traore matched a career-high 21 as Brooklyn mounted late comebacks but has lost nine of 10 games.
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