What to Know
- Chris Forsberg and Kayla Burton will share more postgame reaction on the Celtics Talk Podcast.
- Celtics (28-16) are in sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference standings.
- The C’s have an East-leading 15 road wins, and they’ve won 10 straight games in Brooklyn.
- Payton Pritchard (32 points) and Jaylen Brown (27) points led C’s offensively. Brown had a triple double with 12 assists and 10 rebounds, too.
- The Celtics have won two of their three games versus the Nets this season. The final matchup of the season series is Feb. 27 in Boston.
- The C’s are back in action Saturday night against the Bulls in Chicago.
The Boston Celtics gave up a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but they held on for a 130-126 win in double overtime against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Friday night.
It was Boston’s first OT game of the season.
Rookie forward Hugo Gonzalez hit a clutch 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in the first overtime to force a second extra period.
Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 32 points. He stepped up in a major way with Derrick White not in the lineup. Jaylen Brown had a triple-double with 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
Check out our Celtics-Nets live blog below for video highlights, analysis and more from Boston’s win:
