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Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime

Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime | iNFOnews.ca
Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard (11) passes away from Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton (33) and Michael Porter Jr. (17) during the second overtime of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

The Celtics, who have won four of five, never trailed in the second OT. Anfernee Simmons put Boston ahead for good with a three-point play, and Sam Hauser’s 3-pointer made it 128-124 with 1:51 left.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points and Nolan Traore added a career-high 21 for the Nets, who nearly knocked off the second-place team in the Eastern Conference two days after they were beaten 120-66 by the crosstown New York Knicks.

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.

The Celtics led 101-91 with 3:06 left in regulation, but the Nets closed the period on a 13-3 run.

Up next

Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.

Nets: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

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Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime | iNFOnews.ca
Brooklyn Nets’ Ziaire Williams, left, defends Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime | iNFOnews.ca
Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, passes away the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime | iNFOnews.ca
Brooklyn Nets’ Nolan Traore (88) drives past Boston Celtics’ Luka Garza (52) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime | iNFOnews.ca
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) shoots over Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton, back, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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