JAYLEN Brown scored 37 points and pulled down nine rebounds to help the Boston Celtics avoid a season-worst losing streak of four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 125-121 in overtime on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
The Lakers led 105-102 late in the fourth quarter, but Brown scored inside and was fouled with 4.1 seconds to play. Brown made the free throw to tie the score at 105-105, and the game went to overtime after LeBron James missed a layup just before the buzzer, although replays showed that James was fouled by Jayson Tatum on the play.
Brown scored 11 points in overtime, including a jump shot that gave the Celtics a 119-114 lead with 50.8 seconds remaining. He also made two free throws that put the Celtics in front 121-116 with 33.1 seconds left. Anthony Davis made a 3-pointer that sliced Boston’s lead to 123-121 with 2.1 seconds to play, but Tatum capped the scoring with two free throws.
James had 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers, who received 16 points and 10 rebounds from Davis. Tatum contributed 30 points and 11 rebounds for Boston. Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench to score 26 points for the Celtics, who made 34 of 39 free throws.
In other games, it was the Sixers 126, Nuggets 119; Nets 122, Knicks 115; Clippers 120, Hawks 113; Rockets 117, Pistons 114; Bulls 128, Magic 109; Wizards 113, Pelicans 103; Wolves 117, Kings 110; Jazz 108, Mavs 100; Suns 128, Spurs 118 (OT); and Raptors 123, Blazers 105.
Sixers 126, Nuggets 119
Joel Embiid had 47 points and 18 rebounds, including a clutch 3-pointer with 29.2 seconds remaining, to lift host Philadelphia past Denver.
It was Embiid’s ninth game this season with at least 40 points. James Harden added 17 points and 13 assists with no turnovers for the Sixers, who won their seventh in a row.
Georges Niang and Tobias Harris contributed 14 points apiece, while Tyrese Maxey and De’Anthony Melton had 13 each.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Jamal Murray had 22, Michael Porter Jr. contributed 20 and Aaron Gordon added 18. — Field Level Media
