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01/23 22:24 CST 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 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 Gonzlez 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 Gonzlez 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 Gonzlez'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. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba