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Tatum and Brown combine for 71 points to help Celtics top Hornets in OT / News - Basketnews.com

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Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 41 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 and the Boston Celtics (2-2) rallied to end the host Charlotte Hornets' (3-1) perfect start with a 140-129 (33-33. 35-33, 26-31, 28-25, 18-7) overtime win on Monday night.

Player of the Game Jayson  Tatum EFF 38 Jayson Tatum Points 41 Accuracy 14-28 Rebounds 7 Assists 8

After Dennis Schroder tied it at 129 on a 3-pointer with 2:41 left in overtime, Brown added a trey of his own and followed it with an emphatic dunk at the 1:21 mark. Schroder added four consecutive free throws and Tatum made two to put the game away.

Tatum dished eight assists while Brown grabbed nine rebounds. Schroder finished with 23 points, eight assists, and six rebounds for Boston, which had dropped two in a row to open the season before a 107-97 win at Houston on Sunday.

Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball scored 25 apiece to lead the Hornets. Bridges, who was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week earlier Monday, also grabbed 10 boards. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 points, and former Celtics forward Gordon Hayward scored 15. Ball contributed nine assists.

Charlotte secured its best start in franchise history at 3-0 with a 111-95 win at Brooklyn on Sunday before losing on Monday.

Down by two at halftime, the Hornets fell behind by six late in the third quarter before closing on an 11-2 run to lead 97-94 entering the fourth. Tatum's 3-pointer at 10:35 of the fourth brought the Celtics within one before Charlotte opened a 12-point lead.

The Celtics erased the gap and went ahead 120-119 on a Robert Williams III alley-oop dunk with 1:42 remaining. Ball answered with a pull-up 3-pointer with 1:30 on the clock before Tatum tied it with a pair of free throws at the 1:11 mark.

Ball missed a step-back trey with 51.7 seconds left, and Boston's Marcus Smart missed a 3-point attempt with 27.4 to go. After a timeout, Smart stole the inbound pass from Hayward, and Boston called a timeout with 8.2 seconds remaining.

Charlotte stripped the inbound pass but was unable to get a shot off before the end of regulation.

Boston led 68-66 at halftime.

Celtics: Jayson Tatum 41 (7 REB, 8 AST), Jaylen Brown 30 (9 REB), Dennis Schroder 23 (6 REB, 8 AST), Jabari Parker 13 (5 REB), Robert Williams 12 (16 REB).

Hornets: LaMelo Ball 25 (5 REB, 9 AST), Miles Bridges 25 (10 REB), Kelly Oubre Jr. 19 (9 REB), Gordon Hayward 15 (6 REB), Jalen McDaniels 13, Mason Plumlee 12 (11 REB), Ish Smith 10.

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