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Tatum's buzzer-beater lifts Celtics past Nets 125-124 in OT

Jayson Tatum scored 40 and made 18 of 22 free throws as Boston erased a five-point overtime deficit against winless Brooklyn.

Tatum: 40 points, 18 of 22 free throws
Porter Jr.: 27 points, 12 rebounds in the loss
Nets bench: 52 points; Celtics bench: 27

Published October 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Jayson Tatum's 17-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer in overtime gave the Boston Celtics a 125-124 win over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, October 27.

Tatum finished with 40 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds, making 18 of 22 free throws and 10 of 20 shots from the field.

Boston trailed 124-119 with 2:01 left in overtime after Mikel Brown Jr.'s 32-foot three-pointer. Tatum and Paul George each made two free throws to cut it to 124-123, and Brooklyn did not score again before Tatum's jumper.

Brown had forced overtime with a 23-foot three with 1.0 second left in regulation. Brooklyn fell to 0-4, and Boston improved to 3-1.

Brooklyn opened a 31-24 lead after a 10-0 run late in the first quarter and stretched it to 38-30 in the second. Boston's largest lead, 90-82, came early in the fourth quarter. The game was tied 15 times.

Derrick White, who scored 16, made two free throws in the final two minutes of regulation and a dunk off a Tatum assist to keep Boston close.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 6 of 12 from three, and had 12 rebounds for a double-double. Julius Randle scored 24 but made 10 of 23 shots and missed all seven of his three-point attempts.

Boston shot 11 of 41 from three and still won because it made 30 of 38 free throws. Brooklyn's bench outscored Boston's 52-27, which kept the Nets close without deciding the game.