Game #10- Brooklyn Nets (4-5) vs. Celtics (8-2): 

Game Summary: The Celtics avoided a 2nd straight loss and won in overtime for the first time this season with a 108-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden Friday night. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 33. Payton Pritchard hit 3 3's and scored 20 off the Bench. 

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Slow Start...Strong Finish to 1st:  Celtics trailed 12-0 at the start and did not score their 1st points until Jrue Holiday scored on a layup with 3:10 off the clock in the 1st Quarter. The Nets led by 14, 16-2, before the Celtics got going. Boston closed out the 1st quarter on an 8-0 run and trailed, 28-24, after the 1st Quarter. Jayson Tatum had 11 in the 1st Quarter for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard hit a 3 in the opening minute of the 2nd to extend the Celtics run to 11 straight points. Prichard's 2nd 3 of the game got the Celtics to within 1 at 28-27. 

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At the Half: Celtics never led at any point in the 1st Half and were down, 51-49 , going into the locker room at Halftime. It's the 4th time in 10 games and the 2nd straight game where the Celtics trailed after the 1st 24 Minutes. Cam Thomas led the Nets with 20 in the 1st Half. Tatum and Pritchard both had 14 in the 1st Half for the Celtics. 

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1st Lead of the Game: Celtics first lead of the game came on a Jrue Holiday basket that gave the Celtics an 89-88 advantage with 4:24 to go in regulation. There were 3 lead changes and 4 ties in the 4th Quarter. 

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No JB For Celtics: Jaylen Brown missed his 4th straight game due to a left hip flexor strain. Brown is averaging 25.7 points per game thru his 1st 6 games of the season. He was 1-for-21 on 3's over his previous 3 games after knocking down 11 3's over his 1st 3 games of the season. Luke Kornet was also out for Friday night's game with right hamstring tightness. 

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What's Next?: The Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks meet for the 2nd time this season with an afternoon game Sunday in Milwaukee. Celtics will have their 2nd back-to-back of the season, returning home to play the Hawks on Tuesday before heading to Brooklyn to face the Nets Wednesday night. 

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