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11/30 19:50 CST Payton Pritchard scores 42, Jaylen Brown gets triple-double as
Celtics outlast Cavaliers 117-115
Payton Pritchard scores 42, Jaylen Brown gets triple-double as Celtics outlast
Cavaliers 117-115
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen
Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on
to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of
their big lead.
The Celtics led by 21 points in the third quarter and were still up by 11 with
less than two minutes left before Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell made consecutive
3-pointers to pull the Cavs within 114---112 with 20.5 seconds left.
Pritchard, who made several big buckets down the stretch, then made two free
throws to put Boston ahead 116-112 with 5.9 seconds remaining.
Cavs guard Darius Garland buried a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds to go, and
Cleveland fouled Brown on the ensuing inbounds pass following a timeout.
Boston's All-Star guard could only split a pair of free throws, giving the Cavs
a final chance.
But Evan Mobley's jumper was short at the final horn, allowing the Celtics to
escape.
Brown finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first
triple-double since Jan. 21, 2024, at Houston. He scored 41 in a loss at
Minnesota on Saturday.
Mobley led the Cavs with 27 points and 14 rebounds and Garland scored 21.
Mitchell was quiet until the final minutes and finished with 18 --- 12 below
his average.
Boston's Jordan Walsh had career-highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Both teams were short-handed due to injuries.
The Celtics, who had been without star Jayson Tatum all season, rested starters
Derrick White (calf bruise) and Neemias Queta (ankle sprain), who was coming
off a 19-point, 18-rebound performance.
The Cavs have been dealing with their own lengthy list of medical issues. They
were without starting center Jarrett Allen (finger sprain), forward Larry Nance
Jr. (hand sprain) and guards Lonzo Ball (knee rest) and Sam Merrill (hand
sprain).
Up next
Celtics: Host Knicks on Tuesday.
Cavaliers: At Pacers on Monday.
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