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Jayson Tatum had 27 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and three blocks as the host Boston Celtics came from behind to earn a 126-122 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26, and Marcus Smart heated up in the fourth quarter to finish with 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds, helping the Celtics to their seventh straight win.
Derrick White (16) and Al Horford (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Payton Pritchard (10) rounded out Boston’s double-digit scorers.
All five Thunder starters were in double figures, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 37 points. Luguentz Dort had 21 with three 3-pointers, and Aleksej Pokusevski logged a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
The Thunder’s advantage reached 15 on a Jalen Williams drive at 4:33 of the third quarter, but the Celtics got within single digits with Pritchard’s five straight points to end the quarter.
