With the Celtics down five with two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown headlined a 7-0 run to take the lead late. Points 37 and 38 came on a strong drive against former teammate Aaron Nesmith. His 40th as a pull-up mid-ranger to pull Boston within 1. With a minute to go, he posted Nesmith again and hit Kristaps Porzingis with a cross court pass for an open 3. After T.J. McConnell tied the game at 131-131 and teams traded empty possessions, the stage was set for Brown to win the game.