Led by Jaylen Brown (32 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists), the Boston Celtics failed to prevail against the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime on the second night of a back-to-back after last night’s double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks. Boston got really valuable contributions from the bench after duds across the board last night, and defense plus rebounding really put the Celtics on top. Predictably, Donovan Mitchell paced the Cavs with another 40 points.
Boston tied the franchise record for overtime games in a single season with 11 such contests.