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Ty Jerome and Isaiah Roby supplied 15 points
apiece for the Thunder, who won for the first time since March
31 despite 27 turnovers. Oklahoma City (21-41) played the tail
end of a back-to-back.
Jaylen Brown had 39 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard
added a career-high 28 points for the Celtics, who lost their
third straight. Boston (32-30) played without Jayson Tatum
(ankle), Kemba Walker (oblique) and Robert Williams III (knee).
The Thunder led by two with five minutes remaining before
ripping off a 9-0 run for a 106-95 advantage. A Jerome layup
gave Oklahoma City a 110-100 lead with 1:08 to go.
Pritchard hit a 3-pointer to kick off a 7-0 Boston stretch in
less than 15 seconds. A Bazley dunk ended the run, and the
Thunder led 112-109 with 30.8 ticks left.
After the teams traded free throws, Roby's dunk with 16.8
seconds remaining upped Oklahoma City's lead to five. Boston had
a chance down 117-115 with 3.2 seconds left after Evan Fournier
hit the first of two free throws, but Roby gained possession on
the intentional miss to seal the result.
Svi Mykhailiuk, Jerome and Bazley each hit 3-pointers during a
9-2 stretch to give the Thunder a 90-85 lead with 8:21 remaining
in the fourth.
Down six to begin the third quarter, the Celtics' deficit grew
to 64-53 after Dort and Aleksej Pokusevski nailed back-to-back
3-pointers. A Romeo Langford three-point play with 3:48 left
gave the Celtics their first lead, 74-71, since 8:36 of the
first.
The teams entered the fourth tied at 78.
The Thunder grabbed the game's first double-digit lead, 20-10,
midway through the first. The Celtics got back within two before
Roby beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer for a 29-24 Oklahoma City
lead.
The Thunder entered the break up 55-49.
-Field Level Media
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