Overview
- Boston, which prevailed Wednesday at TD Garden, beat Oklahoma City 119-109 behind Jaylen Brown’s 31 points with eight rebounds and eight assists.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the defending champions with 33 points and eight assists and said, “We got a test tonight; we didn’t pass it.”
- Jayson Tatum added 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in his strongest outing since returning from an Achilles rupture.
- The Celtics controlled key margins by hitting 18 of 41 from three, owning a 19-2 edge in second‑chance points, and applying the physical defense Joe Mazzulla praised.
- The victory moved Boston to 48-24 and reinforced its standing as the East’s No. 2 seed, with the matchup widely viewed as a potential NBA Finals preview.