Boston Celtics edged Brooklyn Nets 125-124 in OT

The Boston Celtics edged the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 at home Tuesday at TD Garden in overtime.

The margin of victory was 1 point, and the two teams combined for 249 points. The win moves the Celtics to 3-1 on the season.

The Nets fall to 0-4. It is their 4th straight loss, and they are 0-4 over their last 4 games.

In the standings, the Celtics sit 4th in the Eastern Conference, while the Nets are 15th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Celtics are scoring 119.8 points per game and allowing 111.8, while the Nets are scoring 114.3 and allowing 124. That gives the Celtics the better point differential, +32 to -39.

Up next, the Celtics host the Chicago Bulls on Friday, October 30. The Nets host the Detroit Pistons on Friday, October 30.

The 249 combined points were above the 235 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Boston Celtics 125, Brooklyn Nets 124 (OT)
• Margin: 1 points · Combined: 249 points
• Celtics: 3-1 overall · 3-0 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 4: L-W-W-W
• Nets: 0-4 overall · 0-2 at home · 0-2 on the road · last 4: L-L-L-L
• Venue: TD Garden

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

After this result, the top of the Eastern Conference reads: Detroit Pistons (4-1), Philadelphia 76ers (4-1), Toronto Raptors (3-1), Boston Celtics (3-1), Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1).

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