Jayson Tatum scored at the overtime buzzer to give Boston a 125–124 victory over Brooklyn in a game played on Tuesday night in the United States, early on 28 October in Bulgaria. The Celtics secured a third consecutive win and improved to 3–1, while the Nets fell to 0–4.
Tatum finished with 40 points and eight assists. He received the final inbound pass with 2.3 seconds remaining, created room near the left elbow and made the jumper as the clock ran out. The finish turned a difficult home game into a victory by a single point.
Brooklyn had forced overtime through rookie Mikel Brown Jr.’s late three-pointer. Brown scored 17 points but missed a layup in the closing seconds of the extra period, leaving Boston one more possession. His night captured both the impact and the costly decisions that can accompany a player’s first weeks in the league.
Paul George added 20 points and Derrick White 16 for Boston. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Julius Randle scored 24. The Nets remained competitive despite their winless start, but another narrow opportunity ended without a first victory.
For Boston, the result preserves momentum while leaving clear reasons to review the late-game execution. A superstar’s final shot settled the score, but the path to overtime exposed how quickly control can disappear. For Brooklyn, the challenge is to turn competitive stretches and promising individual performances into completed wins rather than another lesson in the final possession.
