The NBA’s regular season can be unpredictable, and the Boston Celtics’ 117-113 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night epitomized that. Although all eyes were on Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in OT,

(AP) Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum ... Derrick Jones Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, 17 in the first quarter, to lead the Clippers. Kevin Porter Jr. added a season-high 26 ...

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Jayson Tatum added 24 as the visiting Boston Celtics pulled out a 117-113 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif., on a night when key players were missing from both sides.

Jayson Tatum secured another career milestone on Saturday, Jan. 25 as he reached 13,000 career points. The Boston Celtics superstar joins an elite list of seven other players to reach that feat before their 27th birthday.

Wednesday’s game between the Celtics and Clippers was highly entertaining. Boston required overtime to win despite having Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White in the lineup. The Clippers were down four starters (James Harden, Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac), but the available players didn’t use that as an excuse.

Although all eyes were on Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in ... In the third quarter, Clippers guard Kevin Porter Jr. was blitzing Boston, recording 13 of Los Angeles’ 18 points ...

Despite a depleted Clippers roster, Boston found itself in a battle, needing Jaden Springer’s defensive spark and clutch jumpers to secure the victory. From Tatum’s evolving pick-and-roll game to late-game struggles,

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Jayson Tatum joined elite company, becoming one of seven players in NBA history to score 13,000 career points before turning 27.

The Celtics defeated the Clippers, 117-113, in OT. Top Performers – Boston Jaylen Brown – 25 points, 6 assists, 2 3PM Jayson Tatum – 24 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 3PM Derrick White – 20 points,

When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."

The Celtics looked precisely like a team on the second night of a back-to-back on Thursday, falling in a 117-96 blowout to the Lakers.