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BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper<\/a> at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory.<\/p>\n Tatum finished 10 of 20 from the field and 18 of 22 from the free-throw line. Paul George added 20 points and Derrick White scored 16 for the Celtics, who have not lost since they blew a 22-point lead in their season opener at Detroit.<\/p>\n Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Brooklyn (0-4), and Julius Randle scored 24 points.<\/p>\n Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. made a tying 3-pointer<\/a> with 0.2 seconds remaining in regulation. But in OT, he missed a layup with 2.3 seconds left to set up Tatum for the winning basket. Brown, the sixth pick in the NBA draft out of Louisville, finished with 17 points.<\/p>\n Boston’s Mitchell Robinson missed two free throws to with 3 seconds left in regulation, giving Brooklyn a chance at the tying 3. Robinson, a career 50.7% free-throw shooter, went 1 of 4 from the line and is 2 of 8 this season.<\/p>\n With 33.7 seconds remaining in regulation, White slipped behind the defense and Tatum found him for a tiebreaking dunk<\/a>. White was fouled on the play and converted the free throw for a 114-111 lead.<\/p>\n Neither team led by more than eight points. The Nets went ahead 109-104 on a basket by Randle with 2:57 left before the Celtics rallied.<\/p>\n The Celtics made 2 of 16 3-point attempts in the first half but trailed just 61-56. They fared a bit better from long range in the second half, going 9 of 22.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Nets: Host Detroit on Friday night.<\/p>\n Celtics: Host Chicago on Friday night.<\/p>\n