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.

The Celtics looked like they were well on their way to a solid win over a shorthanded Clippers squad. Jaden Springer came off the bench and was the perfect spark plug as the C’s needed to protect a six-point lead in the final minute of regulation.

Sitting out against Clippers

The shorthanded LA Clippers played one of the most unexpectedly exciting games of the season against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Down all five starters, LA took Boston all the way to a thrilling overtime finish before ultimately losing by four points.