JALEN Johnson buried two crucial three-pointers in double overtime to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 142-134 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in their 2025–26 NBA regular-season matchup on Sunday night (Monday in the Philippines) in Philadelphia.
Johnson finished with 41 points and 14 rebounds, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 34 points and eight rebounds as the Hawks secured their fourth win in five games.
With the score tied at 132, Johnson knocked down back-to-back threes to give Atlanta a 138-132 lead. Tyrese Maxey trimmed the deficit to four with a layup, but the Hawks closed out the game behind a basket from Dyson Daniels and two free throws from Alexander-Walker.
Daniels tallied 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Mouhamed Gueye, Zachary Risacher and Onyeka Okongwu chipped in 13, 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Maxey carried the 76ers with 44 points, while star center Joel Embiid returned from a nine-game absence due to knee issues and logged 18 points in 30 minutes.
In Cleveland, Payton Pritchard erupted for a season-high 42 points and Jaylen Brown posted his fourth career triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lift the Boston Celtics to a 117-115 win over the Cavaliers.
Anfernee Simons added 18 points off the bench, and Jordan Walsh delivered career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds as Boston built a 21-point lead before holding off a late Cleveland surge.
Evan Mobley paced the Cavaliers with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Darius Garland added 21 points and eight assists, while Donovan Mitchell finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
In other games, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 123-115; the Houston Rockets routed the Utah Jazz, 129-101; the New York Knicks toppled the Toronto Raptors, 116-94; and the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the San Antonio Spurs, 125-112./PN
