Buzzer-beater by Brown sinks Jazz

Jaylen Brown made a 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to lift the Boston Celtics to a 97-94 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Brown scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum added 16 for the Celtics, who won their fifth straight despite a shorthanded roster. Terry Rozier chipped in 13 points.

With Kyrie Irving out after knee surgery, and Marcus Morris and Al Horford both sidelined with ankle injuries, the Celtics finished a 4-0 western road trip in what would have been Gordon Hayward’s return to Utah had he not been injured in the season opener.

Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points for Utah. Ricky Rubio tallied 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Jae Crowder added 16 points off the bench.

The Jazz (42-33) lost for the third time in five games.

Utah seemed in control in the third quarter, forcing 10 turnovers and turning them into 15 points. It helped the Jazz rip off a 15-0 run, also fueled by three 3-pointers from Rubio and Crowder, to take a 69-58 lead.

Boston charged back in the fourth quarter. Consecutive 3-pointers from Rozier and Shane Larkin helped trim the deficit to 85-84, but Crowder and Mitchell answered with back-to-back layups to keep the Jazz in front.

Boston tied it at 94 on Tatum’s dunk with 1:09 left.

Utah had a 13-0 run in the first quarter. Boston missed 14 of 17 shots and scored six total points over the final 8:53 of the quarter.

Brown put Boston in front with back-to-back buckets and capped the spurt with his second 3-pointer of the game. Utah missed six of seven shots during the run.