Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum had 24, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 101-98 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in the first of a home-and-home series between the teams.

Robert Williams III had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Boston, along with a key block in OT. The Celtics won for the fourth time in six games.

Pacers scoring leader Domantas Sabonis was held to 11 points but had 23 rebounds after scoring a career-best 42 points in his last game. He finished with a triple-double, adding 10 assists.

Boston is currently in a play-in playoff spot, 10th overall. Indiana is 13th.

Torrey Craig led the Pacers with 19 points and Lance Stephenson scored 14 but missed a potential tying 3-pointer late in OT. Indiana has lost seven of eight.

Brown's one-handed shot from the lane gave Boston a 93-91 edge with 2 1/2 minutes left in OT.

After Robert Williams blocked Oshae Brissett's shot, Grant Williams nailed a 3 from the right corner for his only basket of the night.

The Pacers cut it to 98-95 and Stephenson's 3 rimmed out with just under 10 seconds to play.

With Indiana trailing 101-98 after Tatum's two free throws with 2.5 seconds left, Robert Williams stole Indiana's long desperation pass from its own baseline and the horn sounded.

The teams meet again in Indiana on Wednesday night.