(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) CORRECTS TO JAYSON TATUM INSTEAD OF JAYLEN BROWN - Atlanta Hawks’ Garrison Mathews, bottom left, battles Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, front right, for the ball as Hawks’ Dyson Daniels (5) moves in during the first half of ...

The Celtics blew a 3-point lead late before eventually losing in a heated overtime period to the Atlanta Hawks.

Simmons, who was initially listed as ‘available’ for the Brooklyn Nets’ clash with the Miami Heat and had recently battled a bout of illness, was a late scratch due to lower back soreness. In Atlanta, Dyson Daniels and the undermanned Hawks fell to the lowly Toronto Raptors.

BOSTON (AP) Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane ... and Daniels finished with 23 points. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston. Celtics’ star Jayson ...

BOSTON (AP) — Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane ... Advertisement Article continues below this ad Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston.