BOSTON — Caris LeVert hadn’t been able to play against the Celtics this season prior to Tuesday’s game after a thumb injury forced him to miss the first two meetings in November.



Now the Celtics hope they don’t see him again for a while.



LeVert led one of the Nets’ most improbable comebacks in franchise history as he scored a career-high 51 points to overcome a 21-point deficit in a 129-120 overtime win. Brooklyn set a franchise record with 51 points in the fourth quarter while LeVert was playing with Brooklyn’s backups after Atkinson pulled his four other starters in the third quarter due to their poor play.



“I’m trying to process it all,” Atkinson said after the game. “It’s one of those Hollywood movies.”



The win snapped a four-game losing streak, and LeVert’s heroics keyed something that the Nets had lacked all season: strong play in the fourth quarter. LeVert rallied...