Grant Williams scores three points in OT loss to Clippers

Grant Williams scores three points in OT loss to Clippers.

LOS ANGELES — Former University of Tennessee basketball player Grant Williams scored three points and grabbed two rebounds for the Boston Celtics in their 107-104 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night at Staples Center.

Williams, a first-round pick by the Celtics in the 2019 National Basketball Association Draft, is averaging 2.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game for Boston (11-3).

The Celtics have the best record in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.

Williams left Rocky Top as a two-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-6, 236-pound power forward has appeared in 13 games this season and played 206 minutes.

He is shooting 30 percent from the floor (12-for-40) and has 24 rebounds, 13 assists and seven steals this season.