Jason Tatum shatters Stephen Curry’s record as Boston Celtics complete comeback against Philadelphia 76ers

Jayson Tatum signed this Sunday the best performance in history in a seventh playoff game and, with 51 points, destroyed the Philadelphia 76ers by 112-88. Thus, the Boston Celtics they completed the comeback and they will be seen from Wednesday with the Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

Only two weeks lasted the record of Steph Curry, author of 50 points in the decisive game of the first round against the Sacramento Kings. After forcing Game 7 with 16 points scored in the fourth quarter of the previous game in Philadelphia, Tatum sealed a monumental performance at the TD Garden to prolong the path of some Celtics who are looking for the eighteenth title in their history.

Tatum retired with three minutes left in the fourth quarter against a sluggish TD Garden, which saw the Celtics repeat the feat seen in last year’s Eastern semifinals. In that case, they won the last two games against the Milwaukee Bucks, this Sunday, shattered the dreams of glory for the 76ers and MVP Joel Embiid.

The number 0 of the Celtics returned to quote the Celtics with the Heat of Jimmy Butlerwith whom they staged a decided battle last season in the seventh game and that sent Boston to the Finals, ultimately lost against the Golden State Warriors.

Two quarters of endurance for the 76ers

The 76ers lasted two quarters, which they led eight points in the first period after a 10-2 run at Tucker’s paceunleashed from the arc with a three of four in triples that gave the men of Doc Rivers a six-point margin at 29-23 after the first horn.

Tatum was already showing clear signs of his form and scored eleven points in the first period for the Celtics, after failing to make a field goal in the first twelve minutes of the previous three games in the series.

He already had 25 points in the second quarter, but heThe Sixers managed to contain the Celtics until the tie at 55 in the second quarter. From that moment on, the Celtics and Tatum took full control of the duel and delivered a blow to the game that Doc Rivers’ men could not recover from.

Recital of Tatum

Because if Tatum sported tremendous scoring pace in the first half, the third period was a real recital. In less than six minutes he signed thirteen points and drove a resounding 28-3 run that allowed the Celtics to escape up to a 25-point margin at 83-58.

Tatum broke the 40-point barrier in that period and already had a double double with ten rebounds, but his performance was compounded by a rocky defense led by Al Horford, who kept the 76ers scoreless for more than eight minutes.

With 42 points and five of eight on triples by Tatum, the Celtics reached an 88-60 lead and Doc Rivers, visibly sunk, called a timeout at a TD Garden where the party had already started.

Tatum did not stop stepping on the accelerator and completed his work of art with nine more points to reach 51 with the sixth triple of his day. He went up to 102-76 and turned the last minutes of the duel into a formality.

Joe Mazzulla took him off the track with three minutes to play and his star received a tremendous ovation from his audience, who asked him to return glory to the Celtics after fifteen years of waiting.

Source: EFE