Jayson Tatum played the hero for the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.
Boston won 115-114 to go up 1-0 in the best-of-7 series.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum celebrates with guard Derrick White after making a layup at the buzzer to score and win Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Boston. The Celtics won 115-114.The NBA world went wild watching Tatum’s shot.
The Celtics star’s performance was buoyed by Jaylen Brown’s 23 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists. Marcus Smart and Al Horford each had 20 points. Horford added 15 rebounds.Durant was 9-of-24 and had 23 points and four rebounds in the loss.
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