Nobody Can Beat the Boston Celtics If Jayson Tatum Continues to Play Like He Did in Game 7.

Nobody Can Beat the Boston Celtics If Jayson Tatum Continues to Play Like He Did in Game 7.

Jayson Tatum performed like the player he said he was on Thursday in the seventh game of the series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Tatum made a big impression in a 112-88 victory that advances the Boston Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals. He dominated the game from tip to finish, scoring 51 points. The Celtics will undoubtedly soon have banner No. 18 hanging from the rafters if Tatum plays like this.

On May 14, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics celebrates a basket against the Philadelphia 76ers during the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at TD Garden. Getty Images/Adam Glanzman..
Tatum was terrible for all but 43 minutes in Game 6, despite the fact that many people think he saved the Celtics in that game. The premier player for the Celtics had one point at the half and had missed all ten of his free throw attempts. His 16 points in the fourth quarter helped Boston win 95-86, tied the series.

Boston lost Game 6 after Tatum missed 14 of his first 15 attempts, blowing a 16-point lead. He shot five of twenty-one for the game, scoring nineteen points. In the fourth quarter, he ignited a 14-3 rally that helped Boston salvage the season. He boasted about his greatness to the world after the game.

Tatum declared after Game 6 that he was “one of the best basketball players in the world, humbly.” “You experience hardships and low points. The game is lengthy. Thank goodness, I had some amazing coworkers who kept things together.

He supported it all on Sunday. He never cooled off and was hot early on. Tatum finished with 51 points, the highest points in a Game 7 ever, after making 17 of his 28 shots. In what turned out to be his most dominant postseason performance, he also contributed 13 rebounds and five assists.

Following Sunday’s game, Tatum reportedly told ESPN, “I was really excited just for the moment, to be able to come out and play today.” “I was thinking that for 42, 43 minutes, I had played as poorly as I possibly could have.” As we say here, “It’s only up from here.”

After losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games a year ago, the Celtics are looking for their second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. After acquiring veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon in the offseason, Boston has established itself as one of the league’s deepest teams.

Despite having the best record in the NBA for a significant portion of the season, the driven and hungry Celtics team finished as the second seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics’ performance in the first two rounds of the postseason has been patchy.

The play of Tatum is the cause of Boston’s inconsistent performance. The star of the Celtics hadn’t lived up to his superstar reputation before Sunday. He has scored points in several games, but that doesn’t guarantee he will win. Tatum scored 39 points in an ugly Game 1 loss against the Sixers, who were without league MVP Joel Embiid. In Boston’s 119-115 defeat in the fourth quarter, he also managed one field goal.