Jayson Tatum pours in record-breaking 51 factors as Celtics rout 76ers in Recreation 7
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored 51 factors – probably the most in a Recreation 7 in NBA historical past — and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Jap Convention finals for the second straight 12 months.
One recreation after lacking 14 of his first 15 pictures solely to awaken within the fourth quarter, Tatum bought off to the quick begin the Celtics wanted.
He scored 25 within the back-and-forth first half and 17 extra in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead right into a runaway.
The Celtics, who misplaced to the Golden State Warriors within the NBA Finals final 12 months, will face the Miami Warmth within the Jap Convention finals, which start on Wednesday in Boston.
Tatum added 13 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown scored 25 factors for the Celtics, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit within the best-of-seven sequence to maintain alive their hopes for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship.
Tatum was subbed out of the sport with three minutes left to a standing ovation from the gang, which quickly broke out in a “Beat the Warmth!” chant.
Newly topped NBA MVP Joel Embiid scored 15 factors on 5-for-18 capturing, and Tobias Harris scored 19 for Philadelphia.
The Sixers misplaced within the convention semifinals for the third straight 12 months, and the fifth time in six seasons; they haven’t gotten any farther since reaching the NBA Finals in 2001.
Tatum began 0 for six in a Recreation 5 loss and missed 14 of his first 15 pictures general from the ground in Recreation 6 earlier than erupting for 4 3-pointers within the ultimate 4:14 to drive the decisive seventh recreation.
He picked up the place he left off, scoring Boston’s first basket and 11 factors within the first quarter, 14 extra within the second and outscoring the Sixers on his personal, 17-10, within the third.
The 33-10 edge within the third was probably the most lopsided quarter in a Recreation 7 since at the very least 1997.