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Led by Jayson Tatum’s Game 7 record 51 points, along with 13 rebounds, and 5 assists, the Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7, 112-88. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and 6 rebounds for the Celtics in the victory, while Joel Embiid tallied 15 points and 8 rebounds for the 76ers. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-3, the Celtics will now advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Miami Heat. Game 1 will take place on Wednesday, May 17 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT). Jayson Tatum’s 51 points tonight mark a new NBA record for points in a Game 7, previously: Stephen Curry: 50 points on 04/30/2023 vs. Kings Jayson Tatum is now the only player in Celtics franchise history with multiple 50+ point Playoff games. With his 3rd tonight, Jayson Tatum has now passed Sam Jones for the most 45+ point Playoff games in Celtics franchise history. Jayson Tatum is the 3rd player in Celtics franchise history to record 40+ points in a Game 7, joining: Sam Jones: 47 points on 04/10/1963 Paul Pierce: 41 points on 05/18/2008 Jayson Tatum is now the 4th player in NBA history with 20 or more Playoff games of 30+ points at age 25 or younger, joining: LeBron James: 35 Games Kevin Durant: 33 Games Kobe Bryant: 30 Games Jayson Tatum has now passed Paul Pierce and tied Sam Jones for the 3rd most 40+ point Playoff games in Celtics franchise history: Larry Bird: 5 Games John Havlicek: 5 Games Sam Jones: 4 Games Jayson Tatum: 4 Games Paul Pierce: 3 Games Jayson Tatum is now the 4th Celtic with 20+ Playoff games of 30+ points, joining: Larry Bird: 43 Games John Havlicek: 30 Games Sam Jones: 21 Games There have now been two 40+ point Game 7 performances in this postseason (Stephen Curry, 50 points in Round 1 vs. Kings), marking the 4th time in NBA history that there has been multiple 40+ point Game 7 performances in the same postseason: 2021: Luka Doncic (46 points) on 06/06/2021, Kevin Durant (48 points) on 06/19/2021, and Giannis Antetokounmpo (40 points) on 06/19/2021 2008: LeBron James (45 points) on 05/18/2008 and Paul Pierce (41 points) on 05/18/2008 1963: Sam Jones (27 points) on 04/10/1962 and Oscar Robertson (43 points) on 04/10/1963
Tucker said, I hope so.
That was several feet short.
Oh, Tatum on the drive.
You don't have to worry about a free game speech.
I don't think so.
He credited his teammates
for game six.
They kept telling him, keep shooting, keep shooting.
Ronald Williams, good offensive
rebound, Mark.
Tatum, Harris again, well
defended, but Tatum just better.
And the Sixers' victory in game one
at 18 points here at the TD Garden.
He can do that all night long.
Or all afternoon long.
Tatum drives,
Tatum finishes.
He can do that all afternoon long.
Melton right back on Tatum.
Tatum gets inside, bank shot is good.
Melton was draped all over him.
There you see Tatum.
I mean, struggling so mightily
the other night.
Smart up top, Brown thought about it,
Tucker came out.
Tatum drives on Harris, left-handed,
lays it up and in.
Spectacular move.
Jab step after jab step, the spin move, the drive,
the layup, the score by three.
Tatum with his seventh rebound,
averaging over ten rebounds a game in these playoffs.
Tatum
stops on a dime, pulls up, jumper's good.
And now he has
defense on his heels, little brush screen.
Now it's one-on-one, no help.
The middle of the floor,
small of Melton defending.
To draw contact and get to the line, a big part
of why he was number one.
Marcus Smart becomes a defender on Joel Embiid.
Joel Embiid, that's not gonna happen.
Both number one
picks for that team, for their team.
Tatum gets inside,
throws it up and in.
Harris, ball denial, but Tatum gets it.
Tatum finding
him, space, side three, it's good.
25
for Jason Tatum.
Look at this move, in and out, step back,
rhythm jumper.
Smart with seven to shoot.
Into the hands of Tatum,
Embiid on him. Shot clock winding down,
Tatum off the bounce, gets inside
and banks it in.
Tatum
finding some space,
swerving around Embiid.
Step back, three-pointer,
got it! Tatum's been
unstoppable.
Step back, another three,
punch it in! The previous play,
to me, at some point, jumper switch
is doing
Tatum a favor.
You switch it, elevates, knocks down the shot.
Williams roll.
That's been the biggest difference for Tatum
this year as he's taken the other team's reading
defenses so well.
A lot of elite individual defenders,
as Tatum knocks down!
Jason Tatum,
putting on an absolute clinic.
Sixer, Celtics,
rivalry, playoff history,
another name has entered the building.
Bad man.
Look at that after that.
Heroics at the end
of game six.
He's got Milton Adam
between the legs.
Sidestep, puts up another three.
Bang! Takes all the pressure.
Tatum drives, goes inside,
late. He wasn't a finalist, that was Embiid.
Rjokic and Acetekupo
finish fourth overall.
Lays that one up and in.
Then you have the Boston Strangler,
Andrew Toney in 1982,
in Boston at 34 points
as the Sixers won game seven.
And then that third quarter,
outscored 33-10.
Tatum fires away.
And gets the preferred matchup.
That's asking Embiid to do a lot.
You know the rules.
Hand down, man down.
And then holds up the 50 piece.
