Tatum Scores 50 Again, Leads Celtics To Game 3 Win Over Nets
The Celtics shook off a cold start and took Game 3 on Friday night, 125-119, on a playoff career-high 50 points from Jayson Tatum to make it a 2-1 series.
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The Celtics shook off a cold start and took Game 3 on Friday night, 125-119, on a playoff career-high 50 points from Jayson Tatum to make it a 2-1 series.
Kyrie Irving was booed anytime he did anything on Friday night, his first game at TD Garden in front of Celtics fans since his unceremonious departure for Brooklyn in 2019.
Prior to the Celtics and the Nets tipping off Game 3 of their playoff series at TD Garden on Friday night, Celtics guard Jaylen Brown shared his powerful perspective on racism in Boston and the United States.
Celtics forward Tristan Thompson has obviously seen the news, but he's not particularly worried about having anyone spitting on him. In fact, he outright dared people to try.
After two disheartening losses in Brooklyn, the Celtics are looking to turn things around with the series shifting to Boston. But if they want any shot against a Nets team led by three future Hall of Famers, they know it needs to start on the defensive end.
Asked about Kyrie Irving's comments about Boston fans, Celtics guard Marcus Smart said that he is hoping that the Boston crowd will treat all players -- whether they're in a Celtics or a Nets uniform -- with respect.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum practiced on Thursday and is good to go for Friday night's must-win Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets.
Fans are going to want to boo and heckle Kyrie Irving when he returns to TD Garden. But maybe the silent treatment would be their best revenge.
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens didn't try to rebut or dismiss anything that Kyrie Irving said about Boston.
They look like a team ready to get swept out of the playoffs, bringing a dreadful season to an unceremonious end.
Jayson Tatum played just 21 minutes in Tuesday night's 103-108 Celtics loss to the Nets, leaving early in the third quarter after getting poked in the eye by Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant.
Kyrie Irving said "the whole world knows" about what he calls "subtle racism" that takes place at TD Garden.
The Celtics were no match for the star-studded Nets in Game 2.
"It finally feels like a basketball game."
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If the Celtics are going to stand any chance against the Nets in the first round, the team is going to need a much better performance out of Kemba Walker.
The Celtics may have dropped Game 1 of their first-round series against the Nets, but one of their promising young big men set a playoff record.
Brooklyn's Big Three went from way off to off and running.
Maybe the Celtics will have their energetic big man for Game 1 against the Nets after all.
Before he was carving out his own career as an NBA star, Jayson Tatum had a tendency to cross paths with the game's giants.
It doesn't sound like the Celtics will have center Robert Williams to start their first-round playoff series against the Nets.
The Celtics are going to have to be near perfect in every aspect against the Nets, and Brad Stevens says that one thing the team cannot do is beat themselves.
The Celtics don't really stand a chance against the Nets, but the series should feature a lot of intriguing matchups that will make it interesting.
We knew the Celtics and Nets would tip off their first-round playoff series on Saturday night. Now Green Teamers can plan for the entire series.
The Celtics are going to need everyone to play at an other-worldly level if they want any shot against the Nets. That includes three players that don't command the spotlight.
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