Jayson Tatum notched 51 points – most points in Game 7 ever in the history of the NBA playoffs and the Boston Celtics trashed the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 at TD Garden and will be part of the East Conference finals.
#CelticsWin pic.twitter.com/HYx5wl8K1C
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 14, 2023
Tatum also grabbed 13 boards, had 2 steals, and gave 5 assists for almost 42 minutes on the court.
Jaylen Brown helped with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. The only other Celtics player with two digits points was Malcolm Brogdon with 12.
HISTORY FOR JAYSON TATUM ?
51 POINTS AND COUNTING ? pic.twitter.com/3wdulBhlFE
— ESPN (@espn) May 14, 2023
Tobias Harris was the highest-scoring player for Philly with 19 points. Tyrese Maxey notched 17 points as the MVP winner Joel Embiid scored only 15 points. James Harden finished with only 9 points in that embarrassing defeat for the 76ers.
Most wins against Embiid all-time (including playoffs):
23 — Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown
22 — Marcus Smart
18 — Al Horford pic.twitter.com/OdpWsHy0XA— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 14, 2023
Boston Celtics will face Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals as Game 1 will be on Wednesday at TD Garden.
The Miami Heat will face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
How we feeling?? #HEATCulture pic.twitter.com/Ysx5rDf4hP
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