(Photo : Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Jayson Tatum (#0) of the Boston Celtics celebrates a basket in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers through the fourth quarter in sport six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals within the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on May 11, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stars are made through the essential phases of the NBA playoffs. Down 2-3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals sequence in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics wanted their star Jayson Tatum to place up an amazing efficiency to maintain their championship aspirations alive.
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Jayson Tatum Struggles Early, Makes Up For It
However, that wasn’t the case for many of the sport. Tatum mightily struggled taking pictures the basketball, going 1-of-13 from the sphere coming into the fourth quarter.
Jayson Tatum by way of 3 quarters:
3 Points
7 Rebounds
6 Assists
1/13 FGM
0/6 3PMPhilly up 2. 👀 pic.twitter.com/D4swbrcZuH
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 12, 2023
Midway by way of the ultimate body, nonetheless, the 25-year-old star hit his first triple of the night time, which was the start of him discovering his groove. He hit one other triple shortly to offer the Celtics a two-point lead with lower than three minutes to go.
With the Celtics smelling blood, Tatum as soon as once more hit a pair of triples within the sport’s decisive moments, with the remaining one extending the result in double-digits to place the sport away for good.
A 4TH QUARTER TO REMEMBER FOR JAYSON TATUM ☘️
THERE WILL BE A GAME 7 ‼️
(through @NBA)pic.twitter.com/mzsPBcEmwO
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 12, 2023
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla acknowledged within the post-game interview that even when Tatum is having a tough time scoring the ball, it doesn’t suggest he is enjoying a foul sport general.
The former Duke participant scored 16 factors within the fourth quarter, together with 14 of the Celtics’ final 16 factors.
After his magnificent efficiency within the essential stretches of the sport, the member of this 12 months’s First Team All-NBA acknowledged, “I’m humbly, one of the best basketball players in the world.”
“I’m … humbly, one of the best basketball players in the world.”
Jayson Tatum after Game 6 win vs. Sixers pic.twitter.com/ANd13uB0MD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 12, 2023
The Celtics look to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday in Game 7.
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