Jayson Tatum scored 51 points — an NBA record for a Game 7 — to lead the Celtics to a 112-88 victory and back to the Eastern Conference finals for the fourth time in his six seasons. They will play the Miami Heat beginning Wednesday.
, but at the very least Tatum could ask his offseason training buddy for a one-night rental.
“Going into Game 6, I was too locked in. I was too tight. Just too in my own thinking about what I got to do. ‘How many points do I need to score?’ Today I was more myself,” Tatum said, mentioning that he was joking around in practice Saturday. “That’s when I play my best, when I’m having fun. Just go out there and relax and have fun. Think about those days when you’re a kid at the YMCA or whatever. That’s when the game opens up.
But with Embiid unable to lead the 76ers past the second round, Philadelphia enters a worrisome offseason that centers on the futures of James Harden and Coach Doc Rivers. Harden is expected to opt out of his deal and become a free agent this summer, with rumors percolating of a possible return to Houston.
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