The Boston Celtics fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Western Conference’s best, by a score of 114-112 on a Sunday afternoon. In a game that was one of the year’s best for the first 47 minutes, the last minute was tampered by controversial officiating, leading to a lengthy finish.
This was the best game of Jayson Tatum‘s career, on the league’s biggest stage. He finished with 41 points while shooting 12/20 from the field, to go along with 13/15 from the line. He tied his career-high set earlier this year, and was the best player on the court — a court that had LeBron James and Anthony Davis.