The Spurs couldn’t outlast Boston in overtime, giving up a 32-point lead and falling back to .500 as Jayson Tatum put forth a legendary scoring performance in front of a raucous TD Garden audience to carry the Celtics to victory.
DeMar DeRozan paced the Silver and Black with 30 points and 14 assists, followed closely by 24 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists from Dejounte Murray. But Tatum was the star of the show, racking up a career-high 60 points.
Observations
- Rudy Gay needed just six points to climb into the top 100 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list entering the night, and the veteran combo forward broke into the history books with a three-pointer in the second period.