BOSTON — Jayson Tatum arrived to TD Garden on Sunday sporting a hot pink button-down shirt with the number "7" circled on the back, then proceeded to score more than anyone ever in a do-or-die NBA game.
The 25-year-old Boston Celtics forward scored 17 of his Game 7-record 51 points in a masterful third quarter, burying the Philadelphia 76ers under the weight of an electric home crowd. His scoring total in the 112-88 win eclipsed the mark set by Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry two weeks earlier.