On the court after Jayson Tatum resurrected from an effort that could have forever stained his legacy to outscore the Philadelphia 76ers by himself in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown embraced his Boston Celtics co-star with a smile that belied the intensifying doubts about the long-term viability of their partnership.
The All-NBA duo lived to fight another day together, surviving a rollercoaster 95-86 victory in Philadelphia to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at three games each and force Game 7 in Boston on Mother's Day.