BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla called the Celtics to the huddle trailing by two points with seven seconds to play against the Cavaliers. He called on Grant Williams to in-bound, Al Horford to cut high and Jaylen Brown low while Williams decided between hitting Marcus Smart above the three-point line to handoff to Jayson Tatum racing downhill, or Tatum directly.
“Here we go. Win the game,” Mazzulla said.
Williams chose Smart and Tatum raced downhill past Dean Wade and threw down on Jarrett Allen to force overtime and provide one of the signature moments of the team’s start, even in a loss.