Jayson Tatum and the Celtics made a frantic fourth-quarter rally back from a 24-point second-half deficit to send Wednesday’s game against the Pacers to overtime, but Pascal Siakam’s 3-pointer sank them in the closing seconds.
Here are the takeaways.
1. Jayson Tatum came up big but was ice-cold from 3.
Criticizing Tatum after Wednesday’s performance feels a little unfair given that he dragged the Celtics over the finish line in the fourth quarter. Tatum’s huge triple in the waning seconds evened the score.
Then the Celtics nearly got another opportunity after Tyrese Haliburton missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer, but time expired before they could call timeout.