Jayson Tatum didn’t mince words following Boston’s season-saving victory on Thursday night.
The Celtics’ star carried his team in crunch time down at Wells Fargo Center, outscoring the entire Sixers roster, 16-13, in the fourth quarter to keep Boston off the ropes in a do-or-die Game 6.
Tatum’s late-game heroics bailed out what was shaping up to be a disastrous showing on the court for the 25-year-old forward. Entering the fourth quarter, he was 1-for-14 from the field on Thursday. During Games 3-6, Tatum only sank four of his 30 field-goal attempts in the first half of action.