BOSTON — Confidence is a hell of a drug.
Juiced by avoiding an Eastern Conference finals sweep in Miami, the Celtics overwhelmed the visiting Heat in a 110-97 victory that forced a Game 6 in South Florida that could have history waiting on the other side.
"Pressure's on them," Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who scored 12 of his 21 points in the first quarter and finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double, said in his walk-off interview. "We were down 3-0. No one thought we were going to win, so we're playing free and confident, and we're ready to go down to Miami.