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Jayson Tatum recorded his 16th career playoff game with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists, passing John Havlicek for 2nd most in Celtics franchise history, trailing:
Larry Bird (26 games)
Jayson Tatum (16 games)
John Havlicek (15 games)
Led by Jayson Tatum's 33 points (25 in the 2nd half), 11 rebounds and 7 assists, the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics defeat the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in Game 4, 116-99. Jaylen Brown (17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists) and Derrick White (16 points, 3 3pt. FG) added a combined 33 points in the victory, while Jimmy Butler tallied 29 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the Heat. The Heat lead the series, 3-1, with Game 5 taking place on Thursday, May 25, (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
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Here comes Smart.
They kick it out. Horford with the triple.
And he begins tonight like Reggie he began game three.
Horford galloping and feeding.
Wide open three.
White.
Tatum at it.
Controls and gets it to fall.
Here goes the drive.
Brown.
They swing it around.
Grant Williams.
Brogdon.
Tatum.
Sidesteps.
Strews hits the triple.
An alley you were just in at Boston Huddle.
Rebound by Tatum out there.
He's got six rebounds.
He's out there with Brogdon and White.
Here's Horford with a three.
Got it to go.
Just trying to pull up and shoot the three.
Their success has come off penetration.
Tatum with a nice scoop.
Into two defenders.
He's got seven.
That's some bad luck for Boston right there.
Great defensive play.
Three by Tatum.
It's another one.
Jason Tatum.
Two in a row.
This one off pick and roll.
Just comes off and knocks it down.
Sprinting is Brown.
Cutting is Smart.
Feeding is Smart.
And it's Tatum again with a three.
Bullseye!
He knocks it in.
And then on the extra pass there from Horford.
He's able to step into the three.
Two in a row.
With this little surge here to start this third quarter.
Caleb Martin has checked in for the heat.
Tatum dancing on top with Strews.
The move.
The floater on the fly.
Got it.
The drop.
Four points.
Selvig lead.
The start.
The stop.
Three.
Smart.
Good!
Big hit by Smart.
If he gets on lead.
He's got ten.
A double-double for him.
Smart the other way.
Coils.
And gets it off to Tatum.
Look at him drive.
That should not have happened.
Look at the length here by Jason Tatum.
This is a born score right here.
Cannot let him get to his right hand.
Particularly that right side of the floor.
Williams free in the corner.
Twenty-two for the game for Butler.
Martin defending Tatum with a shove and a shot.
Oh textbook.
I was talking about creating space.
Just look at that shoulder.
Just drop it right into the chest.
Rebound Williams.
Off to Tatum.
They want the transition.
Defense can't send.
That's the result.
A two from Austin.
Tatum with twenty-two.
Tatum here.
Like a running back.
Twelve for Miami.
And Grant Williams fires three.
Good!
Pick up full court.
Into that zone again.
Butler's still out.
Tatum.
Sixteen foot.
Jay is pure.
To get the switch and get that matchup.
Grant Williams meets the challenge.
Martin defending Tatum.
They blitz him without a bio.
And scored inside with the reverse.
Six-nothing Boston run since Tatum has come back in.
That affects everything.
Tatum.
He'll put up a three.
Got it!
And he knew there was no way that Vincent was going to be able to contest that shot.
And Butler tonight.
Eight of eighteen.
Smart.
Tatum.
Hesitates and out to Smart who launches the triple.
Now it's raining three.
Fire and passion there by the thirty-four year old.
Joe Mazzullo.
Tatum makes a move.
Bumped by Adebayo.
The two.
Pretty shot on.
He didn't get to hire his own staff.
But still.
Fifty-seven wins and he's in the Eastern Conference Finals.
And Jason Tatum, Reggie, is putting this game away.
Step up and play at home like they played tonight.
It's a Tatum shot off that baseline which will trickle in.
