Jayson Tatum

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Watch Celtics' Jayson Tatum Rip Out Philly Hearts With Game Winner (NESN.com)

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers just played the NBA's game of the year, combining to put together an absurd ending.

If you didn’t turn the clip off after Tatum’s jumper, you’d know that things only got crazier in the final 0:01. Their attempt obviously went to Jayson Tatum, who hit a nasty step back to put the C’s up 110-107. The refs waived the shot, giving the Celtics a

Jayson Tatum hits game-winner in Celtics-Sixers, but only because ... (Yahoo Sports)

The Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 110-107 on Saturday in a back-and-forth game that ended up tied with 5.9 seconds remaining. It was Boston ball and ...

Celtics vs. 76ers score, highlights: Jayson Tatum's clutch shot helps ... (Sporting News)

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates from Celtics vs. 76ers on Saturday. Check out all of the highlights you may have missed right here.

5:30 p.m. - Time: 8:30 p.m. The game will be played at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. 76ers will tip off around 8:30 p.m. 76ers will air on ABC. The 76ers rattle off a 7-0 run, but the Celtics cut the deficit down to two before the first timeout of the quarter. — Robert Williams III beats the buzzer with a midrange jumper. — Joel Embiid dominated the first half of this game, totaling 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks. After three straight 3-pointers from the Celtics center, the 76ers' lead is down to four. The 76ers may need to bring Joel Embiid off the bench earlier than usual. Jayson Tatum drills a 3-pointer to give the Celtics the lead. The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates from Celtics vs.

Celtics Vs. 76ers Takeaways: Jayson Tatum Drills Game-Winner in ... (NBC10 Boston)

Celtics star Jayson Tatum made up for his off night by drilling the game-winning 3-pointer vs. the 76ers. We share our takeaways from Boston's wild 110-107 ...

With 1:30 left in the game, he hit his fifth straight 3 to put Boston up by two. The veteran big man helped Boston go on an 18-3 run and erase a 15-point deficit with four consecutive made 3-pointers in the third quarter. It didn't get a whole lot better in the third quarter, but Tatum woke up when it mattered the most. At the end of the quarter, with the game tied at 107, Tatum was called upon again. Tatum drilled the game-winning 3 just before time expired. A wild fourth quarter came down to the wire and ended with For most of the game, it simply wasn't Tatum's night. It was either head to overtime for the second consecutive game or send everyone home. the Philadelphia 76ers with a thrilling victory Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center. Tatum hit the game-winner, but Horford is who gave the Celtics a chance to win in the first place. First, here are our takeaways from Saturday's huge win over Philadelphia. [Jaylen Brown](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/jaylen-brown?chrcontext=WBTS) (26 points), Tatum (18 points), Derrick White (18 points), [Al Horford](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/al-horford?chrcontext=WBTS) (15 points), [Robert Williams](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/robert-williams-iii?b&chrcontext=WBTS) (14 points), and [Marcus Smart](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/marcus-smart?chrcontext=WBTS) (10 points).

Celtics' Jayson Tatum sends Sixers home with epic game-winning 3 (ClutchPoints)

Celtics star Jayson Tatum stopped on a dime and pulled up for a nasty top-of-the-key triple to seal the win vs. Joel Embiid, Sixers.

He poured in 41 points and 12 rebounds along with five blocks to lead Philly in all categories. The [Boston Celtics](/nba/boston-celtics) All-Star stopped on a dime and pulled up for a nasty top-of-the-key triple to seal the win over the Sixers in Philadelphia. There was no ending more fitting to a Celtics-Sixers battle that had true playoff intensity.

Jayson Tatum plays the hero as Celtics survive hostile Philadelphia ... (The Boston Globe)

Tatum's winning triple helped the Celtics remain in first place in the East and surely damaged the confidence of this 76ers squad.

Embiid was fouled with 10.8 seconds remaining and hit both free throws, tying the score at 107. Horford once again had an answer, though, calmly hitting a 3-pointer from the left arc to put Boston back in front. The positive results could be masking some underlying flaws, but it’s hard to quibble too much with a team that is now 44-17 and atop the NBA. With the Celtics facing a double-digit deficit late in the third quarter, he connected on three 3-pointers over a 64-second span. Boston went more than three minutes without a point, as the 76ers used an 8-0 flurry to push within 97-95. I thought he did a good job just staying poised and taking the shots that were there.” He hit two more in the second half, including a big one from the left arc with 1:38 left. The inbounds pass came to Marcus Smart, who quickly found Tatum, who pulled up and calmly drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1.3 seconds left. Boston also clinched the tiebreaker against the third-place 76ers, who trail the Celtics by four games with just 21 remaining in the regular season. “So you have to have the ability to withstand some of those, and Al, when he’s at his best, he’s confident and not passing up shots. And Tatum, who had struggled for much of the game, made a forceful and confident declaration. They entered Saturday night’s showdown 0-2 against Boston this year, including a disheartening setback earlier this month when the Celtics were without starters Al Horford, Robert Williams, and Smart.

Four takeaways as Celtics stun Sixers 110-107 on Jayson Tatum's ... (masslive.com)

The Celtics wrap up their three-game road trip by taking on the Knicks on Monday.

Both the Sixers and Celtics held double-digit leads in the second half, but it still came down to a few possessions late. By the end of the third, the C’s actually led the Sixers as part of an 18-3 run. That came in the form of White, who was huge for the C’s all night. The Celtics face the Knicks at 7:30 p.m. But Horford quickly changed that with four 3-pointers in a run that put the Celtics up. It was clear the Sixers came out juiced Saturday in front of a raucous crowd ready to make life difficult for the visitors. It was a forgettable game for Tatum as his shots didn’t go down when the Celtics needed him. But the game flipped when the Sixers came out hot to open the second half. But the Sixers quickly cut the game down to one possession, where the teams dueled from there. There were struggles at times, but the Celtics didn’t falter in one of their most impressive wins of the season over a division rival. PHILADELPHIA — The Celtics walked into a playoff atmosphere Saturday in front of a raucous Wells Fargo Center crowd and a Sixers squad looking to make a statement. Derrick White was crucial off the bench with 18 points as Robert Williams III added 14 points and eight rebounds.