To LeBron James’ 56 points with the Lakers on Saturday night, Jayson Tatum responded with 54 points this Sunday. The Celtics winger signed his season record, with 8/18 from 3 points, to guide Boston to a success (126-120) at home against Brooklyn. Jaylen Brown assisted Tatum in scoring (21 points), while Marcus Smart played the creators (14 points, 9 assists). This is the 3rd victory in a row for the C’s, the 16th in the last 19 matches. They who had started the season so badly are now 5th in the East.
The dynamic is quite different for Brooklyn, which takes a 4th setback in a row and continues to fall, to the point of finding itself 10th in the Conference. For his second game since his return from injury, Kevin Durant has nevertheless multiplied (37 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists), passing the bar of 25,000 career points. The other Nets star, Kyrie Irving, finished with 19 points.
