Boston’s star finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.
BOSTON – It was well after midnight when Jayson Tatum made his way to the postgame press conference room, readying for a meeting with reporters that could have looked a lot different. For three quarters on Tuesday Tatum was brilliant, collecting points and rebounds , all while shooting a tidy 53%. In the fourth Tatum went cold, missing five of his seven shots.
With ten seconds left in the fourth the Pacers clung to a three-point lead. But an inbounds pass tipped off the hands of Pascal Siakam, giving Boston one more chance. In the huddle, Joe Mazzulla drew up a play for Jaylen Brown. As Brown emerged, he told himself,“With ten seconds in regulation, we should have just taken the timeout, advance the ball and found a way to get it in and made a free throw or two and ended the game.
“It's as simple as just believing that the next one is going in,” said Tatum. “And I always feel like I'm one make away from being hot or being in a great rhythm. So taking the right shots, playing within the flow of the game and doing all the other necessary things to impact the game.” , in which Tatum was injured on the opening play. At 26, Tatum knows he’s reaching that championship-or-bust stage, and he needs no reminder.
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