Jayson Tatum Thrills Twitter by Leading Celtics to Comeback Win vs. Warriors

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BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 19: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics shoots the ball during the game against the Golden State Warriors on January 19, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

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On a night where Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown played far from their finest, the Boston Celtics beat the Golden State Warriors 121-118 in overtime at TD Garden on Thursday.

Tatum and Brown had a hard time shooting versus the safeguarding NBA champs. Tatum made 9-of-27 shots from the flooring and 4-of-13 shots from deep, while Brown made 6-of-18 shots from the flooring and 1-of-4 shots from deep.

Both gamers struck the accelerator down the stretch, however, assisting the Celtics connect the video game in the passing away minutes of the 4th quarter prior to powering the group to triumph in overtime.

Brown ended up with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 helps and one take in the win, while Tatum ended up with 34 points, 19 rebounds, 6 helps and 3 takes.

Thursday’s win was a declaration triumph for Tatum, Brown and the Celtics, who are genuine title competitors, and NBA Twitter admired Tatum, in specific, for his late-game heroics:

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA

Jayson Tatum shot like shit and had some horrible turnovers.<< br><> < br>> He’s likewise chosen:<< br><> < br>>34 points<< br>>19 rebounds<< br>> 6 helps<< br>> 3 takes<< br><> < br>> And he’s played the last 41 minutes of this video game without a rest.

Dan Greenberg @StoolGreenie

Tatum is offering the precise efficiency everybody stated he required to offer and individuals remain in my points out stating he was “awful” and had an “horrible” video game<< br><> < br>>34/19/ 6/3 with substantial containers down the stretch. Please get a life

Yaya Dubin @JADubin5

Boston winning a video game where Tatum-Brown integrate to shoot 15-45 is quite remarkable, even if it protests the Road Warriors, who are essentially the Rockets.

Ashley Nicole Moss @AshNicoleMoss

Jayson Tatum is HOOPIN’ HOOPIN’

Marc D’Amico @Marc_DAmico

A clearly loud MVP declaration from Jayson Tatum throughout a win over the safeguarding champs on nationwide tv:<< br><> < br>>34 points (video game high)<< br>>19 rebounds (video game high/career high)<< br>> 6 helps<< br>> 3 takes (video game high – tie) << a href=" https://t.co/jxkOggyhTW">> pic.twitter.com/jxkOggyhTW

StatMuse @statmuse

Jayson Tatum tonight:<< br><> < br>>34 PTS<< br>>19 REB<< br>> 6 AST<< br>>12-12 FEET<< br><> < br>> First Celtics gamer ever with that statline. << a href=" https://t.co/RMgxiDlLcD">> pic.twitter.com/RMgxiDlLcD

Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins

Getting that damn monkey off your back in a finals rematch got ta be a damn great sensation for Tatum and the Celtics! Continue …

Chris Brockman @chrisbrockman

MVP night from Tatum. Once again. << a href=" https://twitter.com/hashtag/celtics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> #celtics<

Dave Peck @DaveLPeck

Tatum in some way makes 34/19 look unsteady, however a real group (that’s t-e-a-m, group) efficiency. That’s appealing.

Brad Carson @BradCarson

Jason Tatum is the reality. What a gamer. Cool individual with the minute there for EJ’s mama.

Trevor Hass @TrevorHass

Jayson Tatum is so great that 34 points, 19 rebounds and 6 helps is an “off night.”

Tatum has actually taken another advance this season, and he’s legally in the MVP discussion, getting in Thursday’s video game averaging 31.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.3 helps in 43 video games while shooting 47.1 percent from the flooring and 35.2 percent from deep.

The Celtics enhanced to 34-12 on the season with the win. They presently have the very best record in the NBA and appear like real champion competitors ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 9 trade due date.

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