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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics reacts after scoring a three-pointer against the Milwaukee Bucks during the third quarter at TD Garden on December 25, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Fluharty/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP)
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and had the game-winning jumper with 33.7 seconds to play as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 121-116 on Saturday.
The Spurs play their second game at home and are without three of their regulars but remain strong against Boston, the team with the best record in the NBA.
The Celtics led by 15 points late in the second quarter but only led 114-113 after Romeo Langford’s layup with 1:12 left. Robert Williams III’s alley-oop dunk on the next possession put Boston back within three points but Josh Richardson canned a 3-pointer with 37.4 seconds left for San Antonio to tie the game.
After a timeout, Tatum’s putback jumper in the lane with Derrick White’s 11th assist of the game gave the Celtics the lead. San Antonio’s Jeremy Sochan then missed a 3-pointer and Tatum hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to push the lead to three points. He missed his second attempt, but Al Horford grabbed an offensive rebound before Malcolm Brogdon was fouled and sealed the game with two free throws.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine to lead Celtics to W in San Antonio ☘️
Tatum: 34 PTS, 4 Wednesdays, 5 Threes
Brown: 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/qe6GeYLVj3— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2023
Jaylen Brown added 29 points for Boston, with Brogdon scoring 23, Williams scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds and Horford grabbing 11 rebounds.
Zach Collins had 18 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio. Richardson and Tre Jones added 18 points, Langford had 14, Doug McDermott scored 13, Sochan scored 11 and Stanley Johnson and Malaki Branham contributed 10 points for the Spurs.
San Antonio without Devin Vassell, who will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week, leading scorer Keldon Johnson, who strained his left hamstring in Saturday’s win over Detroit and Jakob Poeltl, who is out with left Achilles bursitis.
The Celtics led 33-30 after the first quarter. San Antonio was within 57-49 after a 3-pointer by Richardson with 4:15 to play in the second quarter before Boston reeled off an 11-4 run to build a 15-point lead with 1:04 left in the half. Baskets by Branham and Jones pulled San Antonio to 68-57 at the break.
Brown led the Celtics with 18 points before halftime with Tatum scoring 17 and Brogdon adding 11. Collins and Richardson paced San Antonio with 10 points apiece.
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