The C's were stagnant, they couldn't get anything going, and then their superstar who was 0-12 from the field with 1 singular point on the night, came alive.
Jayson Tatum buried one 3 for the 84-83 lead and a second that made it 87-83 and put the Celtics in firm control in front of a boisterous Philly crowd. Tatum stuck it to the 76ers with one final 3-pointer for a 95-84 lead.
Firstly, what confidence, if any, remains in the Celtics completing the comeback against Philly? Then, should the worst happen, what does the future of this team look like?
James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 23 and Boston spoiled Embiid's MVP coronation, beating Philadelphia 114-102 Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
James Harden matched his playoff career high with 45 points and hit a go-ahead, step-back 3-pointer over Al Horford with 8.7 seconds left as the 76ers rallied without Joel Embiid to beat Boston 119-115 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night.