Jayson Tatum scored a career-high 60 points and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 32-point deficit in the first half to claim a 143-140 overtime win over the Spurs, while star LeBron James returned from the disabled list discreetly on the backhand of his Lakers against the Kings.
Tatum’s point total equaled Boston icon Larry Bird with the most goals scored in a game in Celtics history and is the second youngest player in the NBA behind Devin Booker to score in a game. 60 cartons.
Tatum, 23, hit four free throws in the final 12 seconds of overtime for the Celtics, who rallied from a 29-point deficit at halftime to level the score midway through the fourth quarter.
The canastero hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in the quarter to give the Celtics their first 127-126 lead since early in the first quarter.
He also hit a free throw with 18 seconds left to give the Celtics a two-point lead, but San Antonio’s DeMar DeRozan tied the game with 10 seconds remaining to set the stage for exciting overtime.
Jaylen Brown added 17 points for the Celtics and Aaron Nesmith had 16 in the victory.
DeRozan had 30 points and 14 assists for the Spurs, who are now down 31-31 on the season. (GG) (AFP)