WOWWWW!!!! Jayson Tatum erupts for 51pts in the Mother's Day Massacre! 51pts is an NBA Record for most points in a Game 7. He was truly unstoppable in this one. What impressed me the most was that he was searching out Embiid in the pick and roll over and over and one possession he would attack him and get to the rim and the next it would be a stepback 3 in his face. He drew Embiid out to the perimeter so much that Philly opted to go into a zone just for Tatum to blow that apart as well! As good as Tatum was in this game, the defense was even better. The Celtics held the 76ers to just 88pts on the game including a 10pt 3rd quarter where the Celtics blew this game open. There was a 6 minute stretch in the 3rd quarter where we held them scoreless. A lot of credit needs to be given to Al Horford for this. Al had 2stl and 3blk and was as impressive on the defensive side as we've seen all year long. The Celtics did a great job as a whole making sure Al could stay on Embiid and not get lost in the pick and roll and it worked wonders. Guys were busting through screens staying with their guy on those motions which played a huge part. They all played with extremely active hands getting in all the passing lanes and the rotations were flawless. Joe had Timelord on Tucker but had him sagging off a lot for extra help defense and, while it hurt to start as Tucker had 3 quick 3s, Tucker isn't the guy that's going to sustain that. That extra help defense clogged up the lane making it very hard for Embiid to get going. James Harden and Joel Embiid combined for 24pts on 8-29 (27%) from the field compared to Tatum's 51pts on 17-28 (60%)! Great game for the Celtics and time to get ready for an Eastern Conference Finals Rematch against the Miami Heat!