Jayson Tatum hit a jumper as overtime expired to give the Celtics a 125-124 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, settling a close game with its final shot. Boston’s one-point win came with Tatum leading both the decisive possession and a substantial share of its offensive effort.
Tatum made 10 of his 20 field-goal attempts and converted 18 of 22 free throws, according to Boston.com’s account. The winning basket capped a performance that combined efficient shooting from the floor with repeated opportunities at the foul line.
MassLive’s coverage also centered on Tatum’s role in the victory, describing him as Boston’s leading performer in a game the Celtics had to work through in the closing stages. The outlet selected him for its player-of-the-game recognition, pointing to both his statistical production and the overtime finish.
A final shot decides it
The outcome ultimately rested on a narrow margin: Boston finished with 125 points to Brooklyn’s 124. Tatum’s buzzer-beater supplied the winning basket after the teams had gone beyond regulation, leaving the Celtics on the winning side of an overtime contest.
The Boston.com report identified the decisive play as a jumper. That final field goal gave Tatum the defining moment in a night when his contributions were also reflected across the shooting figures. His 10 makes in 20 attempts put him at exactly 50% from the floor.
Overtime and the one-point final score frame how closely the game was contested. Boston did not secure the result in regulation, and the extra period still came down to Tatum’s shot at the buzzer rather than a comfortable finishing margin.
Production at the foul line
Tatum’s free-throw work was another major component of his performance. His 18 makes supplied 18 of Boston’s 125 points, while his 22 attempts exceeded his number of field-goal attempts by two. He missed four shots from the line.
Those figures translate to roughly 82% free-throw shooting. They also distinguish the two parts of his scoring night: 10 successful shots from the field and another 18 points collected without a live-ball field-goal attempt.
The supplied shooting figures establish his efficiency without providing a breakdown of his 3-point makes. They show a player who converted half his field-goal opportunities and more than four-fifths of his chances at the stripe before the result was settled.
Both outlets’ accounts placed Tatum at the center of the result. Boston.com detailed his shooting and the winning jumper, while MassLive emphasized his overall production and importance to Boston in a tightly contested finish.
For the Celtics, those contributions ended in a victory by the smallest possible scoring margin. The statistical performance gave Tatum a prominent role throughout the account of the game; the overtime buzzer-beater supplied the basket that decided it.
