MIAMI — Jayson Tatum wore a purple and gold No. 24 armband in honor of his hero, Kobe Bryant, and by the end of the night had collected the trophy named after someone closer to the color uniform he was…
Mark Murphy, Boston Herald named after someone closer to the color uniform he was wearing – Larry Bird, new namesake of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award.
A chaotic third left the Celtics with a thin, vulnerable 82-75 lead, with Brown’s eight-point quarter barely keeping them ahead. But Gabe Vincent missed badly, Al Horford converted off the break for an 88-79 lead, and despite a Tatum charge, the Celtics held on during a particularly sloppy stretch of basketball on both sides.
Butler missed from downtown, and with 11.4 seconds left Smart hit two free throws with the crowd howling for a 100-96 lead.Tatum answered from 15 feet, and with 4:12 left Brown, who had missed two pivotal free throws late in the Celtics’ Game 6 loss, hit 1 of 2 for a 96-85 lead. White had been a huge help with a pair of 3-pointers, to go along with 15 points from Brown and another 13 from Tatum. But Butler was, per usual, making a strong bid to swing the game.
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