MILWAUKEE – Al Horford always wants to be known for making the right basketball play, but on Monday night something more was demanded of the Celtics center.
Loathe though he is to be known as a lead scorer, Horford filled that vital need and more with a 30-point, five-trey performance that was the backbone of the Celtics’ 116-108 Game 4 win, evening the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals series at 2-2.
Jayson Tatum, mired for the second straight game in a tough shooting night, then carried it home in the fourth with the best part of a 30-point performance.