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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
Sport
Steve Hewitt

Jayson Tatum scores 51 points as Celtics pull away from Hornets for seventh consecutive win

Another Celtics victory was already clinched, and the only remaining suspense came in Jayson Tatum’s hands.

Tatum was at 48 points with less than a minute to go, and everyone knew it. Al Horford corralled a defensive rebound with 45 seconds left, and skipped the ball over to Tatum. As he dribbled the ball up, the Boston-friendly crowd at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center stood up, anticipating a milestone moment.

Everyone knew what was coming, and the Hornets still couldn’t stop it.

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