Kevin Durant was stellar for the Nets in his second game back since returning from injury, but on Saturday afternoon in Boston, no Brooklyn player could match Jayson Tatum as the 24-year-old dropped a season-high 54 points.
The Celtics weathered a great run from the Nets in the third quarter, and Tatum single-handedly kept Boston in in the game, scoring six points in the final 40 seconds of the period to close a seven-point Nets lead to just one.
Tatum continued his takeover, scoring 18 points in the fourth to surpass his previous season-high of 51.
