The game was tied at 91 with 4:18 to play before the Celtics took control. And there's no doubt which player drove that surge for the defending champs: forward Jayson Tatum. On the night, Tatum put up 37 points on 10-for-25 shooting, with 14 rebounds.

Point guard Jrue Holiday was out for a second straight game, and the starting five of Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, and Kristaps Porzingis carried most of

Tatum, who played the entire second half, had 37 points and 14 rebounds and was serenaded with “MVP” chants when he put the game away at the free throw line in the final seconds.