The Boston Celtics faced the Brooklyn Nets in the first game of the NBA East conference play-off first round.
While the home team was leading 29-28 in the first quarter, the visiting team equalized in the second quarter. While the Celtics were leading by 11 points in the third quarter, the game ended in favor of the Boston Celtics 115-114 with Tatum’s last-minute basket.
In Boston, Tatum showed an important performance for his team with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, while another star name of the team, Brown, played with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The second game of the series between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will be played on Thursday, April 21 at 02:00 CEST at TD Garden.
HEAT WITH OMER FARUK YURTSEVEN WINS
In another play-off game of the night, the Eastern Conference winner Miami Heat won 115-91 in their match against the Atlanta Hawks. Duncan Robison led the Miami Heat with 27 points and Jimmy Butler with 21 points. National center Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who plays for the Miami Heat, took 4.58 minutes and scored 5 points.