In the first game of the first round, the Boston basketball players took the lead in the playoff series against Brooklyn with a result of 115:114.
It was not known until the finish which of these two teams would take the win, but it turned out that luck was on the side of Boston.
In the ranks of Brooklyn, the most efficient was Kyrie Irving, who scored 39 points.
He was followed by Kevin Durant with 23 points.
In the ranks of the Celtics, Tatum was the best, scoring 31 points.
He was followed by Jaylen Brown with 23 points, then Al Horford and Marcus Smart with 20 points each.
When it comes to the match itself, the first quarter was tied, Boston won it with 29:28, while it was a draw at halftime, 61:61.
Boston was more dominant than their opponent throughout the third quarter, they even had a 15-point difference (84:69).
However, Brooklyn answered, who, thanks to Irving, managed to get closer to the opponent, and then took the lead eight minutes before the end with Kevin Durant’s points, 100:98.
In the 5th minute before the end of the match, Brooklyn held the advantage, but Boston equalized 107:107 with new points, and it was evident that they would decide the nuances in the finish.
At 45 seconds before the end, Irving hit a three-pointer for 114:111, but with a basket by Brown at 38.9 seconds, Boston came to one point difference.
They managed to reach the ball in the last action and reach victory with a Tatum basket.
The next match will be played on the night between Wednesday and Thursday at one o’clock after midnight Central European Time.
