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This NBA star predicted Tatum's fourth-quarter heroics in Game 6 originally appeared nbc sports boston
The Boston Celtics Needed A Big Fourth Quarter Jayson Tatum looked to stave off elimination in Thursday night's Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers, and that's exactly what he delivered.
Tatum beat the Sixers 16-13 in the last 12 minutes to help the Celtics to a 95–86 victory To Host Game 7 at TD Garden on Sunday, The superstar forward hit four 3-point shots in the final 4:14 of the fourth quarter.
Not many people expected this outburst from Tatum.
Eddie House has a great reaction to Tatum's incredible Game 6 finish
He started game 6 with one of the worst shooting performances of his career. He went 0-for-10 with one point in 21 minutes played in the first half. In the fourth quarter, Tatum had three points on 1-for-13 shooting (0-for-6 from 3-point range).
One NBA star — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell — was confident Tatum would eventually deliver, and he made this prediction around the start of the fourth quarter:
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Mitchell was actually there in Game 6, and he congratulated Tatum after Boston's win:
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Tatum and the Celtics are favored entering Game 7, and rightly so. The Celtics are 5–2 in Game 7s their last seven games played at the Garden, and they are 5–1 in Game 7s overall since the start of the 2017 playoffs.