A Year After Devastating Injury, Jayson Tatum Leads Celtics To Game 3 Victory
Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter Friday and led the Celtics to a 108-100 Game 3 victory over the 76ers in their first round playoff series.
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum plays during Game 3 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Friday, April 24, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved As Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum lay on the Madison Square Garden floor last May, he and his teammates and opponents knew something was seriously wrong.
The next day, Tatum underwent surgery to repair his ruptured right Achilles tendon. With Tatum out, the Celtics lost that second round NBA playoff series to the New York Knicks. Many assumed this season would be a wash, too.
Still, less than a year after his devastating injury, Tatum is back. And on Friday night, he had another vintage postseason performance, scoring 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to help the Celtics defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-100, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Celtics are ahead two games to one heading into Sunday’s Game 4 in Philadelphia.
Tatum returned to action on March 6 and appeared in 16 regular season games, averaging 21. 8 points, 10 rebounds and 5. 3 assists in 32.
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