Boston Celtics fans are celebrating after taking a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. Derrick White scored a playoff career-high of 38 points to lead the Celtics to a 102-88 win over the Heat on Monday. Jayson Tatum scored 20 points, and Jaylen Brown scored 17 points, making it likely for the Celtics to win the series on Wednesday in Boston. However, the Boston Celtics’ TV broadcast was criticized for insulting Miami Heat player Caleb Martin after the game.
By the end of the fourth quarter, Boston had a comfortable lead of 18 points. With 7:19 remaining in the game, Derrick White, the Boston Celtics guard, passed the ball to Jayson Tatum at the three-point line, allowing him to make a drive toward the basket.
Tatum cleared Caleb Martin with a clean leap before delivering a crushing poster slam. Tatum slam dunk knocked Caleb Martin down to the ground. Tatum’s dunk not only knocked Martin down but also appeared to have caused him some discomfort in his groin area. At the time of the slam, Tatum had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.
Jayson Tatum delivered a crushing poster slam over Martin
The Celtics broadcast back at it again with the trolling.
Jayson Tatum: Father of Deuce and Caleb [Martin]
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Fans and analysts are still amazed by that dunk, with NBA analysts joking about it in several interviews.
Martin ended the game with 18 points, five rebounds, and two assists. He had an excellent game. Unfortunately, Tatum’s well-known posterizing dunk also made its way to him. Martin and the Heat will try to make amends in a pivotal game on Wednesday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum averaged 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 74 games this season.
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