Jayson Tatum had 44 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-114 for their sixth straight win.
The Celtics trailed 66-50 with 1:29 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Warriors 69-48 the rest of the way.
Kemba Walker’s step-back 3-pointer with 24.8 seconds left made it 116-111, and Tatum’s 2 free throws with 13.1 seconds left put it away at 118-114.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Warriors 17-11. Tatum (No. 4 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 9 of the Celtics’ 17 on 2 for 4 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Walker had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Tatum and Marcus Smart set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 47 points (9 during a 12-0 run in the first quarter) with 11 3-pointers, and Andrew Wiggins added 22 points.
The Warriors forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions.