The Boston Celtics stayed in the middle of the country for their third game of a four-game road trip on Sunday afternoon, and this may have been their biggest game of the season so far. They took on the Oklahoma City Thunder, who had won 14 games in a row heading into the game.
Boston steadily crept ahead in the second quarter after a high-scoring, tightly-contested first. But when the end of the third rolled around, Oklahoma City made a run (as they were always destined to). But in the end, a late-game surge and Boston’s cold shooting led to a 105-92 Thunder win.
Here are three studs and three duds from the Celtics’ loss to the Thunder on Sunday afternoon.
Stud – Jayson Tatum
A fairly muted first half was matched by a much better second half for Jayson Tatum. It wasn’t quite the monster game that fans may have been hoping for, but Tatum gave the Celtics some much-needed boosts throughout the game…