Tatum's point total equaled Boston icon Larry Bird for the most points scored in a game in Celtic's history and he is the second-youngest player ever in the NBA behind Devin Booker to post a 60-point game.
It's a surreal feeling, Tatum said of owning the franchise record with Bird. Maybe tomorrow I will realize how special it is.
The 23-year-old Tatum made four free throws in the final 12 seconds of overtime for the Celtics who roared back from a 29-point halftime deficit to level the score halfway through the fourth quarter on Friday night. Tatum's previous career-best was 53 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 9.
Tatum hit a three-pointer with 38 seconds left in the fourth to give the Celtics their first lead 127-126 since early in the first quarter.
Tatum drained another free throw with 18 seconds to play to give the Celtics' a two-point lead, but San Antonio's DeMar DeRozan tied the game with 10 seconds to go to set the stage for thrilling overtime.
That was a tough one, Tatum said. This game is what being a Celtic is all about. Never quit, never giving up. To be down 30 and come back in overtime and win, there is nothing like it.
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