The Celtics and Cavaliers both had disastrous offensive games in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, as neither team seemed particularly comfortable on Sunday night in Boston.
Offensive highlights were few and far between in Game 7, but in the fourth quarter Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum provided some much-needed electricity with the highlight of the game when he threw down a huge dunk on LeBron James.
With the Cavs up four and seemingly seizing some control, Tatum took it upon himself to give the Celtics an offensive boost, driving hard to the rim where LeBron — who already stuffed Terry Rozier on a dunk attempt — went to meet him. Unlike Rozier, Tatum was able to finish the flush over James and gave him a bump to let him know about it after.
That bump by Jayson Tatum after dunking on LeBron….🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/eplGAMn30z
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Tatum earned his moment to give The King a taunt, as that was a true poster of LeBron, with James going all out for the block and failing to get there in time. Tatum wasn’t done there as he came down and drilled a three-pointer on the next possession to give Boston the lead back midway through the fourth quarter. In a back-and-forth game that was dominated by defense and missed shots, Tatum was one of the few Celtics that showed up on the offensive end, continuing his incredible rookie campaign.
