The Celtics triumphed by beating the Warriors 121-118 in a rematch of the rollercoaster final in Boston on Thursday.
Despite a rough 9-27 shooting night and several staggering turnovers, Jayson Tatum was still statistically ahead with 34 points, 19 rebounds (career-high), 6 assists and 3 steals.
Here are the best reactions from around the NBA Twittersphere:
Celtics fans prepare to tweet to Warrior fans after being the punching bag for months. 😅pic.twitter.com/dZhr4vpvUE
— deScore (@deScore) January 20, 2023
Getting that damn monkey off you in a Finals rematch must be a damn good feeling for Tatum and the Celtics! Continue…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 20, 2023
32-19-6 is an “all it takes” statline from tatum and I love it
— Rohan Nadkarni (@RohanNadkarni) January 20, 2023
Imagine losing Celtics 1H ML on thatpic.twitter.com/jgWEARSMIS
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) January 20, 2023
STEPHHH
— kuz (@kylekuzma) January 20, 2023
That’s hard Steph
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 20, 2023
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 20, 2023
nobody:
Jayson Tatum to the Warriors before throwing up the worst 3-point shot you’ve ever seen:
— Turn (@SaiIorTurnee) January 20, 2023
Steph Curry just yelled “this is my town!” 💀
I know the Celtics are tired of this man. pic.twitter.com/Da3MTElDLW
— Jon Asaad (@jaynbablog) January 20, 2023
