Tatum's Historic Playoff Game, Celtics Secure Top Seed

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome in. This is Boston Celtics News today, where team coverage meets AI. The Boston Celtics kicked off their playoffs with a blowout win over the Philadelphia Sixers, dropping 123 points to their 91 in game 1. Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown carried the load, but Tatum made history by grabbing 11 rebounds to hit 1,000 career playoff boards. Joining. An elite club as just the 7th Celtic ever that puts him alongside legends like Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, Dave Cowans, Kevin McHale, and John Hablachek. Talk about big shoes too, Phil. Tatum dropped 25 points, 7 assists, and two steals in 32 minutes, marking his first postseason action since that Achilles tweak. Last year against the Knicks. He far back from doubts about playing at all, suiting up for 16 regular season games from early March, averaging 21.8 points, 10 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and solid shooting splits. Even without him earlier, the Celtics held

1:04strong in the east, but his return locked in the number two seed and has them primed as real title threats. Moving forward.