Marcus Smart gets aggressive on defense and then finds Tristan Thompson with the behind-the-back pass, who then finishes with the huge slam dunk.
The Boston Celtics looked like a different team in Friday night's Game 3 vs. the Brooklyn Nets.
After losing Games 1 and 2 handily, the C's returned to TD Garden and put on a show. Jayson Tatum put on a show with 50 points while Marcus Smart added 23 of his own, including five 3-pointers.
Tristan Thompson also came up big for Boston with 19 points and 13 rebounds (nine offensive). Romeo Langford had six points and was a game-high +21 off the bench.
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SIGN UP HERE Game 3 also marked Kyrie Irving's first game in front of fans at TD Garden since leaving the C's in 2019. He shot 6-for-17 from the field with 16 points.
James Harden led Brooklyn with 41 points and 10 assists. Kevin Durant tallied 39 points to go with nine boards.
Here's a full recap of Celtics-Nets.
FINAL SCORE: Celtics 125, Nets 119
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SERIES: Nets lead 2-1
Celtics vs. Nets highlights
Celtics fans welcome Kyrie Irving back to TD Garden:
Jayson Tatum blocks Kevin Durant and finishes on the other end:
Marcus Smart getting hot from 3:
Smart hits the go-ahead 3:
Jayson Tatum gets the friendly roll:
Tristan Thompson throws one down:
Smart with the pretty assist to Thompson:
Evan Fournier drills the corner 3:
Thompson with the emphatic slam:
Tatum drops 50:
Celtics schedule
Game 4 of Celtics vs. Nets is set for Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
