{"id":1584521,"date":"2024-06-13T12:26:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1584521"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:27:39","slug":"celtics-had-multiple-30-point-scorers-in-game-3-of-nba-finals-for-second-time-in-franchise-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/celtics-had-multiple-30-point-scorers-in-game-3-of-nba-finals-for-second-time-in-franchise-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Had Multiple 30-Point Scorers in Game 3 of NBA Finals for Second Time in Franchise History"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and guard Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points in Wednesday night's Game 3 victory of the 2024 NBA Finals<\/a> against the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the first Celtics duo with multiple 30-point games in the Finals since John Havlicek and Bailey Howell on May 2, 1968.<\/p>\n Through 111 postseason games, Tatum has amassed 2,665 career playoff points. The five-time All-Star ranks 40th all time and only 29 spots behind Kobe Bryant for the most ever before a player's 27th birthday. Brown is sixth on that same list with 1,911 points.<\/p>\n “Experience is the best teacher,” said Brown, who also recorded eight rebounds and eight assists in 41 minutes of Game 3. “All year long we've been hearing about the Celtics are the past, for the last six to eight months, that's all we've been hearing is all the different shortcomings we've had in the past.<\/p>\n Game 3 against Dallas was the second time that the Celtics had multiple players with 30+ points in an #NBAFinals<\/a> game.@Celtics<\/a> | #DifferentHere<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rYjRx4dA61<\/a><\/p>\nBoston Celtics' Jayson Tatum has scored 2,665 career playoff points before 27th birthday; Jaylen Brown scored 1,911 points<\/h2>\n
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