The Celtics prevailed beat the Warriors 121-118 in a rollercoaster Finals rematch in Boston on Thursday.
Despite a rough 9-27 shooting night and several head-scratching turnovers, Jayson Tatum still led the way statistically with 34 points, 19 rebounds (career-high), 6 assists and 3 steals.
Here are the best reactions from around the NBA Twittersphere:
Celtics fans preparing to tweet at Warrior fans after months of being the punching bag. đ pic.twitter.com/dZhr4vpvUE
— theScore (@theScore) January 20, 2023
Getting that damn monkey off your back in a finals rematch gotta be a damn good feeling for Tatum and the Celtics! Carry onâŠ
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 20, 2023
32-19-6 is a âwhatever it takesâ 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
STEPHHHH
— kuz (@kylekuzma) January 20, 2023
Thatâs tough Steph
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 20, 2023
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 20, 2023
nobody:
Jayson Tatum against the warriors before throwing up the worst 3 point attempt youâve ever seen:
— Turn (@SaiIorTurnee) January 20, 2023
Steph Curry just yelled âthis is my town!â đ
I know the Celtics are tired of this man. pic.twitter.com/Da3MTElDLW
— Jon Asaad (@jaynbablog) January 20, 2023