Tatum finished with 27 points and 10 assists, while Jaylen Brown led the team in scoring. The post Jayson Tatum’s last-second shot lifts Celtics over Pelicans: 8 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

After Pelicans veteran guard CJ McCollum drained a clutch floater with just 24 seconds remaining to tie it, Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum took matters into his own hands, drilling the game-winner with McCollum in his face.

Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.