At the helm, Dejounte Murray was effective with 18 points, 5 assists. Evan Fournier also hit clutch 3's for the Spurs, scoring 17 points. JaVale McGee scored 8 points, 7 rebounds. The scoring went 27-30, Boston; 23-31, Boston; 30-18, San Antonio & 37-29, San Antonio as the Spurs rallied to win this thrilling game.
Kemba Walker had 10 assists, dishing to Romeo Langford (13 points) but Boston failed to get strong contributions from the supporting cast, causing the Spurs to double-team Walker and isolate Tatum as they went on the huge run that stole the lead. Tatum stole it back momentarily, before the Spurs overwhelmed the Celtics.