Tatum entered the playoffs nursing a right-wrist bone bruise sustained in Game 1, an injury that forced him out of Game 2 for the first time in his eight-year career. He responded to the setback with a 36-point effort in Game 3’s narrow defeat, then followed up with Sunday’s dominant outing to keep Boston on the brink of advancing.

In the end, Jayson Tatum tried his darnedest to get that wonky wrist ready for Game 3 in Orlando in Friday night, and he was able to get it done. The Celtics announced that Tatum would be available after a one game absence 30 minutes before tipoff at Kia Center.