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BOSTON — Jayson Tatum took on the challenge of going toe-to-toe with LeBron James and came up just a bit short of leading the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals. The Celtics’ rookie forward scored a team-high 24 points Sunday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals at TD Garden. Unfortunately for Boston, Tatum was one of the few C’s players who performed at a high level as the Cleveland Cavaliers won 87-79. Tatum was on fire early, scoring nine first-quarter points to James’ 12 as the Celtics raced out to a 26-18 lead after 12 minutes. He continued to play well at both ends of the floor, and even gave the Celtics a 72-71 lead with 6:04 remaining in the fourth quarter after hitting a 3-pointer
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