Jayson Tatum, Celtics hold off Steph Curry, Warriors in one of the best games of the season: Takeaways

Curry scored 47 points, while Tatum finished with 44

The Saturday night game of the week is always a great matchup on paper, but it doesn't always meet expectations. That's just the way sports go. But this week, the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors delivered. In one of the best games of the season, the Celtics held on for a 119-114 win, their sixth in a row. Steph Curry was unconscious for pretty much the entire night, pouring in 47 points in a brilliant shooting performance. He recorded his ninth straight game with at least 30 points, and made 10-plus 3-pointers for the third time this week. Unfortunately for the Warriors, as has been the case far too often this season, it wasn't enough. That was largely due to the fact that Jayson Tatum was matching Curry shot-for-shot on the other end. The Celtics' young star went for 44 points of his own on 16 of 25 from the field, including a go-ahead bucket with less than a minute to play. Thanks to Tatum's huge night, the Celtics were able to secure the win and move up into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.