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Jayson Tatum leads Celtics to Game 7 rout of 76ers, second straight Eastern Conference Finals

Tatum scored 51 points, and Philadelphia had no answers for the superstar as TD Garden lit up for the series finale.
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Jayson Tatum enters Celtics’ lore with 51 points as Boston advances to East finals, and other observations from Game 7

Tatum set a Celtics franchise record for points in a Game 7, topping 50 with more than seven minutes to play and scoring 17 during the emphatic 33-5 run in the third quarter that sent TD Garden euphoric.

The Celtics are on to the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s the schedule.

Boston will face Miami for a chance to play for a title. For the third time in the past four seasons, the teams will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Video posted on social media showed the disturbance began after supporters of Minneapolis Council Member Aisha Chughtai took the stage, which caused an uproar among supporters of her challenger, Nasri Warsame. Some Warsame supporters then jumped on stage, shouting, banging on tables and waving signs.

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Body of boater recovered after search at Fisk Pond area in Natick

The victim, whose identity was not released, was located through a side-scan sonar around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, officials said. Another boater made it to shore on his own and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to officials.

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Jansen, who entered for the ninth inning with the Sox holding a 3-1 lead, was flagged three times for working too quickly against Cardinals DH Willson Contreras.

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