Boston Celtics: 3 keys to victory vs the Miami Heat in Game 6

Boston Celtics key to victory No. 3) Tatum & Walker must lead the way

In the bleakest moments, it takes the best of a team to help weather the storm. For the Boston Celtics, this will undoubtedly be the case for their top-players in Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker.

During their latest bout with elimination — Game 5 — both the team’s All-Stars came up big, as collectively they combined for 46 of their total 121 points scored to go along with 13 assists, and 12 boards.

Though it has been a tremendous postseason for Tatum — averaging 25.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game — the same, unfortunately, cannot be said for Walker, as his performances have been up-and-down, to say the least, throughout their current 16 game run.

Despite being known as a prolific scoring guard, the perennial All-Star has only managed to shoot above 40 percent from the field three times during this series and over 38 percent from deep just once.

This Miami Heat team will not go away, and that’s largely due to the consistent excellence from both of their All-Stars in Jimmy Butler and Adebayo. To fight fire with fire, Boston needs their top dogs to play like their All-NBA selves.

We’re especially speaking to you, Kemba. We need you!