Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum provided for quite a memorable moment in the late stages of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets.

With the Celtics down one in the contest, Tatum emerged as the hero as he knocked down the buzzer-beating, game-winning shot to give Boston a 1-0 lead in the series.

In hindsight, one could look back and question as to why Celtics head coach Ime Udoka did not call a timeout in order to draw up a play. But for the first-year head coach, as he noted during his post-game press conference, he wanted to take full advantage of the crucial situation at hand.

“I tell the guys all the time if we have an advantageous position we’re in, I won’t call a timeout,” Udoka said. “If I don’t like what I see, I’ll call it then. But as you know, teams will get matched up against the lineups they want in the game.”

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While Tatum will be remembered for being the first player ever in Celtics team history to notch a game-winning, buzzer-beater in the playoffs at home, one sure can not overlook Smart’s heroics in the play. Rather than taking on a shot himself, he played the role of a playmaker by dishing off a pass to Tatum in the paint.

Udoka was quite pleased to see Smart be unselfish at this moment in the game.

“Jaylen could have forced a shot on Dragic, he saw three guys on him, he kicked it to Marcus,” Udoka said. “He could have forced a shot over two guys flying at him. He pump-faked it, could have took the pullup and saw Jayson cutting. That's where we've really improve at and it kind of came all together on the last possession.

“I think we’ve gotten away from the your turn, my turn and we enjoy seeing each other succeed. Get those assist numbers up.”

In the big picture, the Celtics will now turn their attention to Game 2 against the Nets on Wednesday, where they will have a golden opportunity to clinch a 2-0 series advantage.