MVP of the evening with his 36 points, Jayson Tatum made an impression for something other than its “scoring”. With a little more than a minute left to play and the Celtics still trailing by five points, the Boston winger came off an Al Horford screen, attacked the rim and delivered the pass to the evening.
“ Coming out of the screen, I attack at the heart of the racket. (Oby) Toppin (editor’s note: Aaron Nesmith in reality) was on me, then Myles Turner. I knew Myles was defending on Al. It's reading the game. We always talk about 'spacing', making sure you're in the right place. I trusted that he was there, he trusted that I was making the right read. It was a hell of a shot “, qualifies Jayson Tatum.
And above all, a hell of a pass behind his back on his part. Jayson Tatum fixed so well that the two Pacers defenders, caught in their momentum and by the feint, jumped, leaving the Celtics interior completely open in the corner. In a very big evening in terms of skill, the veteran only had to punish.
Jaylen Brown admiring
“ It was quite unusual because Jayson moved towards the basket, he felt that he had a lane, and there, I don't know how he did it, but he had to improvise. Jayson kept doing the right thing, every time. It was an incredible move on his part, and at that point, for me, it was just about taking my time and putting in the work! “, Horford book.
He is well placed to speak because of his seven converted 3-point baskets, five came from assists from his teammate. Including another behind the back, at the start of the fourth quarter, in a similar context of fixing Myles Turner to release Al Horford on the “pick-and-pop”.
A pass not as striking as the one mentioned above. “ In the fourth quarter, we pulled out all the stops. Jayson Tatum made huge moves. That back pass in the corner to Al, put it on display at the Louvre for fuck's sake (journalists laugh) ! It was incredible “, can't believe it Jaylen Brown.
| Jayson Tatum | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 80 | 31 | 47.5 | 43.4 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 79 | 31 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 85.5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 66 | 34 | 45.0 | 40.3 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 23.4 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 64 | 36 | 45.9 | 38.6 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 76 | 36 | 45.3 | 35.3 | 85.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 74 | 37 | 46.6 | 35.0 | 85.4 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 30.1 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 74 | 36 | 47.1 | 37.6 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 26.9 |
| Total | 513 | 34 | 46.0 | 37.5 | 84.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 23.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
