Like the Celtics, Jayson Tatum is having a season of constant ups and downs. Lately, the winger has been rather very low, having notably chained a 0/17 behind the arc in these three previous games. Against Washington yesterday, he soared back, scoring 51 points, including a nice 9/14 from 3-pointers!
Something to calm bad language and to reinforce “JT” in its line of conduct: never doubt.
“I know, like everyone else, that I haven’t been shooting well lately. But that will never discourage me. My teammates believed in me, and it was just a matter of seeing one finally come home. When you find yourself in this area, the basket seems as big as the room. It’s an incredible feeling.”, did he declare. “Sometimes when you miss shots when you know what you’re capable of, you have to laugh about it. It’s that simple. And sometimes it doesn’t fit. We play so many games.”
Difficult to compete for Washington when an opposing player catches fire like this. For Wes Unseld Jr, the game ended at the end of the second quarter, a period that the Celtics ended with a 14-0.
“It was almost over at the end of the second quarter. Mainly, the match turned at that time, ” did he recognize. “Congratulations to Jayson Tatum who had a hell of a night. Of course, 51 points is not nothing. I think he was 6/8 on 3-point pull-ups, which are tough shots. We have no excuse. He suffered recently, but he found his rhythm in this game.
The #0 well present in the stands
Author of 31 points at halftime, Jayson Tatum drove the point home late in the third quarter with a dunk and two 3-point missiles to bring the score to 89-62. Even if the match seemed to be playing, with +23 with 7 minutes remaining, Ime Udoka put him back on the field to pass the 50 point mark, which “JT” did without batting an eyelid.
From the line of the throws, he could even hear some “MVPs”, launched by the few Celtics supporters present in DC yesterday.
“It’s a great feeling. We sometimes hear it at home, but to hear it outside is really something we appreciate. We know how much Celtics fans travel to support us., he added. “I don’t take it for granted that I see so many Tatum shirts with the #0 on the road. I don’t forget, there are 450 guys in the league, and these people took the time to buy my jersey.
There is no doubt that other numbers 0 will fill the stands of Celtics matches in future meetings.
| Jayson Tatum | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 43 | 37 | 41.6 | 31.1 | 84.1 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 25.2 |
| Total | 332 | 33 | 45.0 | 38.0 | 84.0 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 | |
