On February 14, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In today's East Focus game, the Celtics hosted the Hawks at home. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Green Army finally defeated the Eagles 105:95 to achieve eight consecutive wins.
It was not easy for the Celtics to win today. Throughout the first half, they were behind, trailing by as many as 15 points at most. In this case, one person stepped forward, and he was the Green Army star Tatum. Throughout the game, Tatum played 36 minutes and shot 13-of-27, including 4-of-10 from three-point range and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, totaling 38 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks!
In the first half, Tatum scored 13 points on just 5-of-13 shooting, with the Greens trailing the Hawks by 10 points. After entering the third quarter, Tatum was full-fledged, and he quickly hit a three-point shot and then made a basket. And that was just the beginning of his game in the quarter, and then he suddenly shot a man to lead the team to a wave of 7-0. Before the end of the quarter, Tatum again made two foul shots and contributed a wonderful dunk, scoring 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the quarter, including 2-of-3 from three-point range.
In the final quarter, Tatum scored nine points on a steady and steady basis, including consecutive key free throws in the final moments, which eventually helped the team win eight consecutive wins. The eight-game winning streak is also the longest surviving winning streak in the league and the longest winning streak since Oct. 25-Nov. 15, 2019. Meanwhile, with this win, the Green Army (33 wins and 25 losses) pushed the Raptors (31 wins and 24 losses) to 6th place in the East by a slight advantage.
And Tatum also created a milestone moment. This game was Tatum's fifth personal 30+10 this season, and he became the first player in team history since Pierce in 2005-06. It was also the 12th time in Tatum's career that he scored at least 30+10, during which the Green Army recorded 8 wins and 4 losses.
According to the schedule, the Celtics' next game will be played on February 16, when they will take on the 76ers away.