On March 7, Beijing time, the Celtics won 126-120 in the game against the Nets at home, which also allowed them to have a record of 39 wins and 27 losses after this game.
But for this game, the team's rising star Jason Tatum is undoubtedly the player with the most eye-catching performance. Throughout the game, Jason Tatum played 54 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 16-of-30 shooting in 41 minutes, as well as 8-of-15 three-pointers and 14-of-17 free-throw line performance.
You know, this is the sixth time in the past year that Tatum has scored at least 50 points, and the only players in the league who have come closest to Tatum are alphabet brothers, Curry and Lillard who have played at this level twice.
In addition, the Celtics officially posted on social media that there are only two players in team history who have scored more than 50 points in at least four games, Jason Tatum and the team's legendary Larry Bird:
After playing this level of scoring performance, Tatum was once again included in the regular season MVP discussions. After all, in the past 10 games, Jason Tatum has defeated teams led by regular season MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Ja Morant and Kevin Durant.
Considering Tatum's performance of averaging 25.7 points per game before the All-Star to 34 points per game after the All-Star, the US media also had to admit that Tatum had the opportunity to impact the regular season MVP:
It is more comfortable for the Celtics to believe that Jason Tatum is only a 24-year-old player, because this also means that Tatum is far from reaching the peak of his career, so it is worth looking forward to what Tatum can play in his future career and lead the Celtics to what heights.