The Celtics beat the Thunder 132-123 on the road today to take a four-game winning streak.
On this four-game trip to the West, the Celtics not only won all of them, but also won big in each game, with a total net win of 80 points. The scores in four games were Celtics 110-88 Warriors, Celtics 126-97 Kings, Celtics 124-104 Nuggets and Celtics 132-123 Thunder.
So far in March, the Celtics have also done well, with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, and in the past 26 games, the Celtics have won 22 games and lost only 4. It is worth mentioning that after entering 2022, the Celtic record is 29 wins and 9 losses, with a winning percentage of 76.3%, while before that, the Celtic record was only 16 wins and 19 losses, with a winning rate of only 45.7%.
The Celtics are currently fourth in the East with a record of 45 wins and 28 losses, with no win gap between the 76ers and the Bucks, only 25 wins behind the first in the East.
In today's game, Tatum played well, starting 39 minutes, shooting 11 of 19, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and had 36 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. In the past three games, Tatum has scored at least 30 points per game and maintained a shooting rate of more than 55%, and only Larry Bird (5 times) and McHale (1 time) have done it in Celtic history.
Since March, Tatum has averaged 34.4 points, 7.3 rebounds per game, 53.2 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from three-point range (9.9 shots per game), 90 percent from the free throw line, and the league ranks first in terms of points per game and three-pointers per game.
Tatum's relatively good personal performance, coupled with the Celtic record is also very good, so he also became an MVP candidate. If the Celtics can eventually rise to number one in the East, Tatum will also have an advantage in the MVP competition.
So far this season, Tatum has played in 69 games and averaged 27 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 36.3 minutes per game. After today's game, Tatum scored 1,863 points this season, surpassing DeRozan (1859) to rise to number one in the league as the player with the most points this season, with Trae Young in third place with 1816 points.