Last week's East-West Player of the Year has been announced, with Tatum and Booker elected separately.
For Tatum, it was his two consecutive weeks of election as the best of the week, becoming the first player in Celtics history to be the best player of the week for two consecutive weeks. In March, Tatum has also been the player of the week three times, the second player in history to achieve this achievement, as opposed to James, who was three times named Player of the Week in January 2012.
Not surprisingly, Tatum will also be the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in March. On the MVP list, Tatum's ranking is also rising. In addition, Tatum has been the best of the week four times this season, tying Larry Bird and becoming the player with the most times in a single season in team history.
Last week, Tatum averaged 32 points, five rebounds and five assists per game, leading the Celtics to a record of 3 wins and 0 losses. In the past five games, Tatum has averaged 31.6 points per game and an effective shooting rate of 78.4%, the second player in Celtics history to average 30+ and 75% of effective shooting in five consecutive games, the first being Larry Bird (March 1986).
After a 134-112 home win over the Timberwolves, the Celtics finished first in the East with a record of 47 wins and 28 losses. In the last 28 games, the Celtics have won 24, bringing the total winning percentage to 443 points. In NBA history, only three teams have played this way, the Bucks in 1970-71, the Lakers in 1971-72, and the Spurs in 2015-16.
The Celtics have played such an outstanding record in the past two months or so, all the way to the first place in the East, and Tatum is the first hero. Of course, Brown is also very strong, in the past 6 games, he has cut 25+ with Tatum, becoming the third duo in history to do this.
In addition, in the past 33 games, the double probe flower has also cut 30+ 6 times. It is worth mentioning that in the 263 games before that, they have only scored 30+ in the same 5 times, and in these 11 games, the Celtics have won everyone.
So far this season, Tatum has averaged 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and Brown has averaged 23.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Under the leadership of the two of them, the Celtics became a big dark horse and will be the spoilers of the Eastern Conference playoffs.