Elgin Baylor is a legendary scorer in NBA history and is inducted into the Hall of Fame, averaging 30 points per game in three of his 14 career seasons, including 38.3 points per game in 61-62. In the playoffs, Baylor is still good at scoring, averaging more than 30 points per game in the playoffs for four years.
Baylor averaged 33.4 points in the '60 playoffs, 38.1 in the '61 playoffs, 38.6 in the '62 playoffs, and 32.6 points in the '63 playoffs. Because of Baylor's outstanding scoring ability, he once set a record, according to NBA big data statistics, Bain scored a total of 2136 points in the first 6 playoffs (as of 64 years), becoming the player with the highest total score in the first 6 playoffs in NBA history.
The record has been held for 59 years and has only been broken today, and it was Tatum who did it. Today's NBA playoffs, East finals G5, the Green Army won the Heat 110-97, Tatum was 8 of 16, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, according to statistics after the game, Tatum has scored 2192 points in the first 6 playoffs of his career, surpassing Baylor's record and officially becoming the player with the highest total score in the first 6 playoffs in NBA history.
It should be noted that the Green Army's journey to the playoffs this year is not over, they are currently 2-3 behind the Heat, and there is a theoretical possibility of a turnover, so Tatum's playoff scoring this year will definitely continue to increase, when he will refresh the record held by himself, even if the Green Army G6 is eliminated, then Tatum's scoring will increase accordingly, unless he does not score a point in G6.
In addition to the above records, Tatum also performed two miracles today, first Tatum averaged 27.1 points per game in a playoff career, ranking first in Green Army history, and Sam Jones (25.8 points per game) ranked second, followed by Larry Bird (23.3 points per game), Paul Pierce (22.1 points per game) and Dave Cowes (21.6 points per game).
Second, this is Tatum's 92nd playoff game in his career, and he has scored 2,191 points in those games, as many as Larry Bird's first 92 playoff games in his career, which is also a legacy.
In this year's East Final, the Green Army was once 0-3 down and thought to be out, but in G4 and G5, the Green Army suddenly found a way to win and won two consecutive games. Although the situation of 0-3 downturning has never happened in the past, but from the current momentum of the Green Army, they have found a way to defend Butler, and the trend of the series, is gradually tilting towards the Green Army, G6 will be a very key game, with the momentum that the Green Army is currently showing, it is very likely to defeat the Heat again, once the series drags to tie-seven, then the Green Army playing at home will indeed have a chance to make history.
Tatum is only 25 years old and has never missed the playoffs since he entered the league, and his best result was reaching the Finals, losing to the Warriors. Tatum's biggest criticism is that he is not stable enough and occasionally falls into a slump, but it is undeniable that if Tatum finds form, then he is a super scorer, such as this year's second round against the 76ers, Tatum scored 51 points in G7, and Tatum also had 3 30+ games in the 5 games against the Heat in the East finals, so overall, Tatum is still a trusted player.