Leonard is one of the superstars with the most outstanding scoring stability in the NBA today, although Leonard's scoring explosiveness is not very strong, and he has not cut 40+ many times, but his mid-range shot is too stable, relying on solid mid-range shots, he can frequently cut 30+, statistics show that so far, Leonard has scored 30+ a total of 136 times, including 101 times in the regular season and 35 times in the playoffs. Prior to today, Leonard was ranked 17th among active players with 30+ times, but after today it became 18th, and a junior player surpassed him.
In today's Celtics vs Knicks game, Tatum made 13 of 23 (5 of 12 three-pointers), 4 of 5 free throws, scored 35 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, plus or minus +12, leading the Celtics to beat the Knicks by 16 points. Tatum had a particularly good fourth quarter, and when the Knicks chased the deficit to 3 points in the fourth quarter, Tatum hit consecutive three-pointers to extinguish the opponent's hopes, and he scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting (4-of-5 from three-point range) in the fourth quarter, showing amazing scoring explosiveness.
After scoring 35 points in this game, Tatum has scored 30+ points 137 times, including 113 in the regular season and 24 in the playoffs. Surpassed Leonard's 136 times. It is common for Tatum to cut 30+ now, and when he retires, his 30+ games will inevitably come to the forefront of history. It is worth mentioning that among the new generation of players, only Doncic has surpassed Tatum in 30+ games, and Doncic's current 30+ games are 156.
Tatum is averaging 28.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season while shooting 52.6% from the field and 3.5 three-pointers per game with a 39.8% three-point shooting rate.