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FUN FACT: Jayson Tatum has the most playoff wins (28) among current NBA players under 25 years old. His partner in crime, Jaylen Brown, who is turning 26 this year, is the only player with more wins (34).
Playoff Jays! 🔥☘️
JT every year:
13.9 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 1.6 APG
15.7 PPG | 6.0 RPG | 2.1 APG
23.4 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 3.0 APG
26.4 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 4.3 APG
26.9 PPG | 8.0 RPG | 4.4 APG
30.1 PPG | 8.8 RPG | 4.6 APG
Only player in NBA history to improve on the 3 stat categories every year of his career.
Jayson Tatum has only missed 29 games in his 6-year career so far. The most games he’s missed in a season is 8 games. Yet, ESPN talked about him load managing. 💀
Most championships won in a single city in NBA history:
17 — Boston Celtics
12 — Los Angeles Lakers
6 — Chicago Bulls
5 — Golden State Warriors
— San Antonio Spurs
3 — Miami Heat
— Detroit Pistons
Celtics’ 2023-24 Starting Lineup:
PG - Derrick White
SG - Jaylen Brown
SF - Jayson Tatum
PF - Kristaps Porzingis
C - Robert Williams III
Best starting 5 in the league. Can’t wait to see them on Media Day in a few months.
Jayson Tatum this season:
— 1st Team All-NBA
— All-Star Game MVP
— Scored the most points in an ASG
— 1st Celtic to average 30+ PPG
— Most 30-PT games in a season in franchise history
— Youngest player with 1,000 career 3PM
— 1st player to score 51 in a Game 7
He is only 25.
Tony Allen and Marcus Smart identical career:
— Both went to college at Oklahoma State
— Both were in the 1st round by Boston
— Both joined Memphis at age 29
— Both were elite defenders
— Both were 3x 1st Team All-Defense
— Both were shooting guards
Jayson Tatum tonight in Game 1 of the Cancun Finals:
41 PTS
11 REB
11 AST
2 STL
2 BLK
14/22 FG
5/7 3PT
+21
Led the Celtics to a blowout Game 1 win over the Lakers. 🔥🔥🔥
Jayson Tatum availability rate per season:
2017-18: 80/82 = 97.6%
2018-19: 79/82 = 96.3%
2019-20: 66/72 = 91.7%
2020-21: 64/72 = 88.9%
2021-22: 76/82 = 92.7%
2022-23: 74/82 = 90.2%
He has only missed 33 games in his 6-year career so far, a 93% career availability.
Jayson Tatum has officially averaged the most PPG in a single season in Boston Celtics history (30.1), surpassing that of Larry Bird's mark (29.9) in 1988.
One of many records he has broken this season. Congrats, JT! Onto many more!✨☘️
FUN FACT: Jayson Tatum has never come off the bench in his career. He is the only player from his draft class to have never come off the bench in an NBA game, regular season and playoffs.
The Celtics have locked in the 2nd seed. A potential Sixers and Bucks series is in the works. Can’t wait to witness the Playoff Celtics led by the Playoff Jays. 🔥☘️
Bucks fans were using the “Bucks are on a back-to-back” excuse yesterday. The Celtics just won again today and Jayson Tatum had 79 points combined in 2 games of a back-to-back. 🔥🔥
The Jays tonight:
JAYSON: JAYLEN:
31 PTS 31 PTS
7 REB 4 REBS
4 AST 3 ASTS
3 BLK 3 3PM
The Celtics are now 21-1 all-time when JT and JB both score 30+ PTS. 🔥
Tbf, Tatum deserves 0 slander for this season-ending loss. He stayed and played the entire game despite rolling his ankle in the 1st quarter. He only sat for 4 minutes.
"As good as Boston is, I don't think they'll have an answer for is Joel Embiid. He's going to break through. Embiid, Dominique Wilkins & Bernard King are the best players ever to not make a conference finals."
—
@getnickwright
on why he's sticking with the 76ers to win the East: