Jayson Tatum has led the Boston Celtics to a bright start. They battled against a tough Chicago Bulls team to win 123-119 tonight. He scored a cool 36 points and it is starting to look normal.
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Tatum’s scoring prowess meant that he passed a certain Celtics to stand atop a special list. He now has the most points of any Celtic in the first 8 games of the season. And who did he pass? Larry Bird, of course.
JT has been breaking a lot of Larry’s records and we think we are in for a special season. Analysts have already talked about how the floor for Tatum this season could be a 30-point night and it is looking more and more likely as games pass.
Jayson Tatum tonight:
36 PTS
12 REB
6 AST
17-20 FTPasses Larry Bird for most points in the first 8 games of a Celtics season. pic.twitter.com/1TQu9iQjKV
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 5, 2022
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Jayson Tatum breaks one Larry Bird record and ties another
History maker. Recordbreaker. Tatum is rewriting Celtics lore with each passing day. In a tough Eastern Conference, they will be reliant on the dazzling star to redeem themselves for a trip to the NBA Finals. Too soon to call it? We don’t think so.
Jayson Tatum is the 2nd player in Celtics history to average 30 points through his first 8 games of a season, joining Larry Bird in 1984-85. pic.twitter.com/counoLUgvS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 5, 2022
Tonight was just another routine night for Jayson.
Jayson Tatum tonight:
36 Points
12 Rebounds
6 Assists pic.twitter.com/g5Tuah0tgW— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 5, 2022
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Free Throws galore as the DeRozan and Tatum duel it out
Although, the contest was close and the two superstars dueled it out. A tough battle but one whose storyline was free-throws. Yes, free throws. Not one vs ones or chippy altercations but free throws.
Where’s James Harden when you need him? Both DeRozan and Tatum took over 20 free throws. Jayson’s FTA tonight was the highest of his career.
DeRozan and Tatum are the first pair of opponents to each take 20+ free throws in the same game since Dame and PG in 2019. pic.twitter.com/E3jPTHIqMt
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 5, 2022
Perhaps it took some mental fortitude at the charity stripe to win this game. And it was a good one. Both stars were at their fiery best. A shoutout to DeeBo, the Los Angeles native was special tonight. He gave it his all.
DeRozan in the loss:
46 PTS
13-23 FG
20-22 FTMost FTA by any player this season. pic.twitter.com/T8v3fFbhgj
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 5, 2022
But tonight, we are all gonna be singing Jayson Tatum’s praises and Celtics fans will sleep soundly tonight.