Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum catches fire in return
Jayson Tatum played lights out against the Pistons, leading the Celtics in points, rebounds and assists. Tatum had 38 points, 9 rebounds and dished out seven assists.
Tatum greatly improved from his previous game in his shooting. In the win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Super Bowl Sunday he was 3/16 on field goals, which makes a 18.8 percent field goal percentage, and only made 1 three-pointer out of 8. Although he still was in double-figures as Tatum was 9/12 on free throws in the win against the Grizzlies.
In the game against the Pistons, he made 62 percent of his field goals with a 6/10 three-pointers. Also, he only had to get two free throw shots and he made both of them.
major bag alert 🚨👜 pic.twitter.com/DnZX4jSQ5Q
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 16, 2023
The majority of his 38 points came in the third quarter when he scored 24. This was Tatum’s most points in a single quarter, most points in a quarter by a individual player this season, and most points in a third quarter by a Celtics player. His previous record for most points in a quarter was on December 22nd, 2019 against the Charlotte Hornets when he scored 22 points in the 4th quarter in the 119-93 win. The record for most points by a Celtics player in a single quarter is Isiah Thomas scoring 29 points in the 4th quarter of the December 30th, 2016 in the 117-114 win against the Miami Heat.
Also, Tatum had 6/6 on three-pointers in the third quarter, which made him the 2nd Celtic to make at least six three-pointers without a miss in a single quarter. The other was Evan Fournier who went 6/6 in the 4th quarter against the Houston Rockets on April 2nd, 2021
Tatum ended the 1st half of the NBA season with a bang as he’ll be a starter representing the Eastern Conference at the All-Star game this Sunday.