When Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum breaks a shooting slump, he doesn’t pull any punches. And punches he did not pull in his 51-point pummeling of the Washington Wizards in the Celtics’ 116 – 87 beatdown of the Wiz at Capital One Arena Sunday afternoon.
The St. Louis native put up the third-most points of his career on his way to shooting 18-of-28 from the floor overall, 9-of-14 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe for good measure. Tatum nabbed 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the game to round out his stat line, turning the ball over only once, and late in the game at that.
If you were among those taking the game off and need to see his historic performance for the first time yourself, or just want to bask in the glory of the Duke product’s big night, check out the highlight clip put together b the NBA embedded below.
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