For a player many believe is already capable of leading the Boston Celtics to The Finals, Jayson Tatum’s 2-of-18 performance in Friday’s loss to Milwaukee was hardly a convincing first step.
All eyes were on Boston’s leading scorer on Sunday to see how he’d respond against the Trail Blazers. That he bounced-back better than anyone could’ve predicted, with 34 points on 11-of-22 shooting, eight assists, five triples, and four rebounds in a W, speaks to the realism of his superstardom that has continued to legitimize itself.
“He’s special,” Brad Stevens said Saturday at practice, “and that’s why I lose no sleep over nights like last night (against Milwaukee).