Jayson Tatum torched the Phoenix Suns in the first half on Thursday night. He poured in 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from deep. Tatum carved out the defense with strong drives and outdueled Kevin Durant with tough threes.
By the time the third quarter came around, the Suns were honed in on the Celtics star. When Jrue Holiday screened for him, leaving Jusuf Nurkic to guard him on the perimeter, Phoenix doubled several feet behind the three-point line.
As soon as Durant helped, Tatum made the clear pass to Holiday, who swung it to Derrick White on the wing for an open three.