The burden of superstardom is real. When it comes to falling short of expectations, context is hardly ever relevant. If a team isn’t performing at the level it should, all eyes point to the leading man in search of answers he’s supposed to have at the ready.
Jayson Tatum might not be a clear-cut superstar just yet, but he is a star and he is Boston’s best player. So as the Celtics have continued to search for their groove with a record that floated around .500, there would inevitably come a point when he’d have to look around, shrug his shoulders, and put the team on his back more than he already has with career-highs in both scoring and assists on the season.