Jayson Tatum is only 24 years old. As of his 51 points in the Boston Celtics' 130-118 win at the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, the former Duke basketball one-and-done has already posted five 50-point outings in regular-season games since going No. 3 overall at the 2017 NBA Draft.
His fifth broke a tie with legend Larry Bird for the most in franchise history (no other Celtics player in history has tallied more than one regular-season 50-point performance).
This time, Tatum shot a blistering 15-for-23 from the field, 7-for-12 beyond the arc, and 14-for-14 from the charity stripe.