Led by Jayson Tatum’s season-high 51 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, the Celtics defeat the Hornets, 130-118. Derrick White added 19 points and 8 assists in the victory, while LaMelo Ball tallied 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Celtics have won their 7th consecutive game and improve to 33-12 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 11-34.
Jayson Tatum becomes the 4th player in NBA history to record at least 50+ points on MLK Day, joining
Damian Lillard, 61 points – 1/20/2020
Kemba Walker, 52 points – 1/18/2016
Gilbert Arenas, 51 points – 1/15/2007
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19 comments
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Tatum is mvp
First
That’s insane
Now I gotta see brown drop 60
He is going off
Pull up shoot Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum with the most 50 Point Games in Celtics history.
And he turns 25 years old on March 3.
Tatum is a top 3 MVP contender this season….no doubt!!
If the Celtics finish number one and he keeps it up, he should be MVP. MVP isn’t a best player in the league award for y’all casuals.
Tatum is the best
Crazy
i see kobe all in his game. love to see it
Crazy
Without a doubt the MVP
Tatum went off 💪💪💪🍀 his my favorite to win mvp
He doesn’t do this against the warriors
TATUMVP
When his 3 is falling, he's the best player in the NBA and unguardable.