Here are the takeaways as the Celtics pulled away late in a quietly strange 109-97 victory over the Raptors on Sunday.
1. What do we make of Jayson Tatum’s performance on Sunday?
No seriously, you tell us, what do we make of a 2-for-16 shooting performance that yielded just eight points, but included seven rebounds and 10 assists? And what do we make of the fact that the Celtics were clearly better when he was in the game (Tatum was +13) despite those shooting struggles?
Our best attempt to contextualize the Tatum conundrum: He has been bad from 3-point range all season, and much of his scoring is predicated on 3-point shooting.