It was only a few months ago that calls to break up Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were at their loudest as the Celtics were hovering around .500.
Now, the Celtics’ young star duo has accomplished something very few have ever done. Tatum and Brown became the fourth duo of players 25-and-under who led their team in scoring to reach the NBA Finals in the last 40 years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Tatum led the team in scoring during the regular season (26.9 points per game) and so far in the playoffs (27 points per game), helping him win the first-ever Larry Bird MVP award for his performance in the Eastern Conference finals.