Jayson Tatum and the Celtics rallied back from a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Bucks 113-107 on Sunday despite 43 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Here are the takeaways.
Jayson Tatum came alive at the right time
The Celtics have now played 11 games. In those 11 games, Tatum has scored 30 or more in seven. He poured in 31 on Sunday, converting 13 of his 15 trips to the free-throw line to go with 12 rebounds and six assists.
We’ve noted this before, but the evolution we’ve seen from Tatum in the first 11 games is an important one: Last year, he turned himself into a passing threat when opposing defenses threw everything they could at him.