Jayson Tatum put together his most dominant performance of the season so far as the Celtics rolled to a 123-98 win in a bounce-back performance against the Bulls.
Here are the takeaways.
Jayson Tatum reminded everyone why the Celtics are built around him.
The MVP case for Tatum has been dinged very slightly in recent weeks as his counting stats slipped a bit (he’s no longer averaging 30 points per game).
However, Saturday’s game — which doubled as a new season-high in scoring and Tatum’s first triple-double of the year with an obscene 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists — was a reminder that there probably is not a single player in the NBA that the Celtics would rather have, and that if you wanted to make an MVP case for Tatum, the road isn’t as twisty as some might think.