The quiet, overwhelming greatness of Jayson Tatum

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images“This is my sh—!”

Of course, no one outside the very first few rows could actually hear Jayson Tatum’s roar as the 76ers slowly sulked into their fourth timeout. In the arena, all discernible language was muffled by every kind of dizzying scream. Those watching at home were treated to Mike Breen’s best approximation, who—after witnessing Tatum’s punctuation mark—loudly proclaimed, “It’s a carnival!”

Tatum had just laced a walk-up three-pointer for his 38th point, accounting for over half of his team’s 73. The Celtics—though mostly Tatum himself—had scored 16 points in just under four minutes to open up a 15-point lead in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern…