When all is said and done, Jayson Tatum should end up atop or close to the top of most of the Boston Celtics records. Tonight he tied Sam Jones for 4th on the Celtics list of most 35+ scoring games. Yes, that's a rather arbitrary stat, but Tatum is rising up the non-arbitrary ones as well.
Tatum would be a great scorer in any era, but fits in rather perfectly in this modern NBA era. Jayson is a legit MVP contender this season.
Here are Tatum's highlights from his 39 point night in Memphis: