Jayson Tatum tied Steph Curry for most 50-point games this season, with his third after scoring 53 against the Timberwolves, 60 vs the Spurs and 50 in a must-win game vs the Wizards in the play-in tournament.
Tatum would’ve become only the 12th player in playoff history to score 50 with his amount of field goal attempts and free throws. Michael Jordan, among other legends, made up the list before him. Jeff Goodman and Bob Ryan preview the Celtics vs Nets series that Tatum will need to carry Boston through, while asking if the moments of greatness through inconsistent lapses still have Tatum on track for Goodman’s prediction that he’ll go to the Hall of Fame.
