Boston Celtics All-NBA small forward Jayson Tatum had one of the best halves of the season in the second half of the team’s Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals Thursday.
And the reason it came in a loss is because the Duke product had his worst half of the season first.
Tatum’s heroics were nearly enough — had he not had a couple of bad rotations or overly-cute plays the Celtics might have ended up with a win.
This isn’t to say the blame is the St. Louis native’s, but there’s a case to be made that the overall level of maturity of the team needs to level up for this group to truly enter the realm of title contenders.
Despite his first half woes, Tatum still logged 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and 3 blocks.
If you want to see why the first-time All-Star has such a bright future, or just want to forget about the rest of the game on Wednesday, watch the video embedded above to see all of Tatum’s best plays from Game 5.
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