Tatum posts first 30/7/11 playoff line
- Jayson Tatum scored 30 points with seven rebounds and 11 assists Sunday as the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 in Game 4. - Tatum shot 8-for-16 from the field, 5-for-10 from three and 9-for-9 on free throws, while Boston took a 3-1 series lead. - The win came with Joel Embiid back from an appendectomy after a seven-game absence. (nba.com)
Jayson Tatum put up 30 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists on April 26 as Boston beat Philadelphia 128-96 in Game 4. (nba.com) (espn.com) The win gave the Celtics a 3-1 lead in their first-round series over the 76ers. Payton Pritchard added 32 points off the bench, and Boston hit 24 three-pointers. (espn.com) (nba.com) Tatum’s full line came on 8-of-16 shooting, 5-of-10 from three-point range and 9-of-9 at the foul line. He finished with one turnover in 37 minutes. (sports.yahoo.com) (nba.com) Philadelphia got Joel Embiid back after an appendectomy had sidelined him for seven games, but Boston closed the first quarter on a 22-5 run. The Celtics never led by fewer than 14 points after that stretch. (nba.com) (espn.com) The stat line stands out because 30-point playoff games with double-digit assists are rare for wings, and Tatum’s postseason average entering the game was 24.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists. This was one of the bigger playmaking nights of his playoff career. (statmuse.com 1) (statmuse.com 2) Boston had already taken back home-court advantage with a Game 3 win in Philadelphia, and Game 4 pushed the 76ers to the edge of elimination. The series returned to Boston for Game 5 on April 28. (nba.com) (espn.com) For Tatum, the line was less about a novelty box score than control. He scored efficiently, created 11 assists, and Boston left Philadelphia one win from the next round. (nba.com) (espn.com)
