Shaquille O’Neal thinks the Boston Celtics should split up the All-NBA duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown

The Boston Celtics made the NBA Finals last season and had all intentions of making it back. That was until they got embarrassed by the Miami Heat at home in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. This offseason, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal thinks that Boston should split up the All-NBA duo. It […]

Zach Wolpin  •  07 Jun 2023
Boston’s Jayson Tatum is now tied for the 2nd-most 30-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist games in a single postseason with 6

The Boston Celtics had their backs against the wall last night in Miami coming into Game 4. Jayson Tatum and the Celtics were down 3-0 and were facing elimination if they lost. Despite a few bumps along the way, Tatum has been one of the more clutch players for the Celtics when their season is […]

Zach Wolpin  •  24 May 2023
ESPN analyst Jay Williams called out Jayson Tatum after he had only four shot attempts in the second half of Game 1

The Boston Celtics dropped Game 1 at home last night, 123-116 to the Miami Heat. At halftime, the Celtics had a nine-point lead. Miami scored 46 points in the third and Boston had to claw back to stay in the game. On ESPN’s Get Up this morning, analyst Jay Williams called out Jayson Tatum after […]

Zach Wolpin  •  18 May 2023
Boston’s Jayson Tatum is the first player with 50 points, 10 rebounds & 5 assists in a series-clinching win

Yesterday, the Boston Celtics crushed the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Jayson Tatum set a new NBA record with 51 points in a Game 7 and carried the Celtics. He was 6-10 from deep and played a team-high 42 minutes. Tatum is the first player with 50 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  15 May 2023
Jayson Tatum’s clutch 16-point fourth quarter kept Boston’s season alive to force a Game 7 this Sunday

For three-quarters last night, Jayson Tatum was having one of the worst playoff shooting performances in Celtics history. At one point he was 1-14 from the field and he couldn’t buy a basket. However, he found his rhythm in the fourth quarter and scored 16 of his 19 points to deliver in the biggest moments […]

Zach Wolpin  •  12 May 2023
NBA analyst Doris Burke thinks Jaylen Brown has ‘closed the gap’ between Jayson Tatum and himself in terms of difference level

For Jayson Tatum, the starts to his postseason games in 2023 have not been good, to say the least. He has missed 14 straight shots in the first quarter, the longest such streak of his career. His current slump is one miss away from matching the longest streak by a player in the postseason over […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 May 2023
The Boston Celtics are 22-1 when Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both score 30 points, a (.957) win percentage including the playoffs

When Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are playing to their full potential, it’s hard for the Boston Celtics to lose. They are now 22-1, including the playoffs, when Tatum and Brown both score 30 points each. That (.957) win percentage is the best among all duos in NBA history, with a minimum of 20 games […]

Zach Wolpin  •  24 Apr 2023
Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the first teammates to have 10, 30-point games in a season as a duo since Kobe and Shaq in 2003

The Boston Celtics destroyed the Milwaukee Bucks on their home court last night, 140-99. That win puts the Celtics just two games back in the Eastern Conference standings with five regular seasons games left to play. Boston outscored the Bucks in all four quarters last night and the game was never really close, especially after […]

Zach Wolpin  •  31 Mar 2023
Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both scored 25+ points last night, a new franchise record 66th time passing John Havlicek and Jo Jo White

The Boston Celtics are one of four teams across the league that have already clinched a playoff berth. Milwaukee, Philly, Denver, and themselves are awaiting the rest of the field as the 2022-23 season is in the final stretch. Boston has been led by the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown all season long. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  22 Mar 2023