Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has had a whale of a game with the Atlanta Hawks in town. After scoring 18 points in the first half and 25 points through the first three quarters, Tatum has eclipsed the 30-point mark — for the seventh time this season — and in a game where he’s done most of his damage from beyond the arc, added another highlights to his ever-growing reel.
With just under five minutes left, Tatum — defended by Hawks rookie wing De’Andre Hunter — hit one of the prettiest moves of the season as he escaped from Hunter’s suffocating pressure with a quick crossover and nailed a sidestep three (which has become a pet move for Tatum).
Just absurd pic.twitter.com/FUE2C4zSc2
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 8, 2020
The first-time All-Star didn’t seal the game for Boston despite putting them up double-digits but he gave the Celtics a shot to remember.