Jayson Tatum's career season saw him pass an NBA and Boston Celtics legend on Monday.
"We are all blessed and honored to be able to play and represent Dr. King and his legacy, his family," Tatum said."In many ways, without him, I wouldn't be able to do what I do and live out my dream.""It's been a while since I scored 50," Tatum added."So I needed that one."Tatum has emerged this season from a perennial All-Star into a leading MVP candidate this season, his sixth in the NBA.
The 50-point effort was Tatum's first of the season after he scored 54 and 51 in games last season and 50 and a career-high 60 during the 2020-21 campaign. While Tatum, 24, is on pace to crush Bird's mark of 50-point games as long as he remains a Celtic, he's doing so in an era where 50-point games are much more commonplace than when Bird played. From 1980-90,. As the game's trended toward efficiency alongside the embrace of the 3-point shot, 49 players have now posted 50-plus points since 2020.
For example, Tatum's already long surpassed Bird's career total of of 649 made 3-pointers. With his seven on Monday, Tatum's career tally reached 969. The modern game is vastly different from NBA basketball of the 1980s. And Tatum's on the leading edge of the game's advances as one of the most prolific scorers and players in the NBA.
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