Jayson Tatum scores 25 as Celtics advance to ECF
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored 25 points in Wednesday's 114-112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
What It Means:
As the Celtics took Game 5 to advance, the 20-year-old Tatum wrapped up his series with a true shooting percentage of 62.5%, including 30-of-37 (81.1%) from the free throw line. He added four assists and three rebounds in Wednesday's win, giving him averages of 23.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the second playoff series of his rookie year.
Tatum totaled 35.6 FanDuel points, making it 5 straight games with at least 30.8 FD points, nearly 4 clear of his regular-season average.
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