Jayson Tatum Makes Sincere Assertion After Celtics-Bulls

Behind a monster recreation from Jayson Tatum, the Boston Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night time, eliminating their Japanese Convention opponent by a last rating of 123-98. It was an amazing response for the Celtics, who misplaced to Chicago 117-108 on Thursday.

Tatum completed with 43 factors, 16 rebounds and 10 assists within the win over Chicago. This recreation introduced his season averages to twenty-eight.8 factors, 9.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Whereas these numbers could not stand out in the identical means as Nikola Jokic’s, the Celtics are actually 22-6, which is the third-best file in basketball.

Given this mixture of manufacturing and group success, some imagine Tatum ought to be larger on the listing of MVP candidates. When requested about it after Saturday’s recreation, Tatum was trustworthy in regards to the state of affairs.

Tatum: “We’re a really, excellent group, with so many proficient gamers. I am in all probability not going to publish the identical numbers as these different guys. This fits me completely, particularly what we did in June of final yr. That is the primary purpose, not for me to change into MVP.

This has been Tatum’s state of affairs for a number of seasons now. Whereas he is all the time been the perfect participant on one of many NBA’s finest groups, Boston’s roster building does not require him to provide the identical total quantity because the league’s different stars. Whereas this might harm his MVP probabilities, Tatum is targeted on profitable one other championship.

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