On Thursday, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics play the Chicago Bulls and DeMar DeRozan.
Of all the NBA teams, the Boston Celtics (43-12) have the most momentum after All-Star Weekend. With the best record in the NBA going into the final stretch of the season, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown put on impressive performances in the Eastern Conference victory. On Thursday, Boston plays the Chicago Bulls (26-29), a team that might very well be the Celtics’s first-round playoff opponent this year. Chicago has the ninth seed in the conference going into this game, two games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks and four behind the Orlando Magic in what is turning out to be a very interesting postseason battle this year.
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Date of Game: February 22, 2024
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As starters and reserves, respectively, Tatum (20 points) and Brown (36 points) combined for 56 points on 10-for-21 three-point shooting in the All-Star Game. They carry that energy into this match as well as the last 27 games of the regular season.
Through the first 55 games of the season, Tatum has looked like an MVP candidate for the second consecutive year. In a game, he averages 27.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 4.8 assists. Should those figures remain accurate, a few would rank among the All-Stars’ finest across a seven-year career, while others would be career highs.
This season, Boston stands out due to having the top five-man lineup in the NBA, which includes Al Horford as a backup when one of those players is down. Boston is in a position to win the team’s first championship since 2008 because to Brown (22.0 points per game), Jrue Holiday (13.1 points per game), Derrick White (15.6 points per game), and Kristaps Porzingas (20.2 points per game).