BOSTON — Jayson Tatum rolled off a screening action with Grant Williams and suddenly — somehow — found himself all alone with the ball beyond the 3-point arc. On a night he punished the Heat for 48 minutes, there was little question what was coming next.
Splash. Again.
Minutes later, as he stepped to the free-throw line to put the finishing touches on his best performance of the season, “MVP” chants continued to shower down on Tatum. Just another night for the player who’s arguably been the league’s best through the first quarter of the season.
