When Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum breaks a shooting slump, he doesn’t pull any punches. And punches he did not pull in his 51-point pummeling of the Washington Wizards in the Celtics’ 116 – 87 beatdown of the Wiz at Capital One Arena Sunday afternoon.
The St. Louis native put up the third-most points of his career on his way to shooting 18-of-28 from the floor overall, 9-of-14 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe for good measure. Tatum nabbed 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the game to round out his stat line, turning the ball over only once, and late in the game at that.
