Jayson Tatum came close to breaking Larry Bird’s record

The Boston Celtics had some setbacks to beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103, although in the end they ended up taking off on the scoreboard thanks to the outstanding performance of Jayson Tatum.

The Celtics forward, who has raised his level in recent weeks in the NBA, registered 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, being key to Boston’s fifth consecutive victory.

A data provided by ESPN Stats & Info, revealed that Tatum, 24, accumulates 199 points in the last 5 games, being the second best mark in a span of 5 games in the history of the Celtics, only surpassed by the great Larry Birdwho in 5 games during the 1985 season scored 206 points.

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In addition to being the fifth straight win for Boston, it was also Tatum’s fifth straight game scoring above 30 points, with one 54-point game and one 44-point game in that span.

This season Tatum was selected for the third year in a row to Stars game of the league for his outstanding individual contribution, currently averaging 26.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and a steal, in 64 games played.

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The Celtics are already fifth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 41 wins and 27 losses, not far from stealing fourth place from the Chicago Bulls, who have 40 wins and 26 losses.

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I currently work as a web writer, specialized in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the Barrios Basketball Tournament of EL DEBATE for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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