On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks by a score of 115-93.

The score has been updated to 2-1 in favor of the Knicks.



Via Underdog:



Duration of delay in Knicks-Celtics series:


Celtics: 128 minutes


Knicks: 12 minutes


Knicks still lead the series 2-1″


All-Star forward Jayson Tatum finished with 22 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals while shooting 8/20 from the field and 5/9 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time.

He also made NBA history.



Via Dick Lipe of NBC Sports Boston:



Thanks to his final basket, Tatum surpassed Kobe Bryant and claimed second spot for the highest number of playoff points scored by an athlete aged 27 or under.


3275 LeBron James


2892 Jayson Tatum


2889 Kobe Bryant


2620 Kevin Durant”


Tatum hasn’t started strong in this series, however, the Celtics now get an opportunity to level the playing field during Game 4 on Monday evening at Madison Square Garden.



Via Noa Dalzell of Celtics on CLNS:



“5 Celtics in double figures tonight:


Payton Prichard: 23 points (8-14 FG)


Jayson Tatum: 22 points (8-20), 7 assists


Jaylen Brown: 19 points (7-18), 5 assists


Derrick White: 17 points (6-10 FG)


Al Horford: 15 points (6-9 FG)”


Tatum is in his eighth season (all with the Celtics).

He finished the regular season with averages of 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 45.2% from the field and 34.3% from the three-point range in 72 games.


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Jayson Tatum Moved Ahead Of Kobe Bryant On NBA All-Time List

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