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Jayson Tatum makes history with the Celtics

Tatum cemented his legacy as a member of the Celtics by becoming the youngest player in franchise history to reach 10,000 points.

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Tatum cemented his legacy as a member of the Celtics by becoming the youngest player in franchise history to reach 10,000 points.DUSTIN SATLOFFAFP

The Boston Celtics are the only undefeated team in the NBA after the first five games of the 2023-24 season, making it five wins from five by beating the Brooklyn Nets 124-114 at the Barclays Center. Playing a big part in the Cs effort was Jayson Tatum, who ended with a double-double of 32 points and 11 boards with six threes while Jrue Holiday was just one rebound away from signing a triple-double of 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Likewise, Jaylen Brown (23pts) and Kristaps Porzingis (22pts, 7 rebounds) put their shoulders together to emerge victorious from the home of their divisional rivals. Even Luke Kornet, the substitute center, had a surprising contribution despite limited minutes on-court, adding 11 points and seven rebounds in just 14:49 on the floor.

During the game, Tatum cemented his legacy as a member of the Celtics by becoming the youngest player in franchise history to reach 10,000 points. The shot which enabled him to reach the landmark came from a foul with 5:05 left to play in the second quarter, to make it 51-48 on the board. The previous record holder was Antoine Walker, who reached the 10,000 mark at the age of 26 years and 131 days. ‘Taco Jay’ achieved it aged 25 years and 246 days.

The Nets offered resistance for a good part of the second quarter and managed to be ahead on the scoreboard, but poor shot selection and good defense by the Celtics complicated everything in the second half for the quintet led by Jacque Vaughn.

Cam Thomas needed 24 shots to score 27 points while Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges contributed 19 each. For his part, Royce O’Neale had an abysmal night, making just two of his 15 shots, in which 11 of his errors were three-pointers.

Stats
1
Mikal Bridges
13
Armoni Brooks
26
Spencer Dinwiddie
28
Dorian Finney-Smith
14
Harry Giles III
0
Royce O'Neale
20
Day'Ron Sharpe
4
Dennis Smith Jr.
24
Cam Thomas
8
Lonnie Walker IV
9
Trendon Watford
22
Jalen Wilson
21
Noah Clowney
45
Keon Johnson
0
Dariq Whitehead
Stats
Min Pts TR OR DR Ast Los Rec Blk S1 S2 S3 RF CF Val
1
Mikal Bridges
37 19 6 2 4 4 0 1 1 1/1 3/9 4/11 0 4 0
13
Armoni Brooks
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
26
Spencer Dinwiddie
35 19 6 0 6 6 1 0 0 0/3 5/7 3/7 0 1 0
28
Dorian Finney-Smith
36 14 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 4/9 0 3 0
14
Harry Giles III
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
0
Royce O'Neale
36 6 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 0/0 0/2 2/13 0 4 0
20
Day'Ron Sharpe
16 11 7 3 4 1 2 0 0 5/8 3/4 0/0 0 3 0
4
Dennis Smith Jr.
14 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0/0 1/1 1/4 0 3 0
24
Cam Thomas
37 27 5 0 5 3 0 1 1 3/3 9/18 2/6 0 2 0
8
Lonnie Walker IV
17 13 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 2/2 4/6 1/2 0 0 0
9
Trendon Watford
5 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0
22
Jalen Wilson
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
21
Noah Clowney
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
45
Keon Johnson
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
0
Dariq Whitehead
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
Stats
45
Dalano Banton
12
Oshae Brissett
7
Jaylen Brown
30
Sam Hauser
4
Jrue Holiday
42
Al Horford
40
Luke Kornet
50
Svi Mykhailiuk
8
Kristaps Porzingis
11
Payton Pritchard
77
Lamar Stevens
0
Jayson Tatum
20
JD Davison
13
Nathan Knight
Stats
Min Pts TR OR DR Ast Los Rec Blk S1 S2 S3 RF CF Val
45
Dalano Banton
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
12
Oshae Brissett
10 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 1/4 0 0 0
7
Jaylen Brown
35 23 5 0 5 4 2 0 1 7/8 5/11 2/11 0 4 0
30
Sam Hauser
18 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0/0 1/1 1/2 0 3 0
4
Jrue Holiday
40 18 9 4 5 10 3 0 1 2/2 2/6 4/9 0 1 0
42
Al Horford
30 8 7 2 5 3 0 1 1 0/0 4/4 0/3 0 1 0
40
Luke Kornet
14 11 7 0 7 0 0 1 0 1/1 5/5 0/0 0 3 0
50
Svi Mykhailiuk
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
8
Kristaps Porzingis
30 22 7 2 5 1 1 0 3 5/8 7/8 1/2 0 2 0
11
Payton Pritchard
19 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/4 0 2 0
77
Lamar Stevens
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
0
Jayson Tatum
40 32 11 1 10 1 3 0 0 6/6 4/10 6/10 0 1 0
20
JD Davison
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0
13
Nathan Knight
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0

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