In his 2024 postseason debut, Jayson Tatum didn’t have his best shooting performance, hitting just 1 from 8 from downtown.
But, he otherwise played a pretty perfect basketball game.
Nearly every time Tatum was double-teamed by a swarming Miami defense, he made the right read — whether that meant dishing it out to an open Sam Hauser for a three-pointer or finding Kristaps Porzingis in the post.
In turn, Tatum delivered his first career playoff triple-double, finishing the afternoon with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Consequently, the Celtics blew out the Heat in dominant fashion, winning the first game of the first round, 114-94, after leading by double-digits for most of the game.