The Celtics hosted the Bulls Wednesday night for the final game of the series, which offered the perfect backdrop for this Jayson Tatum appreciation post.

To make matters worse for the Bulls, the Celtics have upgraded superstar forward Jayson Tatum to active after being listed as questionable with right knee tendinopathy. Tatum is averaging 26.9 points,

Jayson Tatum struggled from the field shooting 5-14 with 19 points while Jaylen Brown carried a majority of the load shooting 10-23 and finishing with 28 points. Payton Pritchard added 15 points off the bench including the unsuccessful full-court heave as time expired.

Tatum, who helped lead the Celtics to an NBA championship last season, was recently voted to his sixth All-Star team, making it five consecutive appearances for the St. Louis native. He's also on course to make his fourth All-NBA First Team selection at the end of the regular season.

The Celtics forward reached the milestone with a three in the second quarter of Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks.

On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics crushed the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas) by a score of 122-107. Jayson Tatum finished with 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 8/22 from the field and 4/12 from the three-point range in 35 mintues of playing time.

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Only three players born in the St. Louis area have made more than Jayson Tatum's six All-Star games, and that hasn't happened in nearly 50 years.

New Orleans will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the New Orleans Pelicans play Boston. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.

The Chicago Bulls are on the road for the next three games, starting with a game on Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. Wednesday's game will be the fou

Kristaps Porzingis went crazy in the first half against the Bulls, setting multiple bests during his time with the Celtics.