Tatum shakes George down and slashes 30 points and 6 rebounds
On November 21 Beijing time, the Boston Celtics played an away game against the Los Angeles Clippers. In this game, Celtic core player Jason Tatum made 12 of 24 shots, hit 5 three points, cut 30 points and 6 rebounds. Tatum hit the last three points in regular time, but the Celtics lost 104-107 after extra time.
With Irwin's departure, Tatum further established his core position. This season, Tatum's shot power rose sharply, and he can also hand over 20.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. But Tatum's shooting percentage so far this season is only 40.3%, and the offensive efficiency needs to be improved.
In the face of the Clippers' super front, the Celtics' attack efficiency after the opening is not high. Tatum didn't make many shots at the offensive end. Until the first quarter of the game, there were 7 minutes and 14 seconds left. Tatum reached the inside with the help of cover and shot against the other side's big center zubates. Celtics launched a counterattack in the second half of the game. 1 minute and 02 seconds before the end of the game, simat robbed and sent a long pass. Tatum completed the flying counterattack and smashed the buckle, helping the team surpass the score.
In the second quarter, Tatum once again exposed his instability. He got a space in the bottom corner twice and left the mobile phone meeting. Unfortunately, he lost all of them. Both teams were not efficient in the first half. Tatum made 3 of 10 shots and got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
With 7 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter, Tatum got rid of George and scored three points in the bottom corner. Tatum, who found his hand, became more and more confident. After that, he scored another three-point ball at the top of the arc to help the Celtics surpass the score. Tatum, who entered the attack mode, seemed unscrupulous. After that, he withdrew from the top of the arc and hit the individual in the third three points of this section. 2 minutes and 52 seconds before the end of this section, three points of high difficulty whistle pressing at the bottom corner of Tatum, continue! In the third quarter, Tatum scored four three points and scored 14 points alone.
With 13.1 seconds left in the last quarter, Tatum shook down Paul George with the ball, and then hit the key three points to help the Celtics equalize the score! With Leonard missing three points, the game entered overtime.
In overtime, Tatum took a step back against Leonard and hit the shot. Since then, Tatum easily got two points under the basket. Beverly hit the bottom three points and Tatum cut his hands and buckled them. In the last 1.6 seconds, Walker's bottom corner was blocked by Leonard, and the Celtics regretted the defeat.