Tatum Just Did The UNTHINKABLE...

Right here. There it is. Right here. Inbounds it to him. Jason Tatum for the win. Yes! Jason Tatum just did the unthinkable, folks. You all saw it. You know what happened last night. A game-winning shot to cap off a 40-point performance against the Nets. But this is not the first instance in Tatum's career where he has shown he can be clutch. We have had many discussions recently on the channel about if Tatum is the guy, if he can be the guy that you go to in these clutch moments in closing moments of the game and he has proved yet again that he can be that player but folks I am your host Kellen Frangione with Celtics Digest and on today's video we are going to break down this performance as well as Tatum's clutch performances of the past why he has one of the best clutch resumes in the entire league and why people need to just stop talking so crazy on Tatum's name because this man shows you time and time again that he can be trusted in these moments. 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Let's break down what just happened last night and what it means moving forward how it adds to Tatum's history well folks we know what happened he capped a 40 point game with an overtime winner just absolute scenes at TD Garden last night when Tatum hit that shot his final game line was 40 points five rebounds eight assists plus five 10 for 20 from the field only two for seven from three so he's kind of still struggling efficiency wise from three this season but 18 of 22 from the charity stripe he took a lot of free throws got to the line that's something that you like to see in 42 minutes and he also had a block it was pretty impressive to look at the full box score this game was a lot closer than it should have been but there were some good performances all around from the Celtics you see Paul George also threw in 27 and 7 in 36 minutes Derek White 16 5 and 6 he also had a huge dunk towards the end of regulation that really should have won the Celtics the game Jordan Walsh started once again and had 15 6 and 1 so some positive signs from him Mitchell Robinson had 7 5 and 0 he only made one of his four free throws including missing a pair that could have really sealed the game for the Celtics it's unfortunate that Mitchell Robinson is nearly unplayable in a lot of these clutch scenarios because he cannot hit free throws but we already knew that from his time with the knicks sam hauser had 11 and 4 i mean it was a solid performance pritchard had a very quiet night but i was pleased and i was very surprised honestly with the rookie Mikael Brown Jr for the Nets he was just hitting huge shots including the one that sent it to overtime Michael Porter Jr was really hurting us from three point range he shot 50 percent six of 12 from three with 27 and 12 and even Julius Randle played pretty well with 24, nine and four. He didn't shoot very efficiently, but he was getting his volume, getting his shots in. So the Celtics really needed to do a better job on the defensive end, but obviously they ended up coming out with the win. And just to, you know, get into more of the narrative about Tatum and being clutch, just take a look at this right here. I mean, Tatum just hit another game winner. And since 1996, 1997, no other player has a higher field goal percentage on shots to tie or take the lead in the final 24 seconds of a game and that is with a minimum of 60 field goal attempts Tatum is at the very top of that list I'm not sure if you guys can see it that well but there are some other big names on there like Dirk Nowitzki Tim Duncan etc Tatum is up there with some of the greats of this game to get a little bit more of a look at Tatum shot locations from this game this little diagram is going to do that for us you can see a lot of tatum's makes last night actually came from the paint and the mid-range area not so much the three he also had a ton of free throws 18 of his 40 were from the charity stripe eight at the rim four in the paint four mid-range and then six from threes above the break no corner threes or anything like that now we already know tatum impacts winning a lot but just to get a sense of it so far this year with him on the floor you can see the defensive rating kind of changes both ratings change there's a little bit of a difference with Tatum on the floor off the floor etc the Celtics winning streak as a team is now at three games three straight wins since that game versus the Knicks currently undefeated at home with the next game coming up playing the Chicago Bulls once again who they just blew out the other day 134 to 99 so we're not too worried about that but moving forward here folks, Jason Tatum's past moments, uh, we know Tatum has been clutch in the past including this game six performance versus the Bucks and the Eastern Conference semis in 2022, I'm sure you guys remember how historic this performance was, Tatum had 46 and 9 and 4 assists on 17 of 32 and 7 for 15 from three in a win or go home game in Milwaukee when Milwaukee was really in their prime with Giannis, with Drew Holiday, with Chris Middleton, etc. Tatum has been doing this. So I'm not sure why so many people keep saying Tatum cannot be looked to as the guy. He has saved the Celtics season multiple times, which we're going to get into another example later. But I mean, come on now. Tatum has shown he's shown what he can do. He was quoted after that saying that game five was in the back of their minds the whole time in game six. It fueled them. We saw what happened. Tatum absolutely did his thing. And then I'm sure you all remember this next example equally well. Tatum set a game seven scoring record when he had 51 points against the Philadelphia 76ers in May of 2023 to send the Sixers home. Game seven, 51 points, 13 rebounds, five assists on 17 of 28 and six of 10 from three, 11 of 14 from the charity stripe, two steals and this was all in 42 minutes folks, come on like don't forget what Jason Tatum has done for this team in the past what he has shown in big moments now I'm, I haven't even included his game winner against Brooklyn, a different game winner against Brooklyn that was in the playoffs, I'm sure you all remember that in game one they had Kyrie, they had KD all of those you know those different eras Tatum has shown he can do this folks, he is one of the guys to be looked to and just another reminder about this game against Philly you can see it right here oh never mind folks apologies not working out there but you know some more quotes back from that era that Tatum was just relieved to get another chance our season could have been over after game six it's the best time of the year as a competitor Tatum loves the opportunities he's talked about this in the past and he even got MB to say something good about him back in the day he was fantastic tonight he chose to have a great night to have that type of game and make shots Tatum is more than capable he is clutch and this is going to bring us to our final point of the episode folks Jason Tatum is building his clutch resume he already has been building it for years now as i have just shown you guys i mean once again to remind you of this stat that i showed you earlier Tatum highest field goal percentage on shots that take the lead in the final 24 seconds there's some clutch numbers as well to show you guys right here see it ice in his veins i mean Tatum is clutch you see the scoring efficiency daggers 97th percentile points see it 58.3 percent field goal percentage in clutch. Not the highest three-point percentage, 33.3. Not the highest free throw percentage either in the clutch, but you can see it. Tatum has pretty good clutch numbers, folks. I don't know why this narrative remains with guys like Vince Carter saying that Tatum can't be the guy. Vince Carter, you were never the guy, unfortunately. You're an NBA legend, but you were never really the guy on it. So I'm not sure if it's your place to speak on that. Tatum has already done more in his career there's plenty of people plenty of naysayers but I have no doubt that Tatum is going to keep doing this if he stays healthy and once again just to remind you guys I mean 46 in the game six versus Milwaukee the game seven record the next year and then not even included on here OT game winner against Brooklyn in the playoffs as well and now he throws in another game winner in the regular season versus Brooklyn Tatum I'm starting to think he doesn't like the Nets very much because he always has a great performance against them Joe Mazzulla said yesterday I thought He just gave the game exactly what it needed. Paul George also said that we got the ball to the MVP, and he took us home. Paul George, once again, showing he has that trust in Jason Tatum, showing how he knows his role is to assist him. Tatum said, I should have never missed a free throw, so it was like a domino effect. A bunch of little plays led us to that. He's right. He should not have missed one of those free throws in the clutch, but to be fair, Mitchell Robinson also missed both of his in the clutch. unfortunately we already knew that was going to happen the second he grabbed that rebound and got fouled I instantly grimaced because I knew what was coming but regardless Tatum absolutely stunning buzzer beater absolutely love to see it I was about to have a very very bad night and be very upset that the Celtics lost to this Brooklyn Nets team Tatum flipped the script with one shot at the very very end of the game there's not there's not much better it doesn't get much better as an NBA fan as a Celtics fan watching something like that so folks comment down below what's the strongest proof of Tatum's clutch reputation is it that OT buzzer beater he hit against Brooklyn in the playoffs is it the 46 in a game six versus Milwaukee or C is it the 51 in the game seven versus Philly and I'm sure the most popular answer from you guys is probably going to be C 51 in game seven versus Philly but for me my favorite performance from Tatum in the past so far is definitely going to be the 46 in game six versus Milwaukee i had just never seen a performance like that where he really put the team on his back and just hit everything it seemed like he was hitting every single shot he was taking in that game even though he actually had more points in game seven versus Philly and i just felt like the stakes were even higher in that game six versus Milwaukee and we know that the Celtics did eventually reach the finals in that 2022 season but you love to see it folks thank you very much for watching this video once again i am your host Kellen Frangione with Celtics Digest, it's been a pleasure having you guys here today and i'll see you guys in the next one, thank you for watching