<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Jayson Tatum delivered dropped a 51-point bomb performance as he lifted the Boston Celtics against the Washington Wizards, 116-87. The Celtics star added ten boards and seven assists, a near triple-double effort.</span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">This marks Tatum's third 50-point game of his young NBA career of only 23 years of age. Beantown is in safe hands as the future is bright.</span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tatum managed to make 18-of-28 from the field and a career-high 9-of-14 from the 3-point line, showing how deep and versatility he has in the bag. </span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">It was clear that the game was under Tatum's Control, scoring 48 points in the third quarter. Hence, fans were keen to expect a breakout performance coming into the fourth in hopes of breaking the Celtic's scoring record of 60 points — which he matched last year to tie Larry Bird but unfortunately fell short. </span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tatum's greenlight was on full throttle as he continued to make shot after shot. Fellow teammate Jaylen Brown added a double-double with 18-points and ten rebounds, shooting 4-of-9 from behind the arc. The whole Celtic team incredibly managed to make 49% of their shots from deep. </span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">As for the opposition, Wizards' star Bradley Beal fell short, scoring only 19 points and seven assists in a losing effort and teammate Avdija added 13 points off the bench.</span>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Boston Celtics will match up against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday at TD Garden arena.</span>
