Tatum gives his best level against the Hawks

Jayston Tatum’s presence in Team Durant’s starting lineup didn’t hurt as much thanks to the fact that Andrew Wiggins was also part of it. But even so, the campaign of the Ace of the Celtics fulfills a miracle for justify his ownership in the All-Starand only the loss of Durantula has allowed him to sneak in in extremis.

The forward, with this afternoon’s game, claims in a month of February that he is not, for the moment, up to your january numbers and December. Author of 38 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and a steal has been the total cause of the Boston team beating Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks. The point guard, the other All-Star present on the Garden floor, also had a great evening personally with 30 points and 10 assists, but it was not enough for him to win, and with two straight losses the Hawks are still 10th in the This one, on the edge of the precipice and with the Wizards and Knicks breathing down their necks.

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38 points
10 rebounds

Double-double in the victory of the @celtics #NBASundays pic.twitter.com/DqDwTBFeMH

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Ime Udoka used an extremely short rotation of only eight players while Altanta’s was lost in excess. Even with the loss of Collins, only nine of his boys jumped on the track and names like Gorgui Deng, Kevin Knox or Luwawu-Cabarrot stayed on the bench (which makes one wonder if the management could not have made some more movement in this market closing to acquire another important player).

Bogdan Bogdanović served as a false substitute for the Hawks, going up to 26 points in 38 minutes while Jaylen Brown was the Celtics’ second regular with 17 points. Robert Williams, another of the best on the squad so far this season, contributed a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds. Those from Massachusetts prevailed 105-95 thanks to a great third quarter where they broke the match with a partial 42-23, and they sit sixth in their conference.

That’s eight wins in a row for a Udoka who was the most questioned at the beginning of the season. Now the results (and, at times, the game) are coming in, and the Celtics sink into the final third of the RS in what looks like great form and spirits. His next rival is one of those who really serve to prove how serious his streak is: Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers… and James Harden.

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