5 things to know as Jayson Taturm returns to Celtics
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The Boston Celtics and fans of the storied franchise were thrilled on Friday with the return of Jayson Tatum. The star forward had missed the entire season until the win over the Dallas Mavericks because of a ruptured Achilles he suffered in the playoffs last season, 10 months ago. The buzz started a couple of weeks ago that Tatum might be ready to return and he was in the starting lineup for the 120-100 romp.
Jayson Tatum
The six-time NBA All-Star is popular far beyond the fan base of the Celtics. On social media, he has 7.3 million followers, and on Twitter he has 1.4 million.
Jayson Tatum
Tatum showed some rust, which was to be expected, missing his first six shots before connecting on a slam dunk. He followed that with a 3-point basket off a nice move in the corner. Those were two of five shots he hit consecutively.
Jayson Tatum
Against the Mavericks, Tatum played 27 minutes. He had 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, going 3-of-8 from behind the arc.
Jayson Tatum
Tatum added 12 rebounds and 7 assists to a solid line in the box score. The Celtics were +20 when they had their great forward on the court.
Jayson Tatum
Tatum has averaged better than 26 points per game every season since 2020-21. He scored a career-high 30.1 points per game in 2022-23 when he was fourth in NBA MVP voting.
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Jayson Tatum returns from ruptured Achilles