WATCH: Jayson Tatum sends in a one-handed dunk over Giannis
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has been one of the best players in basketball on nearly every level he’s played. The gifted playmaker is near impossible to guard and has continually delivered clutch plays for his team over the years.
This afternoon in the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2022 NBA Playoffs — he sent in a pretty sweet one-handed flush over the outstretched arm Giannis Antetokounmpo. Check it out below.
The Bucks have given Tatum a lot of problems so far in Game 3 — he’s currently 4-of-18 from the field and has 10 points on the night.
Giannis has been playing like Giannis usually does, thus far he’s already stuffed the stat sheet with 36 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists. It’s currently his 13th playoff game that he’s stuffed the stat sheet with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. That’s good enough for third best in NBA history since the 1976-1977 merger, right behind LeBron James and Larry Bird.
The Milwaukee Bucks are looking like legitimate NBA title contenders yet again. The series is currently tied between the two teams, 1-1.
The Celtics can simply find no answer to stop Antetokounmpo — that’s why he’s won MVP honors twice already during his prolific career (2019 and 2020). The game is currently being nationally televised on ABC.
Earlier in the playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets, Tatum delivered an epic buzzer-beater in Game 1 of that series in a hotly contested back and forth matchup. So far in his young NBA career, the former Duke star has been named a NBA All-Star three times (2020, 2021, and 2022).
This season, Tatum has once again demonstrated that he’s one of the most complete players in the league — stuffing the stat sheet with 26.9 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game.
This Celtics-Bucks series promises to be a highly entertaining one with some of the game’s biggest stars going at each other.