East Conf. Finals Game 5 - Cleveland Cavaliers 83-96 Boston Celtics: 5 Talking Points

#3 Jayson Tatum puts an indelible mark on the game

Jayson Tatum finger-rolls it good in Game 5

The legend of rookie Jayson Tatum just grows bigger with every game. Following a below-par Game 3 at Cleveland, Tatum recovered somewhat to tally an average outing in Game 4 with 17 points. But it is in Game 5 that he truly came to play, and he was the lone Celtic who was consistently able to get buckets through the 4 quarters.

With his 12th point in the second quarter with 5:06 left in the period (he achieved this with a 3-pointer), Tatum became only the 4th rookie to ever record 300 points in a single playoff run. He is the first in 40 years after Bucks legend Jack Sikma did it in 1978.

Tatum finished with 24 points, which included 3-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 free throws made. Boston would hope that he comes good in Game 6 as well, or else they face a nerve-racking Game 7 against the best player on the planet hounding them.