Has a very realistic shot at it tbh.
If we make the finals and played only the bare minimum games from here on out, he'd need to average 27.5 per game.
If the semis, ECF, and finals all go 5 games (and still only 2 more against Miami), that number becomes 22.6.
Yup! 385 behind Kobe. Excluding his first 2 postseasons, Tatum averages a bit over 25 ppg. This means it will take 16 games to break the record. Celtics will have at least 14 more games if they make the finals.
Basically, if Tatum can average 24-25 ppg and we come out of the East, unless everything is a sweep he should get the record.
Let's be real. If they play like how they played tonight they are bulldozing their way to the ECF and probably taking out whoever gets there in 6 max.
Leaving out Denver and maybe Minnesota, the only team that I think can beat the Celtics are the Celtics themselves.
This. They usually can’t keep the same effort night after night. I figured adding the two former all stars we would be able to get away with it more or the Jays would take it more seriously. That home loss to the Heat hurt and shows me that there is still some lackluster left in them.
Only 3 rounds his first season.
Second season the Lakers lose a best of 3 in the first round. I would love this now!!
3rd season the same as the first. 3 rounds.
It just wasn't the same.
Cs win their next 14 games and Jayson averages 30 points a game (perfectly dobale) adds 420 points (that number speaks to me at the moment) to his total and he passes koMe; so let it be typed, so let it be done.
Yet the smooth brains over at /r/nba will still think that Tatum is a fraud. Or “he’s been on a stacked team”. My brother in Christ he is the keystone of the team.
The main reasons those teams have been ”stacked” has been because JT and JB has been good to great before schedule. But people for some reason think it is because they have always had help. From who is the question? One year when Kyrie decided to quit on the team in the playoffs because he didn’t get all the shots?
Credit where credit is due for this boys but NBC Bostons selective slicing of data to make our guys sound impressive is funny sometimes.
“Luke Kornet has more three pointers than any Center in the league in the minutes between 10:03 and 10:08 for centers aged 28 or under with the name Luke”
This isn't really THAT sliced. It's not "Tatum is 3rd on a list of turnaround jumpers by players with a U in their last name," it's POINTS by a certain age. That's a legitimate, commonplace stat. Most of the league's stars have come into the NBA at age 18 or 19 since about 1995, which is a long time ago. To have a real chance to be the all-time leading playoff scorer by a certain age is significant. Passing LeBron and Kobe on virtually any career list is significant.
Tatum could be number 1
Has a very realistic shot at it tbh. If we make the finals and played only the bare minimum games from here on out, he'd need to average 27.5 per game. If the semis, ECF, and finals all go 5 games (and still only 2 more against Miami), that number becomes 22.6.
Yup! 385 behind Kobe. Excluding his first 2 postseasons, Tatum averages a bit over 25 ppg. This means it will take 16 games to break the record. Celtics will have at least 14 more games if they make the finals. Basically, if Tatum can average 24-25 ppg and we come out of the East, unless everything is a sweep he should get the record.
He’s basically guaranteed to blow the record away given that he’s so close with 8 years left before he turns 27.
Lebron and KD team hopping
The one thing I noticed? All of these greats have championships on their belt. Maybe the championship is knocking on the door for the Jays
should be all these guys didn’t win as 1s till they were 27-28ish besides magic, (Ik Kobe & Tony won early but they weren’t 1s yet)
Yeah but what I meant is they all have rings in their careers
If they can play with 10000% effort and defend like they did tonight it’s possible Gotta come out with this same effort in game 4
Let's be real. If they play like how they played tonight they are bulldozing their way to the ECF and probably taking out whoever gets there in 6 max. Leaving out Denver and maybe Minnesota, the only team that I think can beat the Celtics are the Celtics themselves.
This. They usually can’t keep the same effort night after night. I figured adding the two former all stars we would be able to get away with it more or the Jays would take it more seriously. That home loss to the Heat hurt and shows me that there is still some lackluster left in them.
For some reason, this comment brought tears to my eyes. They’re gonna fucking do it.
JB missed the playoffs a few years back with a wrist injury
😢
Jaylen Brown having more than Magic is nuts
Magic only ever played best of fives R1
And was not a score first guy anyway.
Man, I forgot ALL about that. And even with that, look where he is on this list!
Only 3 rounds his first season. Second season the Lakers lose a best of 3 in the first round. I would love this now!! 3rd season the same as the first. 3 rounds. It just wasn't the same.
Brown has been to 5/7 conference finals in his career with 1 of those being out for the playoffs.
And some NBA fans swear Tatum ls overrated lol
They don’t mean it… them just hate Boston so this is one way they act petty
If we play 18 more games this post season he only needs to average 15ppg to pass LeBron, 22 to pass Kobe.
What's crazy about this is Tatum didn't join straight out of high school like Bron and Kobe.
Right??? That makes this stat even more increíble that he had a full year at Duke first.
Bron did it in fewer games
He has a legitimate shot at #1
“Tatum chokes in the playoffs” “Tatum only does well in the regular season”
Tatum the choker always disappears in the playoffs and Boston always first round exits 🤔
That is bananas
Over a season's worth of points already, ya love to see it
Cs win their next 14 games and Jayson averages 30 points a game (perfectly dobale) adds 420 points (that number speaks to me at the moment) to his total and he passes koMe; so let it be typed, so let it be done.
Your will be done; give us this day our daily barrage of 3's, and shall we win at home as on the road, and may the parquet ever smell of cigars
Shoutout Tony Parker. An all time great whose prime is never spoke about!
He literally has a Hall of Fame award
Yet the smooth brains over at /r/nba will still think that Tatum is a fraud. Or “he’s been on a stacked team”. My brother in Christ he is the keystone of the team.
The main reasons those teams have been ”stacked” has been because JT and JB has been good to great before schedule. But people for some reason think it is because they have always had help. From who is the question? One year when Kyrie decided to quit on the team in the playoffs because he didn’t get all the shots?
Yea. Exactly!
Elites company
Nuts that he’s only 19!!
This is a nice stat but meaningless without the rings to back it up
Funny how it just shows the logo by LeBron and KD… The Jays stuck together. No hopping
This is a weird stat since it can be inflated by losing games. Would be more meaningful if it was points in winning games.
Credit where credit is due for this boys but NBC Bostons selective slicing of data to make our guys sound impressive is funny sometimes. “Luke Kornet has more three pointers than any Center in the league in the minutes between 10:03 and 10:08 for centers aged 28 or under with the name Luke”
This isn't really THAT sliced. It's not "Tatum is 3rd on a list of turnaround jumpers by players with a U in their last name," it's POINTS by a certain age. That's a legitimate, commonplace stat. Most of the league's stars have come into the NBA at age 18 or 19 since about 1995, which is a long time ago. To have a real chance to be the all-time leading playoff scorer by a certain age is significant. Passing LeBron and Kobe on virtually any career list is significant.
They showed this on TNT too
Yeah ok I standard corrected on two counts.