BOSTON — Jayson Tatum’s seventh birthday was a lot completely different than the one his son, Deuce, had Friday.
“I do know I wasn’t on a jumbotron at a Celtics recreation,” Tatum stated.
Deuce Tatum was showered with adulation from Celtics followers at TD Backyard when he popped up on the video board within the first quarter whereas his father saved the celebration going with a terrific efficiency in a 111-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jayson Tatum made a number of essential performs within the fourth quarter and completed with a game-high 34 factors on 12-for-20 taking pictures from the sphere to associate with 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
His son took within the motion from his normal courtside seat and Deuce’s birthday served as a reminder to the Celtics star simply how a lot every has grown since Tatum entered the NBA with Boston.
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“I feel for me and him, it’s particular that we share these moments collectively,” Tatum stated. “Deuce was born Dec. 6, 2017, that was a month-and-a-half into my rookie 12 months. And it’s loopy now he’s seven and the way a lot time has handed. However it’s been actually particular. We’ve grown up collectively right here in Boston and shared plenty of cool moments and particular moments right here on the Backyard.
“He was excited in regards to the recreation in the present day. He preferred being on the jumbotron. It was a fairly cool second for a seven-year-old.”
Tatum definitely saved his give attention to the duty at hand towards an opponent he and the Celtics are well-familiar with. The Celtics and the Bucks have performed one another thrice within the playoffs since Tatum’s arrival, with Boston taking two of these collection.
Friday felt like a playoff recreation between the Celtics and Bucks — Tatum disagreed with that notion — as they battled backwards and forwards with the lead altering arms 14 instances. Tatum was instrumental in serving to the Celtics create simply sufficient separation, hitting a 3-pointer to start out the fourth quarter and adopted it up with a four-point play.
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He made three essential assists within the remaining body, too, together with a terrific learn to Jrue Vacation, who related on a floater with 25.1 seconds left to assist get the Celtics previous the end line.
All of it, from his son’s birthday to all of the performs Tatum made, created one other memorable night time for the Tatum household.
“It wasn’t a playoff recreation, but it surely was a particular night time,” Tatum stated. “That is my eighth 12 months and these nights the place you’re taking part in a crew that’s actually good, has some particular gamers, the group is absolutely concerned and guys are making performs and also you’re feeding off the vitality of your teammates of the group. The quantity of instances we’ve received video games in moments like that, it’s identical to one other particular night time at TD Backyard that I’ve been part of.”