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 mentioned.
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 stored 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 sector to associate with 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
His son took within the motion from his typical 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 believe for me and him, it’s particular that we share these moments collectively,” Tatum mentioned. “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. But it surely’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 as we speak. He preferred being on the jumbotron. It was a reasonably cool second for a seven-year-old.”
Tatum actually stored his deal with 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 sequence.
Friday felt like a playoff recreation between the Celtics and Bucks — Tatum disagreed with that notion — as they battled forwards and backwards with the lead altering fingers 14 instances. Tatum was instrumental in serving to the Celtics create simply sufficient separation, hitting a 3-pointer to begin the fourth quarter and adopted it up with a four-point play.
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He made three essential assists within the last 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, nevertheless it was a particular night time,” Tatum mentioned. “That is my eighth 12 months and these nights the place you’re enjoying a workforce that’s actually good, has some particular gamers, the gang is admittedly concerned and guys are making performs and also you’re feeding off the power of your teammates of the gang. The quantity of instances we’ve gained video games in moments like that, it’s similar to one other particular night time at TD Backyard that I’ve been part of.”
