Career best

Tatum’s 51 is the best game of his career

Jayson Tatum had 51 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 18 for 28 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Celtics beat the Wizards 116-⁠87.

His Performance Score of +25.6 is the best of his 384 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the fifth-best game in the NBA this season, behind Kyrie Irving’s 60 points on March 15, Stephen Curry’s 50 on Nov. 8, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 44 on Feb. 8 and Nikola Jokić’s 49 on Jan. 19.

He scored 18 of his 51 in the second quarter. He went 6 for 7 at the rim and 9 for 14 from 3. His 45 points from the field came on 28 shots, 15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Marcus Smart set up 4 of his 18 baskets. He scored 13 of his 51 after the game was decided.

His old best, +22.3, was 41 points and 3 steals on 16 for 22 shooting in 30 minutes, a 140-⁠105 win over New Orleans on Jan. 11, 2020.

The game

Celtics 116, Wizards 87Away, Jan. 23, 2022Box score and story ›

Jayson Tatum

6-6 FT32:52 min

Points1st 132nd 183rd 174th 3

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tatum’s player page

Season high in points (51; his best before, 42). Season high in 3-pointers (9; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 25.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 43 regular-season games.

Shot making: 45 points from the field on 28 shots15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:45 leftchance to win 54% to 65%
Guarded by: Beal: 21 poss, 11 ptsAvdija: 11 poss, 9 ptsKuzma: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Beal: 14 poss, 4 ptsKuzma: 10 poss, 2 ptsDinwiddie: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.33 miles4.02 mph on average79 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection3 shots contested3 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +25.683.2% true shooting40.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 23, 2022at WAS	W 116-87	33	51	10	7	0	0	18-28	9-14	6-6	1	+30	+25.6
2	Jan. 11, 2020vs NOP	W 140-105	30	41	6	4	3	0	16-22	6-9	3-3	0	+30	+22.3
3	April 30, 2021vs SAS	W 143-140	45	60	8	5	0	1	20-37	5-7	15-17	0	+6	+19.8
4	May 28, 2021vs BKN, playoffs	W 125-119	41	50	6	7	2	1	16-30	5-11	13-15	1	+1	+18.1
5	Jan. 6, 2022at NYK	L 105-108	40	36	6	9	2	1	12-21	6-11	6-6	2	+8	+16.0

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Celtics 140, Pelicans 105Home, Jan. 11, 2020Box score and story ›

Jayson Tatum

3-3 FT30:23 min

Points1st 112nd 113rd 194th 0

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tatum’s player page

Season high in points (41; his best before, 39). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 20.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 36 regular-season games.

Shot making: 38 points from the field on 22 shots14.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer2nd quarter, 2:46 leftchance to win 85% to 92%
Guarded by: Ingram: 25 poss, 12 ptsHart: 8 poss, 3 ptsBall: 7 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Ingram: 24 poss, 5 ptsBall: 16 poss, 3 ptsHart: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.30 miles4.27 mph on average67 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections8 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +22.387.9% true shooting30.7% usage