Boston’s Jayson Tatum hangs 51 points on the Washington Wizards

When Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum breaks a shooting slump, he doesn’t pull any punches. And he didn’t in his 51-point pummeling of the Washington Wizards, powering the Celtics’ 116-87 beatdown of the Wiz at Capital One Arena on that fateful day.

The St. Louis native put up the third-most points of his career on his way to shooting 18-of-28 from the floor overall, 9-of-14 from beyond the arc and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Tatum nabbed 10 rebounds and 7 assists to round out his stat line. He committed one turnover — late in the game at that.

If you were among those taking the game off and need to see his historic performance for the first time or just want to bask in the glory of the former Duke star’s big night, check out the highlight clip put together by the NBA embedded below.

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