Celtics News: Jayson Tatum Makes Major Boston History vs Hawks

When Boston Celtics All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum scored his seventh and eighth points against the Atlanta Hawks in Tuesday night's ongoing Emirates NBA Cup matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, he further enshrined himself among the franchise's all-time legends.

Tatum's 12,196 career points move him into 12th all-time among Boston's leading scorers, ahead of Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn's 12,194 across a nine-season championship run. Multi-time All-Star Antoine Walker's 11,386 and the 10,222 career points of Tatum's All-Star teammate Jaylen Brown round out the club's top 15 scorers.

Tatum will no doubt soon pass another Hall of Famer Celtics legend, Bill Sharman, whom Tatum currently trails by just 91 points. Jo Jo White is tenth, with 13,188 career points.

Brown's 16 points pace the Celtics through one quarter. Boston leads, marginally, against a very banged-up Atlanta club, 31-29. The reigning Finals MVP has scored those 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field (1-of-4 from deep) and 3-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe, plus two rebounds. Tatum's eight points arrive on an inefficent 2-of-6 shooting from the floor (1-of-4 from long range) and 3-of-3 shooting from the foul line. He also has chipped in four rebounds and an assist.

The Celtics have a significant 5-0 edge in fastbreak points so far, while the Hawks' Trae Young-free offense has, predictably, thrived as a passing team, enjoying a 10-6 advantage.

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