Tatum’s 35.4 GameScore is higher than all but two of Larry Bird's 164 playoff performances. The post Jayson Tatum looks like a man on a mission this postseason, and other thoughts on the Celtics before the next series appeared first on Boston.

For much of the first half Tuesday night, it didn't look like the Boston Celtics would be eliminating the Orlando Magic and advancing in the NBA Playoffs. The Magic's suffocating defense stymied Boston's offensive attack,

After his Boston costar on the wing Jaylen Brown helped Magic star forward Paolo Banchero pick up his fifth foul, sending him to the bench in the game's third quarter, Tatum in particular went on the attack,