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Jayson Tatum had been in a bit of a shooting slump, which seemed to infect everyone on the team in losing to the Knicks Tuesday.
On the big stage of Madison Square Garden, Tatum was 1-of-9 from 3, and the Celtics as a whole shot 21.4% from deep. What they needed was some home cooking.
Tatum scored 41 points and hit 4-of-6 from deep, and the Celtics shot 50% from beyond the arc for the night. The man is unstoppable pic.twitter.com/hwnNEjypZq — Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) March 2, 2023 Al Horford added 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown scored 16 points for the Celtics.