Jayson Tatum's Dunk Went Viral In Celtics-Jazz Game
UPDATE: The Celtics won by a score of 123-107, and Jayson Tatum finished with 38 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block.
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics are playing the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
During the game, All-Star forward Jayson Tatum had a big highlight that got a lot of views on social media.
Tatum led a fast break by himself and went straight to the basket, where he finished off the play with an exciting dunk.
Tatum got off to a good start to the game, as he had 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in his first 21 minutes of playing time.
He is having another sensational season with averages of 26.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.2% from the field and 37.4% from the three-point range in 61 games.
The Celtics have also been the best team in the NBA and entered the night with a 50-14 record in 64 games, which has them as the first seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and most recently defeated the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 121-99 in Oregon.
Tatum had 26 points, five rebounds and eight assists while shooting 9/23 from the field.
Following the Jazz, the Celtics will head back to Boston to host Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Thursday evening.
Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke and is in his seventh season in the league.
He has helped lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in four of the previous six seasons.
