Jayson Tatum’s big night against the Bulls summarized in four wild stats – NBC Sports Boston

Celtics star Jayson Tatum became the first Boston player since Larry Bird to record a 40-point triple-double in a win over the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday. Tatum scored 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in Boston’s 123-98 triumph.

After a big night like this, we had to dig a little deeper into the data. Here are four more numbers that underscore just how dominant Tatum was on Saturday night:

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Tatum scored an absurd 26 points on pull-ups. He hit on 9 of 16 pull-up attempts, including going 8 of 14 from beyond the 3-point arc.

How ridiculous is this number? This season, Luka Doncic leads the NBA with an average of 12.3 pull-up points per game. Tatum ranks sixth in the NBA averaging 10 pull-up points per game while shooting 36 percent on those attempts (both from the floor and beyond the 3-point arc).

Tatum’s effective field goal percentage of 81.3 in Saturday’s game was 31.7 percent higher than his season average (49.6) on pull-up attempts.

When Tatum saw a few shots hit, it felt like it could come from almost anywhere. And he did that regularly.

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In addition to his 43 points scored, Tatum generated 21 assist points from his 10 helpers and finished with 64 points generated. He was also credited with two secondary assists.

That’s a significant jump from Tatum’s season averages: 15.4 assist points per game with 5.7 assists.

Perhaps most impressively, Tatum and All-Star teammate Jaylen Brown combined for 24 potential assists and 18 total actual assists. Her passing produced 41 assist points.

The Celtics are usually at their best when their superstars not only score, but also get everyone else involved.