Is Jayson Tatum playing tonight vs Philadelphia 76ers? Latest injury update from Boston Celtics (Nov. 15)
The Boston Celtics are on a roll, winning their last three games, and a big factor for the momentum was Jayson Tatum playing on an MVP level. Boston will have a marquee matchup at the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday in the Wells Fargo Center.
During a 114-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday, Tatum led the Celtics with 35 points, seven assists and six rebounds. According to the Celtics' injury report, Tatum is cleared to play. He has not missed a single game this season.
However, the Boston Cetlics listed center Kristaps Porzingis as questionable due to his knee injury. Joining him on the IR is Neemias Queta, who is marked as out indefinitely with no timetable yet to return.
The last time the Philadelphia 76ers met the Boston Celtics was on Nov. 8, with Philadelphia winning 106-103. That remains only the second loss of the season for the Celtics (8-2).
Jayson Tatum gaining confidence in his shooting heading to their matchup with the Sixers
As the Boston Celtics look to even the score with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum is confident of finding his rhythm. In the team's loss against the Sixers, Tatum struggled shooting, going 6 of 14, to finish with 16 points.
Heading into the game, Tatum has said that he has learned from his past mistakes.
“You put the work in,” Tatum said ahead of this game. “I’ve played enough games, had enough tough shooting nights. I mean, Game 6 last year was the prime example against Philly. I couldn’t hit a shot. But all good really, really good scorers know it just takes one to change your momentum, change how you feel about yourself shooting the ball. And once you see one go in, you just feel a lot better about yourself.”
This season, Jayson Tatum has been averaging 28.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He is also in the MVP conversation behind Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic after the Celtics' good start.
After this matchup with the Sixers, the Celtics will then have three more road games from Nov. 17-20. They will be facing the Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Hornets next in their schedule.