Just today! Tatum tied the record of 51 years of dust and ranked first in the history

On May 13, 2025, in the G4 match of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the Knicks played against the Celtics at home. The Celtics were always leading in the first half, leading 11 points at the end of the half. In the third quarter, the Celtics once led by 14 points, but then the Knicks sounded the counterattack horn, and they quickly chased the points. After the three quarters, the Knicks overtook 3 points. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics once took the lead again, but in the last few minutes, with Tatum's injury leaving the court, the Knicks completely suppressed the Celtics. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Celtics 121-113, leading 3-1 in the series and got the match point.

Tatum and Brunson both performed well in this game. Brunson made 14 of 25 shots (4 of 8 three-pointers), made 7 of 9 free throws, scoring 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. He became the second player in the team history to score 35 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in the playoffs. The last one was Walter Ferrazer in 1970. He scored 36 points, 7 rebounds and 19 assists in the playoffs.

Tatum made 16 of 28 in this game (7 of 16 three-pointers), 3 free throws, scoring 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, performing very well, but unfortunately, he was injured without any confrontation with 3 minutes left in the game (it looked like an Achilles tendon injury). He was unable to stand and was carried away from the court.

After Tatum scored 42 points in this game, he has scored 40+ points for the fifth time in his playoff career, tying the team history record that has been covered by 51 years. This team history record was set by Haflicecke. He scored 40+ points for the Celtics for the fifth time in the 1974 playoffs. This record was later tied by Bird, but Bird failed to break it. Now Tatum has also tied the record. Haflicecke, Bird and Tatum all scored 40+ points for the Celtics in 5 playoffs, tied for the first in this statistics team history.