Celtics vanquish 76ers, Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum break rare NBA Playoffs records

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The Boston Celtics struggled a bit to pull away in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite this, they still clutched up and notched the 2-1 series lead through a 108-100 win. Big shots were hit as Coach Joe Mazzulla made all of the right calls in a tight game. But, the story of this game? It is none other than Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pulling off insanely rare postseason records.

Tatum & Brown's historic NBA Playoffs performances get Celtics up 2-0 over 76ers

To start off, Jayson Tatum was the one running the offensive engine for Coach Joe Mazzulla's team. He put up 25 points through knocking down 52.9% of his shots from the field while also dishing out seven assists. Alongside all of that, Tatum notched four rebounds, a steal, and only turned the ball over once.

This was a historic night for Tatum. He becomes the fourth Celtics player all-time to reach 3,000 points in the NBA Playoffs. Tatum joins Larry Bird, John Havlicek, and Kevin McHale on that list.

Moreover, he also becomes only the third player in NBA Playoffs history to have 3,000+ points, 1,000+ rebound, and 500+ assists in their first 10 seasons. Tatum joins legendary company in this postseason feat as the two other players are Bird and , per