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Jayson Tatum is on a tear right now and has approached this season like a man on a mission. After losing in the NBA Finals last season, he has turned it up a notch and is performing like one of the best players in the game.
The Boston Celtics have been atop the East standings practically all season and are looking like the favorites to win it all. Tatum is again generating MVP chatter and could win his first Maurice Podoloff Trophy this year. He hit the game-winning three-pointer against the Philadelphia 76ers in his last outing.
The Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks tonight at Madison Square Garden. This is the third time the two rivals face off this season, splitting the first two games. Both teams are entering the matchup red-hot, winning seven of their last eight games. As we approach the end of the regular season, each match holds more weight regarding playoff seeding implications.
The Boston Celtics are just 0.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks in the standings. If they lose this game, they will fall to second in the East. Meanwhile, the sixth-seed Knicks must maintain their winning streak to avoid falling into the play-in tournament. A win today would propel them to the fifth seed.
What is Jayson Tatum's status ahead of the game against the New York Knicks?
Jayson Tatum is absent from the injury report against the New York Knicks. He has missed just four games all season and has been an iron man for the team. However, he will have a bigger burden in tonight's game as his partner Jaylen Brown will not lace up for personal reasons.
Derrick White was diagnosed with a sprain in his right ankle and is probable to play. Danilo Gallinari continues to be out with an ACL tear, and the team's two-way players are also ruled out.
Jayson Tatum is averaging 30.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and a steal per game on 46/35/86 shooting splits this season. The Boston Celtics will need his heroics again for this game against the Knicks.
