When Jayson Tatum swished a corner three late in the second quarter of his return game on Friday night at TD Garden, he did more than send the home crowd into a frenzy.
Tatum also extended a regular-season streak that only trails 3-point king Stephen Curry in its excellence.
As revealed by Celtics reporter Taylor Snow, Tatum has now hit a 3 in 57-straight regular-season games for the Celtics, which is the second-longest active streak in the NBA behind only Curry.
Tonight marked the 57th straight regular season game that Jayson Tatum made a 3-pointer.
That's the 2nd-longest such streak in the NBA behind Stephen Curry.
1. Stephen Curry – 88 games
2. Jayson Tatum – 57 games
3. Damian Lillard – 47 games
Klay Thompson – 47 games pic.twitter.com/ETsxvvc5f7
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) March 7, 2026
The other names on the list with Tatum are all considered all-time-great 3-point shooters. It makes you start to think differently about Tatum's consistency from 3 -- are we giving it its proper due?
JT finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists in his debut, which was limited to 27 minutes of action in a 20-point victory for Boston.
Tatum's performance was a wildly encouraging display for the basketball world that has been awaiting his return for 10 months.
Tatum's legs had to shake off rust in the first half as he air-balled his first 3 attempt and came up short on a dunk. But it was just the basketball gods toying with us. Within minutes, Tatum converted on a putback dunk, swished the aforementioned 3, and hit five shots in a row.
He's back.
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