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Smith has now been the sufferer of poster dunks by each Tatum and Jaylen Brown within the final 23 days.
Jalen Smith may must rethink who he makes an attempt to dam on the rim after Saturday’s Bulls-Celtics matchup.
Lower than a month faraway from being the sufferer of a vicious poster dunk by Jaylen Brown within the NBA Cup, Smith discovered himself on the rim towards Boston’s different celebrity on Saturday.
Jayson Tatum added a monstrous dunk of his personal to the rising assortment he and Brown are creating towards the Bulls, on the direct expense of Smith. Tatum’s dunk served as an emphatic finish to a dominant third quarter for Tatum, who scored 18 factors on 4 of 5 capturing from past the arc and added 5 rebounds in that body alone.
Watch Tatum’s United Heart slam right here:
Tatum completed together with his greatest sport of the season, a 43-point triple-double with 16 rebounds and 10 assists. It’s the primary 40-15-10 sport in Celtics historical past.
Smith had a quiet sport himself, scoring simply two factors in 17 minutes of motion. His solely play of word was the aforementioned dunk towards him.
Brown notched 19 factors and eight assists of his personal, together with a steal and breakaway dunk within the first half. Watch his dunk on Smith from Boston’s win over Chicago on Nov. 29:
Tatum and Boston acquired revenge on the Bulls after shedding at house to Chicago on Thursday night time. Maybe Tatum’s imply dunk allowed him to take out a few of Thursday’s frustrations on Smith.
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