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The Boston Celtics knocked off the Portland Trailblazers Wednesday night, 115-93, thanks in large part to another impressive offensive effort from star Jayson Tatum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tatum finished 11-of-17 from the field and 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, with seven rebounds, two assists and a game-high 30 points. According to ESPN Stats and Info<\/a>, Tatum has 36 games of 30 or more points this season, one shy of tying Larry Bird for the third-most in franchise history during a single season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Furthermore, Tatum is only four such games from surpassing Bird for the Celtics’ record of 39 30-point games, which the Hall of Famer recorded during the 1987-88 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Celtics have only 15 games remaining on their regular-season schedule, but the record is obtainable for Tatum. The four-time All-Star has nine 30-plus point games over his last 15 games alone, including Wednesday night’s performance. \u00a0<\/p>\n If all goes well, Tatum will own the Celtics’ record soon. More impressively, he’ll be passing Bird twice atop the franchise leaderboard to do so, which isn’t too shabby.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tatum has paced the Celtics offense all season long, ranking sixth in the NBA in scoring (30.3) and averaging 8.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists, with a 46 percent field-goal percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following Wednesday’s victory, the Celtics improved to 46-21 and now trail the Milwaukee Bucks (47-18) by only two games for the Eastern Conference lead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n