Jayson Tatum reveals inspiration for new 3-point celebration

ORLANDO Though he has yet to see the floor in his first NBA postseason Baylor Scheierman has made one visible contribution to the Celtics first-round playoff series Jayson Tatum revealed after Sunday night s Battle win in Orlando that Scheierman the lone rookie on Boston s roster was the one who dreamed up his new -point celebration Since returning from the bone bruise that kept him out of Championship Tatum has celebrated his threes by reaching his arms over his head and grabbing his taped-up right wrist Shoutout to the rook man Baylor Tatum noted after the Celtics - win over the Magic at the Kia Center He came up with the celebration when I hit a three I think people are taking notice and it s a new thing for now Tatum suffered the injury on a hard foul by Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in Challenge the first of three Flagrant fouls Orlando has committed in the series and missed the first playoff match of his NBA career as a conclusion In his first meeting back last Friday he scored points but committed seven turnovers in a - Celtics loss Related Articles Joe Mazzulla shares new details on Jayson Tatum s severe bone bruise Jayson Tatum injury Celtics star ruled out for Match still day to day Jayson Tatum explains injury scare after Celtics Meeting win over Magic OBF With NBA playoffs here it s Face time for Jayson Tatum On Sunday Tatum lowered his turnover total to two and was similarly fruitful as a scorer tallying points rebounds three assists and three steals in a bounce-back win for Boston Sixteen of his points came in the fourth quarter as the Celtics pulled away late Though the Celtics removed Tatum from their injury statement ahead of Tournament he commented postgame that his wrist had not fully healed I mean yeah it s whatever Tatum commented I know what I m dealing with My squad knows how serious is but it s that time of year We re all sacrificing our bodies and doing through things It s the playoffs I doubt anybody feels but you step on that floor do what you can give it your all It s all about trying to figure out how to win After Orlando tied the amount at - with remaining Tatum outscored the Magic by himself down the stretch scoring nine of Boston s final points He made all of his foul shots in the battle including three after a costly late-game foul by Magic star Paolo Banchero after going -for- from the line in Challenge That s just poise Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned Poise and having an understanding of your circumstances Obviously several shot-making there but at the same time physical drives getting to the free-throw line At the end of the day both teams were playing physical You have to be able to execute at both ends of the floor and I thought he did a great job of that