But the three-time All-NBA selection is inactive for Monday’s matchup, the second half of this two-tilt mini-series against the Pacers, due to left ankle sprain management.
In Saturday’s 118-101 win over the Indiana Pacers, Jayson Tatum generated a game-high 38 points on Saturday, including 15 in the final frame.
The soon-to-be five-time All-Star drilled 14/23 field goal attempts, including 8/13 threes. He also grabbed 14 rebounds, the most in the matchup, and dished out six assists.
It’s something Tatum’s been dealing with since rolling it when he stepped on Brandin Podziemski’s foot in the first frame of Boston’s 132-126 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
He then reaggravated it when he landed on Kobe Brown’s foot after burying a side-step three in the second quarter of the C’s 145-108 victory vs. the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ahead of Monday’s tip-off against the Pacers, Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla conveyed the following about Tatum’s ankle injury.
He had a severe ankle sprain, so, I think just trying to manage that, especially with the five in seven nights, and he chose to play on it, so, it’s not rest, it’s ankle injury management, so we’re just trying to make sure that continues to heal the way that it needs to.”
