© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude! The Boston Celtics are 18-3 so far this year.  They are set to face the Detroit Pistons tonight.  Boston is playing well but there is one player who is standing out, rookie Jayson Tatum. Tatum played only one year of college basketball, which was last season at Duke University.  During that season he average 16.8 points, 2.1 assists and 7.3 rebounds per game.  Tatum could score but who knew whether his style of play would translate to the NBA.  Tatum was projected to be a high draft pick and possibly be selected in the top 5.  The Boston Celtics decided to take him with the #3 overall pick. Tatum has made a flawless transition to the NBA.  He doesn’t look like a rookie but rather a veteran in the early going.  He is taking the place of the injured Gordon Hayward.  Tatum has started all 21 games in a Celtics’ uniform.  In those games he is averaging 13.9 points and 1.3 assists per game on the offensi

© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude! The Boston Celtics are 9-2 to start the NBA season, number one in all the Eastern Conference.  They take on the L.A. Lakers tonight as they look to extend their winning streak to 10 games.             Boston’s first game was a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-99.  And, unfortunately, in the game, Celtics’ small forward Gordon Hayward was lost for the year with a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia.  The Celtics dropped their next game to the Milwaukee Bucks 108-100.  Boston finally began playing better basketball which is the reason for the team’s early success.             The Celtics are playing well on the offensive end, scoring an average 103.5 points per game.  They are working the ball around the court and finding the open shooter.  When they do, it creates easy buckets for Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown, and Al Horford.  Irving leads the team with 22.3 points per game.   On the defensive side, th