Jayson Tatum leads Celtics to 3-1 lead over 76ers, grabs new NBA Playoffs feat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Boston Celtics can boast a lot of things during the NBA Playoffs. Coach Joe Mazzulla launches a lot of great schemes and is one of the best. Payton Pritchard is an insane player off the bench and clutch. Jaylen Brown is a top five MVP candidate who continues to deliver. But, it is Jayson Tatum and his 10-month recovery from an Achilles injury that will always stand out. He led the Celtics to a 3-1 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers and got new postseason records too.

The injury recovery goal for Jayson Tatum was never to go back to the Celtics immediately for the NBA Playoffs. It was for him to come out as the same or even better player. Coach Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics staff did a great job in doing exactly that. Tatum put up an monster Game 4 NBA Playoffs performance against the 76ers.

Coach Mazzulla played him for 35 minutes and it was an all-around masterclass. Tatum got 30 points while knocking down 50% of his shots from three-point range and the field. He also went a perfect nine for nine at the free throw line. Moreover, the Celtics offense ran though Tatum. He dropped 11 assists to get guys like Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard in their spots. The Celtics superstar then topped it off by grabbing seven rebounds.

This NBA Playoffs performance against the 76ers make Tatum have the second-most 30-point and 10-assist postseason games in Celtics history. The only person who has more than him is John Havlicek. per StatMuse.

When coupled with Pritchard's 35-point explosion off the bench and Brown's 20-point scoring clinic, the Celtics offense proved to be lethal against the 76ers. Now, Coach Mazzulla just has to close this NBA Playoffs series as they head back to homecourt.