Unbelievably explosive with 55 points, Jayson Tatum entered NBA All-Star history with the MVP title

Jayson Tatum is one of the NBA's top scorers with an average of 30.6 points per game in the Regular Season for the Boston Celtics. Not only reaffirming this position at the NBA All-Star 2023, the 24-year-old also raised himself to new heights in the "all-star" match in Utah.

Scoring 55 points and leading Team Giannis to an 184-175 overall victory, Jayson Tatum was named the NBA All-Star Game Outstanding Player.

He brought home the MVP trophy named after the late legendary Kobe Bryant, who was also Tatum's idol throughout his career.

Jayson Tatum was the first picked player in Team Giannis' starting lineup, captain Antetokounmpo's response to LeBron James' selection of striker Joel Embiid.

"It's like the world to me, especially when I'm standing next to the legends and the greatest players who have ever played," Jayson said after the historic match.

“But honestly, records are meant to be broken. I'm going to keep this record for as long as I can and I'm sure in the next few years someone will try to beat it."

In 35 minutes, Jayson Tatum scored 55 points with 22-31 FG, had 10 successful 3-pointers and pocketed 10 more rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

He became the record holder with the highest score in All-Star Game history ever recorded, surpassing Stephen Curry's 50 points (in 2022) and Anthony Davis' 52 points (in 2017).

Another record was also set when Jayson Tatum scored 27 points in the third round, reaching the highest score ever in a round at the NBA All-Star.

Another interesting detail is the duel between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, his teammate at the Boston Celtics but played for Team LeBron in the All-Star Game. Both had tit-for-tat in the last 2 minutes of the third half, giving many beautiful balls to the fans.

“Inspiration came naturally at that moment, so JB (Jaylen Brown) and I were a little more passionate,” Jayson Tatum said. "Of course we'll try to stay as safe as possible, but there's still a bit of a win. More importantly, show JB how good I am defensively."

Jayson Tatum's title marks the ninth time the Boston Celtics have a player voted NBA All-Star Game MVP. However, the last time this happened was 40 years ago.

The remaining names include Ed Macauley (1951), Bob Cousy (1954, 1957), Bill Sharman (1955), Bill Russell (1963), Dave Cowens (1973), Nate Archibald (1981) and Larry Bird (1982). .