Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum celebrates his 24th birthday against on Thursday as the Boston Celtics take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Here's how he's fared on his birthday his ...

Tatum's Duke Blue Devils were off on his 18th birthday in college in 2017. But one thing Tatum hasn't yet done on his birthday in the NBA is win a game. In each of Tatum's first two seasons, the Celtics played against the Houston Rockets on his birthday.

Jayson Tatum scored 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics overcame a 30-point second-half performance from Ja Morant to beat the Grizzlies on ...

"I think watching us now, we play with a lot more passion and we just seem like we're having a lot more fun," Tatum said. Sitting at .500 after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 28, the Celtics have since rattled off 13 wins in 15 games, surging into fifth in the East and within four games of the top-seeded Miami Heat. The fourth quarter is the time to win the game, and I just wanted to make the right play. Ultimately, though, Tatum's response was too much for Morant and the Grizzlies to answer. "That's him getting going," Morant said of if Memphis did anything wrong defending Tatum down the stretch. I put in a lot of work, you know, shooting behind the arc. And, early in the game, both he and Desmond Bane, who combined to go 4-for-21 in the first half, struggled mightily. I think it was just one of those moments: two guys just going at it, doing what they can to will their team to a victory, and it just so happened that it was a back and forth thing." Boston was happy to sag off and force him to take one shot after another from the perimeter. His lone made triple in the quarter, which came with 1:34 remaining to put Boston up 115-100, was the celebratory exclamation point to a late-game surge that mirrored the way the Celtics have completely turned their season around over the past several weeks. Not only did the Celtics (38-27) knock off one of the league's best teams in the Grizzlies (43-21), they did so with Jaylen Brown, sidelined with a sprained ankle he suffered in the opening moments of Tuesday's victory here over the Atlanta Hawks. "I wanted to win."

After beating Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Jayson Tatum shared the keys to the Celtics' resurgence on both ends of the floor since the New Year.

If healthy, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Celtics win multiple rounds in the upcoming playoffs. It was rare for the Celtics to have their full starting five over the first three months of the campaign. Boston, when healthy (or very close to it) has the talent and depth to compete against anyone in the Eastern Conference. This is why there's so much optimism surrounding this team right now. They also lead the league with a 11.7 net rating and a 102.7 defensive rating over that span. The primary driver of the Celtics' rise has arguably been health. So many players were injured or battled COVID-19 earlier in the season.

Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter in the win over the Grizzlies.

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While the joke that Boston Celtics All-Star point guard is only 19 years old has been around at least as long as he has, he most certainly is not as of ...

And before we forget, happy birthday, Jayson! Tatum shared a glimpse into all of the above via a video put together by his son (presumably with some adult accomplices) to celebrate all of Tatum’s loves, and if it doesn’t get you right in the feels, you might just want to see if you happen to be the Grinch. Check out the clip embedded below that Tatum shared to social media on his birthday today and see for yourself — there’s a reason the younger Tatum rivals his pops in popularity at times.

With their convincing, 120-107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden Thursday night despite being down star forward Jaylen Brown and losing reserve ...