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8. April 2026
Playing Thursday, likely out Friday
Tatum said after Tuesday's 113-102 win over the Hornets that he will play Thursday against the Knicks, meaning he will likely sit out Friday's game against the Pelicans, Zack Cox of the Boston Herald reports. He finished Tuesday's game with 23 points (8-15 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 4-5 FT), five rebounds, four assists and one steal in 39 minutes.
Analyse
Tatum was Boston's second-leading scorer Tuesday and has reached the 20-point threshold in each of his last six appearances. The star forward is set to face the Knicks on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, where he ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals. He has not yet been cleared to play both halves of back-to-back sets, so Tatum is expected to sit out Friday's contest before Sunday's regular-season finale against the Magic.
4. April 2026
Just misses triple-double Friday
Tatum supplied 23 points (8-16 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals across 31 minutes during Friday's 133-101 win over the Bucks.
Analyse
The 28-year-old forward fell one dime short of his second straight triple-double. Tatum is still being held out for one half of back-to-backs, but when he's on the court he's showing little sign of the Achilles tear that delayed the start of his 2025-26 campaign until early March. Over his last 10 games, Tatum is averaging 21.9 points, 10.9 boards, 5.5 assists, 3.1 threes and 1.4 steals.
2. April 2026
Triple-doubles in win
Tatum tallied 25 points (9-21 FG, 4-13 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 18 rebounds, 11 assists and two steals across 37 minutes in Wednesday's 147-129 win over the Heat.
Analyse
Tatum didn't deliver his most efficient shooting performance but still stuffed the stat sheet in this high-scoring affair. The star forward finished as Boston's second-leading scorer behind Jaylen Brown (43 points), marking the former's third consecutive contest scoring at least 25 points. Tatum also posted game- and season-high marks in both rebounds and assists en route to his first triple-double of the season, and he also led Boston in steals.