The immediate playmaking and rebounding he brought back made me so happy. Shot was rusty at first but he seemed to settle in after the first half. Excited to see him work his way back.

One of most impressive things I’ve seen from an NBA athlete. He has all my respect. First game back from THAT injury not even a year ago and you’re playing 27 minutes? And with those stats on top of it? The roasts gotta stop lol

one of my favorite things about Jayson Tatum is that if he weren’t capable of being a 30-point scorer, he’d still basically be the combo forward equivalent of Derrick White. he’s just doing everything everywhere all the time

Impressive stuff 

Forgot how much of an army swiss knife he can be

He was getting definitely more comfortable as the game went on. As always he had a great impact all around. Really impressive first game back.

Fuckin love this dude, somehow underrated. It’s like he doesn’t really have a fanbase like other stars. Either way he’s a dog glad to see him back

I think I missed this dude playing basketball almost as much as he did

Kiss of death on the first game back.

Obviously it “hypothetically” could have been better. But is still an A+ debut for me…

Biggest thing I noticed was he looked tired cardio-wise. Probably will take him a few games to get in basketball shape, but it looks more to me tiredness and conditioning than lack of strength with some of his missed shots.

Best spacing we’ve had all season.

I rate his season debut an F-

Lack of tech from clapping made me doubt if he really is back.

Good stats for his first game back, my guess was 18 points so not far off and the other facets of his game looked good

League’s fucked 

I was told it was too soon

First step looks surprisingly good, shot/rhythm needs work, as expected. Still smooth and versatile as hell, completely transforms our defense. That was super encouraging.

Happy for him, I saw so, so many people treating him as a player from the past, acting as if he was done

It’s just nice whenever someone recovers

Bro played like he just came off an ankle sprain

He looked good after shaking off the initial rust. I think he’ll be fine after a few games.

That putback and stepback 3 sequence was cool to see. The rebounding and playmaking was also impressive.

Please stay healthy, so nervous for him.

I’m not a Boston fan, but this was awesome to watch

Pistons and Knicks will be worried.

They thought they will be the two favorites in the East Playoffs. (And they were and still are)

But

Now, Celtics with Tatum will be a legit contender. Especially, considering they were just recent champions back in 2024.

Going to be insanely annoying when they win the title again

The anomaly!

Honestly a crazy return. Could’ve easily been a triple double, he created a ton of open looks early that didn’t fall when the rim had a lid on it for both teams.

He definitely doesn’t have the hops quite yet and struggled fighting through screens, but makes sense on his first game back. Conditioning will come. I was expecting a 15-20 min bench performance putting out pedestrian numbers on return. 15-12-7 in 27 mins first game back only 10 months post Achilles tear is actually insane.

15-12-7 on meh shooting but still clearly the best player on the floor in a 20-point win

It’s like he never left

Maybe I’m overreacting but that’s probably one of the most impressive performances I’ve ever seen. I mean blow your Achilles out hustle back and you look like that? I know he couldn’t breath but wow

Looks alright physically, he didn’t drive a ton tonight which was expected but started to feel the game more the longer it went on

Celtics will be dangerous even if he plays like a top tier role player.

Great 1st game back. You could tell at times he was learning to trust his landing again but that confidence will come back as he plays more.

His shooting looks good. His handles look good and his vision and playmaking looks peak form again.

Just happy to have our guy back. You can tell he trusted the process and put in the work. Now it’s time to show everyone what they missed for almost a whole year

not that it matters, but i hope the casuals will finally start to appreciate him after this.

But he smoked the layup though!!1!1! /s I know it’s all in good fun

Glad to see him make it back

G1 2024 finals: 16/11/5 on 6-16 shooting

First game back from Achilles: 15/12/7 on 6-16 shooting

He’s in prime finals form already

Awe inspiring stuff, Tatum is a whole other beast for doing this right off the bat post Achille injury.

:D

The Book of RevelJayson

He does literally everything there is to do on an NBA court.

The fact that he sees the court so well after not playing for 10 months is absurd, and he really could have had a triple double if Queta finished some of the lobs/rolls

Just very high basketball IQ, and very unselfish play. His passing is so amazing - he’s similar to some of the greats where the pass is so good that those on the other end are too slow for it.

Dude comes back and almost drops a 3D. Celtics going to be scary.

I’m so happy rn

Double double in less than 300 days after tearing his Achilles? He really is…THE ANOMALY.

I am shook, this was extremely encourating for a Tatum truther

Better rest him Sunday to be safe

Loved to see him back out there. Those assists reminded me how much easier he can make everyone else’s job by drawing the defense and making a good pass.

really impressive. he got a lot of run tonight, which is probably what impresses me the most

You guys need to stop calling him corny

Never gonna not be terrified for him getting hurt, though good for him man

East playoffs became so much more interesting. Even a B or C version of Tatum is such an impactful player.

i love how ready he is to fit back into the team. seems like everyone was waiting for his first points but his assists and rebounds made him invaluable.

celtics basketball baby

You don’t even have to be a Celtics fan to smile at this. The league is just flat-out better when superstars are healthy and playing. Welcome back, JT.

My 2nd favorite player is back

Well shoot guess I was wrong about his needing more time. Impressive.

My king is back, bitches🥹

hornets or them coming out of the east, no doubt

Amazing return game. Started rough but looked a lot better as the game went on. Idk if he physically lost a step or is still in his own head a bit but I think it’ll be fine with more minutes. Very excited to have him back

27 minutes right off the bat? Dang

Nice. Celtics could legit be the biggest threat to the Hornets in the East

all the spurs pistons hype when it’s just going to be another celtics cakewalk to the finals huh

Can’t ever hate on him again.

GREAT FIRST GAME BACK BY 0

My sweet prince is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First quarter was rough shooting wise but he had some good assists.

Then he hit his grove and looked solid. I can’t see how it’s not only up from here (minus the obvious ‘off’ games here and there)

As a Celtics fan I’m beyond excited for how he looked in his 1st game back

Started off slow too, heated up that 2nd half.

So glad to see him back and whew what a game!

You telling me he can’t look like 95% of himself by May?

Coming back from an achilles at only 19, what a kid

His rebounding is so huge. Such an underrated aspect of him as a player

Rivalry be damned, awesome to see him back.

Great game my sweet prince

He was gassed pretty fast, and I expected him to start rusty…. Really happy, honestly looked better than what I thought

Great performance

Fuck yall we are back bitches!!

With him being back I see the celtics as favourites in the east

I swear some dude predicted this statline in the thread where Tatum’s return was announced

fuck man celtics are gonna be contenders

I understand why they nicknamed him “The Anomaly” now.