Tatum has played the most NBA games in the same period so far, with seven core data in the playoffs ranked first in the league

May 14th News Earlier, the Celtics officially announced that its team's star Jason Tatum had successfully undergone surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon. So what impact does his absence have on the team?

Since joining the Boston Celtics as Tanhua in 2017, Tatum has gradually grown into one of the most dominant stars in the NBA, which is inseparable from his outstanding fighting spirit and durability.

During the same period, he not only ranked first in the league in terms of the number of appearances in the regular season and playoffs, with a total of 706 games, but also fully blossomed in the playoff statistics: he ranked first in the league in scoring, second in rebounds, fifth in assists, second in steals, sixth in blocks, second in three-point shooting, and second in three-point shooting, and became the team's most stable victory guarantee in the past few years with the most playoff wins (ranked 1st).

Tatum is undoubtedly the Celtics' offense and defense core in the playoffs of the past two seasons. He led the team's total score, total rebounds and total assists in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, and dominated the game in the 2024 Finals, leading the Celtics to a record 18th championship trophy.