" Perhaps one the bigger things that eluded the Spurs was slowing down Jayson Tatum, who made his return after an ankle sprain forced him into a one-game absence. The Celtics star finished the night with 29 points,

Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics won their eighth straight, beating the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 on Saturday night. Jrue Holiday had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for Boston.

Tatum had been playing some of the best basketball of his career before suffering the injury on Monday night amid Boston’s eight-game winning streak. The superstar forward made a candid admission about the injury itself that had him on the floor in pain for multiple minutes after he went down following landing on Domantas Sabonis’ foot.