Competition for MVPs in this year's regular season is still fierce, and the situation seems to have changed as the game progresses. At the beginning of the season, most people thought that MVP was a competition between Embiid and Jokic, and recently more and more stars have joined the competition. Including the protagonist of this article, Tatum. No one should have started the season with Tatum as a regular season MVP contender. Because the Celtics' record early in the regular season was very poor. At one point, the team did not even score in the top 8 in the East, and Tatum's efficiency at the beginning of the season was also very inefficient, and the feel was not good. But to this extent, Tatum has fully demonstrated his talent and ability to adjust.
The Greenshirts are now a double-player record, currently ranking fourth in the East with a record of 46 wins and 28 losses, and many of the wins in March were big wins. Tatum himself handed over a comprehensive statistic of 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 45% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range. Don't forget, Tatum is a player who spends most of his time in singles and strong, and it is not easy for Tatum to deliver such a high offensive output against a high-intensity defense.
In the last five games, Tatum's stats have improved to 30+7+5, and his shooting percentage is a staggering 59%. With a recent period of excellent performance, Tatum has a high-level stat to successfully lead the league - plus or minus. Tatum has a plus-minus of +573 this season, ranking first in the league, second with Suns player Bridges and third by the well-known Curry. Neither of them has a higher plus-minus than Tatum.
Evaluating regular season MVP stats and records is basic, and a player who wants to be selected must ensure data and records. Tatum's stats and record are not very bad now, although the team is in fourth place in the East, but they are only 1.5 games away from the normal gap of the Eastern Conference boss Heat. If they maintain their current status, the Celtics are likely to complete the rebound in the second half of the season and become the boss of the East. Stats not to mention, Tatum's current stats are very comprehensive and he's not a star who will only score points. He can defend and grab rebounds and assists.
These two seasons have a lot of influence on high-level data, and high-level data is very important when selecting regular season MVPs. The plus-minus value is the most obvious high-level data, the higher the plus-minus value, the greater the player's influence on the field, and we can also understand that the player can lead the team to win points as long as he plays. Tatum has led the league with plus-minus this season and seems to have shown his ability to lead the team and his dominance. Finally, let's look at a set of statistics, in recent times, Tatum and the team have won a lot of strong opponents, such as the big score of March 21 to beat the Nuggets, March 17 to beat the Warriors, and in mid-February they beat the 76ers 135:87. Embiid and Jokic, two of the biggest regular season MVP favourites, were beaten up in front of Tatum, losing more than 20 points each and being less efficient offensively. Facing a big victory led by MVP competitors, this can actually add a lot of points to Tatum.
The regular season MVP competition is far from over, and now that it's just getting into a white-hot situation, Tatum should be seen as a strong contender for the regular season MVP this season. He also deserves his first career regular season MVP. Dear readers, how do you think Tatum has performed this season? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.