Jayson Tatum Made Boston Celtics History Against Knicks

Jayson Tatum made his 1,300th career three-pointer.

Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) cerebrates after making a three pointer against the Dallas Mavericks in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images / Peter Casey-Imagn Images

On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics are playing the New York Knicks (in Massachusetts) for their first game of the 2024-25 season.

All-Star forward Jayson Tatum got off to an excellent start to the game.

He had 25 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal while shooting 9/12 from the field and 6/9 from the three-point range in his first 21 minutes of playing time.

Oct 22, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) shoots against the New York Knicks in the first quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images / David Butler II-Imagn Images

After his fourth three-pointer of the game, Tatum has now made 1,300 career threes.

He is just the second player in the history of the Celtics to reach this milestone.

The only player who remains ahead of Tatum is Hall of Famer Paul Pierce (1,823).

25 points in the first half 😤

He's ALL the way back already pic.twitter.com/as0CHr8Flz

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 23, 2024

Tatum is in his eighth season (all with the Celtics) and is coming off a year where he averaged 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 74 games.

He has made the NBA All-Star Game in five straight seasons.

"Let's do it again." 🗣️

Jayson Tatum and the C's want another 🏆 pic.twitter.com/YfoPLu6Etr

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 22, 2024

Last season, Tatum helped lead the Celtics to the best record in the NBA (64-18).

They then won their first NBA Championship since the 2008 season when they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Finals.

Via The NBA: "THE CELTICS HAVE HIT 24 THREES ON OPENING NIGHT.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE 3RD QUARTER ON TNT.

The NBA record for a game is 29 🚨"

THE CELTICS HAVE HIT 24 THREES ON OPENING NIGHT.

MIDWAY THROUGH THE 3RD QUARTER ON TNT.

The NBA record for a game is 29 🚨

— NBA (@NBA) October 23, 2024

Following New York, the Celtics will visit Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards on Friday evening.