Tatum scored 43 points and got 16 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Celtics to a 123-98 win on Saturday, hitting the third triple-double of his career

Tatum’s phenomenal 43-point, 16-rebound, and 10-assist stat line marked the first such in Celtics history. The only other Celtic to notch a 40-point triple-double? Larry Bird, three times.

On this day in Celtics history, Boston forward Dan Swartz was born, and legend Larry Bird hung a triple-double on the Atlanta Hawks.

Jayson Tatum matched a record set by Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird as the Celtics earned a comfortable 123-98 win against Chicago Bulls on Saturday. The 26-year-old hit the third triple-double of his career, with 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as the defending NBA champions moved into second in the eastern conference.

He joins Hall of Famer Larry Bird as the only Celtics player to record a 40-point triple-double. Read more at straitstimes.com.

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum joined Larry Bird in the Boston Celtics record book onSaturday night with a 43-point, 16-rebound, 10-assist triple double in a 123-98victory over the Chicago Bulls. Tatum became the first Boston player ever to post those numbers in a single gameand the first from any team to do so since Luka Doncic

Jayson Tatum's big night is earning him comparisions to Larry Bird. Tatum had 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for the Boston Celtics in a 123-98 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Celtics champion forward Paul Pierce scored 42 points in a 108-99 win at Fleet Center (now, TD Garden) in 2002 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and his future Banner 17 teammate and fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett.

"Larry came out of nowhere from one year to become probably the greatest high school basketball player we've seen in Indiana," Randy Mills said.

Jayson Tatum shines with a 43-point triple-double, drawing comparisons to Larry Bird as the Celtics defeat the Bulls 123-98.

What would Hall of Fame Boston Celtics legend Kevin McHale's career had been like if another team drafted him? Such an impactful counterfactual history was presented to McHale himself not too long ago in a far-ranging interview with Tzvi Twersky of SLAM!