The Boston Celtics will play the Orlando Magic this afternoon without MVP front-runner Jayson Tatum as he’s simply just taking the day off for “personal reasons”, per Boston’s injury report.

Jayson Tatum is likely taking the day off tomorrow to spend time with Deuce and his family celebrating his 5th birthday. I’ve always been impressed with how amazing of a father Tatum is while being so focused on his craft. He’s special. MVP on and off the court #Celtics pic.twitter.com/wFkt0soPzq

— The Celtics Files (@CelticsFiles) December 17, 2022

Tatum has played in 29 of 30 games, averaging 30.2 points per game on 47 percent shooting from the floor this season, as he leads the Celtics to one of the best offenses in league history.

Since 2017, Tatum has played 2,039 minutes more than anyone on the Celtics, averaging 33.6 minutes per game for his career. Needless to say, it’s a very rare occurrence for Tatum not to be available in any way for his team.

Celtics play-by-play broadcaster Sean Grande has always been consistent with crunching the numbers to show trends following the Celtics, both positive or negative, that is.

Here, Grande configured who has played the most minutes for the Celtics since 2017 when Tatum was drafted.

The Celtics will play without Jayson Tatum today.

Since he entered the NBA, the disparity in the C's performance with him on and off the floor is staggering.

With Tatum (13,262 minutes): +2247
Without Tatum (7,058 minutes): -257

A 63-win team with him, a 36-win team without. pic.twitter.com/81zVhSB0JH

— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) December 18, 2022

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