Jayson Tatum delivered a Most Valuable Player-level performance for the Boston Celtics in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series against the Orlando Magic. The St. Louis native was among the most dominant players in the 2025 NBA Playoffs,

The Magic were never able to pull away from the Celtics in Game 5 thanks to Jayson Tatum and his bag of tricks, and the Boston star made Orlando disappear with another monster performance.

Jayson Tatum admitted he didn't speak to his friend and Magic forward Paolo Banchero during the Celtics' five-game triumph over Orlando in the first round series.