I know the focus is on Tatum right now, because it's easier to find things to say about poor performances than good ones (and I'm guilty of it as much as anyone), but JB showed out last night (other than the very concerning free throw issues, which are starting to seem yips-y) and this is the second game in a row where he didn't just kumbaya the post-game:
View: https://twitter.com/NoaDalzellNBA/status/1766110899377439217?s=20
It's hard to argue with him.
They even tried a weird possession with Pritch on the Joker for reasons that weren't entirely clear (I guess it did sort of work that one time against Embiid), but they never really used Jaylen to try to keep Joker out of the low block, which KP had absolutely no chance of doing. Jokic probably just shoots over Jaylen, but at least there's a chance of him missing a 10-footer, vs. zero chance of him missing those little 3-foot hooks and what not.
Anyway, Jaylen was on fire last night and for sure did not shrink from the moment. He's one of the most dangerous scorers in the league and I wouldn't be totally sure he doesn't get on that All-NBA team again if he keeps playing like this.