Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 122-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

The final words of Boston’s banner-raising ceremony, spoken by a beaming Jayson Tatum, were: “Let’s do it again.” It, of course, meaning win another NBA championship, something no team has done in consecutive seasons since 2018.

It was a big night for Duke product Jayson Tatum and the Celtics as Boston hung banner #18 to open the season. Tatum, who we last saw sitting on the bench in Paris during the Olympics, opened the season with 37 points on 14-18 from the floor,

Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics’ NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York K

After the Boston Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted championship rings and before the franchise's 18th banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to say a few words to the geeked-up crowd.