Tatum is one of the top candidates for the award, but he has some work to do if he wants to catch favorite Nikola Jokic. The post Is Jayson Tatum making a case for the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year award?

After Pelicans veteran guard CJ McCollum drained a clutch floater with just 24 seconds remaining to tie it, Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum took matters into his own hands, drilling the game-winner with McCollum in his face.

The Celtics are championship hopefuls. All the Pelicans are contending for is the No. 1 draft pick. You wouldn’t know it by watching either of their two meetings this season, both of which were decided in the final seconds.