Tatum with 53 points and a plus/minus of 0 for the game. Sums him up perfectly. All style, no substance.
The win is the substance....
I don't think his +/- reflects his contribution, we don't win this game without him. And I loved his shot profile, he took 10 3FGAs and 16 FTAs, so he was driving the ball a lot. He kept us in the game in the 2nd half. And it wasn't the usual diet of isos, he cut to the basket to receive passes, he came off screens, and he had 10 rebounds and 4 assists. A very solid game. The team made 32 assists, obviously there was an extra 5 minutes but that's still a lot, and we took 34 FTAs.
They clearly still have a lot to work on, they fell behind early, had low energy, their defense was terrible, it took halftime and most of the 3rd for them to regroup, then they nearly gave it away when MN made that 8-0 run at the end to tie the game...but at least they didn't fold under adversity this time. That's probably what I'm most pleased about, it was an ugly win but they didn't let their heads drop. We need these ugly wins because these are the ones we've been losing.