Per Noa Dalzell of CLNS, Tatum has issued his own thoughts about the impending matchup. Asked Jayson Tatum about facing Paolo Banchero in the playoffs: “It’s the playoffs. No friends out there.

Banchero averaged 29.4 points and 8.4 rebounds on 43.5% shooting in the five games, while 27-year-old Tatum averaged 31.3 points and 11.3 rebounds on 44.7% shooting in four games (via StatMuse).

Paolo Banchero outplays Jayson Tatum despite Magic’s loss Paolo Banchero outplayed Jayson Tatum on Sunday, finishing with a game-high 36 points, 10 rebounds and four 3-pointers on 46.7% shooting.

Paolo Banchero spoke with Andscape senior writer Marc Spears about his season and his expectations for the first-round series against Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in a story published Friday.

If that happens, it'll be a phenomenal showdown. Banchero averaged 25.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists this season. Tatum had averages of 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.

Paolo Banchero had an injury early in the season as well, so he's finally starting to get back to playing his best basketball. Jayson Tatum is in a similar boat with his ankle injury.

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Six-time All-Star Boston Celtics power forward Jayson Tatum seems to open to pausing his longtime friendship with his first round playoff opponent, Orlando Magic All-Star power forward Paolo Banchero.

With the series behind them, Tatum had no problems raving about how great Banchero was in the first round. Banchero finished the series averaging 29.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists.