BOSTON – Jayson Tatum is ready for the regular season after the Celtics star put in a full night of work Tuesday night in Boston’s final preseason game. Tatum scored 24 points against the Toronto Raptors, including two of the loudest points on the practice roster.

Tatum threw down a thunderous dunk over Toronto big man Bruno Fernando early in the game, which had his Celtics teammates rising from the bench and fans buzzing on social media. Late in the first quarter, Tatum blew past Chris Boucher and headed straight for Fernando when he met him at the rim.

Things didn’t turn out so well for Fernando, as Tatum threw down a vicious poster dunk.

While posters don’t really exist anymore, Tatum’s dunk on Tuesday night would be fine.

That dunk came when the Celtics were trailing by a wide margin, dropping the score to 44-25. Tatum made a steal and had another dunk a few seconds later, sparking a big run for Boston. The Celtics outscored the Raptors, 42-22, the rest of the first half and took a 67-66 lead into the third quarter. Tatum scored seven points and dished out three assists in the second quarter for Boston.

Tatum played a team-high 34 minutes and led the way with 24 points on 9-for-21 shooting from the floor. He added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Celtics.

However, the Raptors emerged victorious, 119-118, and handed the Celtics their first and only loss of the preseason. Boston finished its exhibition at 4-1 and will now get ready to wrap up the 2024-2025 NBA regular season – and raise their championship banner – on October 22 with a matchup against the New York Knicks at TD Garden.