Alright folks, grab a drink ’cause I gotta tell ya about last night’s project. It started simple, right? Celtics game was on fire, and Tatum was cookin’. Wanted to see just how good his first half was. Like, pure stats, straight up.
First thought: “Easy peasy, league site’s got this.” Big mistake. Huge. Jumped on the official stats page after halftime. Okay, found the game fine. But trying to get just the first half numbers for Jayson? Man, it was buried. Had to scroll through a mountain of stats – final totals, player comparisons, team leaders, you name it. It was all there except the clean split I wanted. Felt like searching for a needle in a haystack while wearing oven mitts.
Frustration kicked in hard. Clicked everywhere. “Player Details”? Still showed the whole game. “Play-by-Play”? That’s just a timeline mess. Ended up scanning the entire play-by-play log myself, trying to add up his points, rebounds, assists before halftime. Did it manually like a caveman! Let me tell ya, that took forever and I probably screwed up counting somewhere. Not exactly “easy.”
Almost called it quits. Was seriously thinking, “Why is something so basic such a pain?” Felt like the whole system was set up for people who only care about the final box score, not us nerds who want the juicy splits.
Then it hit me. Duh. Team apps sometimes dig deeper. Grabbed my phone, fired up the Celtics app – honestly, hadn’t used it much for stats before. Found the game under “Scores.” This was the key part. Tapped on Tatum’s name right from the live box score section. Boom! A separate player card popped up. Scrolled down a bit… and there it was! Cleanly labeled: “1st Half.” Points, rebounds, assists, even his shooting splits – FG, 3PT, FT.
- Points: Piled up fast, exactly what I saw live.
- Rebounds: Surprised me a bit, dude was hustling early.
- Assists: Solid playmaking right out the gate.
Couldn’t believe I wasted all that time on the main league site. The team app had it hiding in plain sight. So much smoother. Bookmarked that player card view for next game, let me tell ya. Still kinda wild that the biggest official source makes you jump through hoops, but the team channel delivers. Guess that’s how it goes sometimes. You just gotta know where – and how – to look. Saved my sanity anyway!
