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Of all of the things now projected for Jayson Tatum, what happened Sunday may be the ultimate indication of where this young star is headed. Tatum took over, hitting a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left in regulation that cut the Orlando lead to 112-110. Then, with 4. 2 seconds left in regulation, Tatum easily lost his man and drained a game-tying fadeaway from 15 feet. And when Orlando inbounded for the last possession, Tatum and Marcus Smart were there to make sure Terrence Ross put up an airball. He went on to score another seven points in overtime to propel the Celtics to a 122-119 win, their third straight. And though he flirted with triple-double territory with his 26-point, six-assist, nine-rebound performance, it was Tatums crunch-time takeover that spoke loudest. This, of course, is what the stars do. Every good player wants to shoot the last couple of shots but I think he recognizes that there will be times where hell shoot it and times where hell dish it off, said Brad Stevens. We have a unique team in that regard where we have a lot of different guys we can go to and will go to. But the big three off the rebound was excellent, and then the poise to get that shot, to get to where he wanted to and take his time to score the ball was good too when we were down two with however many seconds left. Tatum, who doesnt need every last shot, sounds happy to accept the opportunities that come his way. It just depends on the situation. Not afraid to take that shot, even if it didnt go in, those are the moments I live for, he said. But its all about game situation a matchup maybe, or who has it going. It just kind of depends. And in an otherwise uneven game in which the Celtics couldnt put any distance on the eighth-seeded Magic, the lesson was valuable. Unlike in Fridays win over Toronto, they didnt have their A game against Orlando Sunday. They won without it. I thought that was really