As the Boston Celtics sit at 5-2 on the season, superstar forward Jayson Tatum is making all sorts of history.

First, through six games, Tatum positioned himself alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek in a very rare group.

Then, he joined Rajon Rondo and Nate "Tiny" Archibald in history with regards to his assist numbers.

And, as noted by Taylor Snow, he's also making history at the foul line. Through seven games, Tatum has made 60 free throws. Only Ed Macauley made more in team history through the first seven games of a season. He had 61 in 1952.

1) Is Tatum getting to the free throw line more because he has made a conscious decision to attack the rim more this season? If so, that would be a good development. One of the biggest criticism of NBA players in general these days is that they settle for too many jumpers. Tatum is no different. If he's making a true decision to change his play style, then he deserves credit for that and it is paying dividends.

2) Is Tatum getting to the lane more in response to his poor 3-point shooting? So far, Tatum is just 11-of-48 from 3-point range. That's only 22.9 percent. He only has one game this season over 30 percent from deep and has five games under 29 percent. That obviously has to improve.

But I still want to know: Is getting to the lane part of the plan, or is it just a response to his poor shooting? And if/when that shooting improves, will Tatum revert back to a player who settles?

Getting to the foul line a lot is a great way to win regular season games. Referees tend to be more whistle happy in the regular season, and players like James Harden and Shai- Gilgeous Alexander are rewarded with free throws.

However, in the playoffs, referees tend to allow more physical play. Thus, this play style could help the Celtics win a lot of regular season games, but there are real reasons to wonder about its ability to hold up in May and June.

Of course, there's plenty of time for things to even out until then and there's plenty of time for Tatum to rediscover his outside shot, which would help even things out as well.