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kixstats.com: Jayson Tatum wearing his Jordan Tatum 4 against Memphis Grizzlies! ??
Jayson Tatum wearing his Jordan Tatum 4 against Memphis Grizzlies! 🍀 pic.twitter.com/QDOofGP2Er
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As he continues to enjoy an MVP-caliber season, Brown is also being mindful about how Tatum can regain his superstar form while trying to lead the Celtics to the top of the NBA this year. "It takes humility, and it takes some understanding. I think JT is extremely important to us for what we want to do. Obviously, I’m having a great season, but I have to think about the big picture, and sometimes that’s not easy," he told reporters after a 41-point performance in Monday's 120-112 home win over the Phoenix Suns. "I always put the team first and what the bigger picture is first. ... This team is different."
Bobby Krivitsky: Jayson Tatum on finding the balance of being himself and empowering Jaylen Brown during the latter’s career-year: “We’ve just found a way to really complement each other on both ends of the floor, and win a bunch of basketball games, and win a bunch of playoff series, and win a championship.”
Bobby Krivitsky: Jayson Tatum on the key to making the dynamic between him and Jaylen Brown work: “Just getting a better understanding of each other. Knowing what we need out of each other throughout the course of an 82-game season and long, deep playoff runs, and just making the right plays over and over.”
That calm, even-keeled demeanor makes Dobbins a favorite in the locker room. When tensions are high, especially in-game, his very presence lowers them. “He’s one of the best people you’ll ever be around,” said Jayson Tatum matter-of-factly.
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“He has been in the trenches with me, essentially, since I was able to start 15-minute workouts on the court,” Tatum said. “He’s been there, and he’s been able to find the line of pushing me and understanding where I’m at and what I’m coming back from.” “As far as human beings go? He’s one of the most patient people I’ve been around,” said Payton Pritchard. “I don’t think you could ever say something bad about him.”
JR Smith on Jaylen Brown: It's always been his team. Why we got to keep talking about it? Jaylen Brown is a leader. He guards everybody. (…) Always been his team though. Charlie Villanueva: I don't know about always. JR Smith: It's his team for the players. I'm pretty sure it's his team. For everybody else in the media, from the outside, it's Jayson Tatum's team. That's what they want it to look like. Theo Pinson: So, you're saying that they are putting the perception out there that it's JT's team, but internally it’s Jaylen Brown's team. JR Smith: Jaylen Brown is the leader of that team 100 percent. On and off the court.
Jayson Tatum: I always was optimistic. I always, you know, felt like I could overcome anything. But this was different. I was like, there's a reason why it happened in New York. There's a reason why Dr. Ali was in town. We're going to have this surgery today. And this is day one. I remember like being in the bed and they willing me through the hospital. The surgery room was super cold. The anesthesiologist came over and was like, like, "Yo, we're going to put this in your veins and you know, you going to feel weird in about 10 seconds." And then I just remember waking up. I was out of it. I remember looking down at my foot and like felt heavy. ‘Can't feel my leg.’ And I remember came in and trying to like play with my toes. And I couldn't like move them.
Souichi Terada: Celtics beat the Wizards 111-100 to snap a 2-game losing streak. Jayson Tatum with 20/14/7 in his 4th game back and Neemias Queta had 24/10/3. Next up are the Suns on Monday in Boston. C's are 44-23.
Dwyane Wade: When you add a Jayson Tatum back into um a situation with a Boston team that has learned how to play without him and then you add him back in with what he can bring, now they scary. And you don't want to put pressure like oh they can win a championship now, but they can win a championship. Their window has not closed right. It's back over. They haven't forgotten how to win. You got players that's in their roles, that's playing their roles to obviously, it's not just Jaylen Brown, there's so many other individuals that's a part of them being number two in the East. And now you're getting that guy back and so I'm happy for him. Can't wait to see how this East Conference is going to shake out.
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Jay King: Joe Mazzulla said Jayson Tatum will play Saturday. He’s out tonight.
The trickle effect on Brown could be just as significant. Brown has carried Boston's offensive load all season as the primary target in opposing game plans, drawing the opposition's best defender nightly. The scout expects Tatum's return to redistribute that burden — and unlock something on the other end as well. "He's drawing the best defender on a nightly basis, and he's setting the tone offensively while defenses are loading up on him. Teams are sending that low man early, really crowding him and even blitzing him at times. But if Jayson Tatum can find his rhythm and get back to a workload where opposing teams treat him like the Jayson Tatum they saw before the Achilles tear, that's going to make Jaylen's job a lot easier. At that point, he may not always have to deal with the other team's best defender, and he'll have more opportunities to get to his spots and be as efficient as possible."
