Tatum led the Celtics’ victory against the Heat and spoke about the importance of the result to the team’s run in the series; see details
tattoo gave a little hope to the Celtics against Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals NBA. The player, who was out in the other three games, once again responded under pressure and was a key player in winning a victory that reduced the difference in the aggregate score to 3 to 1. Jayson scored 34 points, provided seven assists and still grabbed 11 rebounds in the game that ended 116-99 for Boston.
Even playing away from home, Tatum was not intimidated by the ‘miracle’ that the Celtics will have to operate in the NBA. According to him, the focus was just winning and thinking match after match before dreaming of a place to dispute the national title. Against the Heat, he praised the way the team entered the court and behaved to try for the first victory in the series against Miami.
We were just trying to save our season. “Tonight we played with pace and purpose. We were getting fouls. We were leaving in transition. You see… Free throws and shooting start to look a lot easier.“, he stated.
In the last quarter, the Celtics experienced a delicate moment, where they stayed a little over two minutes without being able to put the ball in the opposing basket. Coincidence or not, Tatum was on the bench during that period. With that, as soon as Mazzulla put him back in the game, Boston quickly adapted to their playmaker and the points reappeared for the alviverde team. For the player, the recovery of the team went through a change of strategy.
“They were playing in the zone, and frankly, we struggled with the zone in the first two games. So that kind of left us stuck. Then when I came back he just strategized to get some movement, find an open space and then make the right move.“, he completed. It is worth mentioning that the two teams face each other again this Thursday, 25th, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at TD Garden.
Source: sportbuzz
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