The Boston Celtics have had a phenomenal regular season with a talented squad that dominated the 2023-2024 campaign and earned the “super team” title. However, the recent disappointing 94-118 loss at their home court against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinal series, raised questions regarding their title, which was addressed by their ace Jayson Tatum.
During the post-game press conference, the forward was asked whether the Boston fans have become accustomed to the franchise’s constant success and believe it to be a “super team.” Tatum said, “The idea that we have a super team…we didn’t have the Coach of the Year, we didn’t have the MVP, we only had two All-Stars. They say we’re a super team, but we didn’t get rewarded like it.”
The 5-time All-Star acknowledged that they have a good team but also underlined that they are not perfect, who will always succeed on the court. He further added, “I guess the same people that are spoiled by our success, we don’t pay attention to those things. We just go out there and control what we can’t control.”
Although the Celtics did bounce back on many occasions this season, Thursday night’s game was not one of them. They suffered a 24-point deficit mostly because of their poor shooting skills and Tatum added to it.
Jayson Tatum Addresses Shooting Deficiency
Jayson Tatum didn’t come through for the Celtics with his eye-catching shooting skills, which made him stand out in the regular season. He contributed 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in the game while shooting 2 threes out of the 5 he had attempted and only 7 from the floor since 10 of his shots stubbornly refused to hit the target.
His shooting statistics from the floor have dropped to 40.6% in the playoffs from 47.1% in the regular season, whereas his shots from the 3-point range were 37.6% in the regular season, which has fallen to 25% in the playoffs.
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However, addressing his shooting deficiency, the 26-year-old said, “You play enough basketball, the law of averages, it will equal out eventually. In the meantime, find a way to win. Find a way to impact the game in other ways. Scoring is kind of the least of my worries.”
Tatum seems to have other plans for impacting the team, which he can showcase when the Eastern teams meet for Game 3 on Saturday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
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