Jayson Tatum has been one of the best players in the NBA for the last few seasons but the strength of his Celtics' roster often makes people overlook his contributions.
In just his first playing season in the NBA, Chet Holmgren has already become a key asset for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Much was expected of him by OKC and its fans after the franchise selected him second overall in the 2022 NBA Draft — just behind Paolo Banchero who went to the Orlando Magic.
Joe Mazzulla has asked Jayson Tatum to play defense like a center, and he’s been up to the task. Luckily for the Celtics, Jayson Tatum’s career progression has come with an ever-increasing skill set and an ever-increasing set of shoulders.
Payton Pritchard’s step-back, Jayson Tatum clocks Jaylen Brown, and a tech party. Second verse, same as the first. The Boston Celtics won Game 1, lost Game 2, and then won two straight games on the road to take a 3-1 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Typically, a team’s best players hitting each other in the middle of a game is a bad sign, but that wasn’t the case for the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
The Celtics overcame multiple runs by the Cavs to secure their third victory of the series. If you want to win a championship, your best players need to be playing at an elite level.
Seven years into his NBA career and Jayson Tatum has risen to be one of the best players in the league these days. But before that happened, the Boston Celtics star’s mother did her part in helping him becoming a professional baller.
Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are already facing a deficit in their second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics and will reportedly be without their star…
Stephen A. Smith and Michael Wilbon discuss on ESPN's NBA Counntdown whether people have put too mcuh pressure on Jayson Tatum to lead the Celtics to a championship this year.
Player prop bet odds for Jayson Tatum and others are listed when the Boston Celtics visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Monday at 7:00 PM ET.
The Boston Celtics meet the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday at 7:00 PM ET in Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, and if the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum connects on three 3-pointers, he’ll beat his prop.
Without a doubt, Jayson Tatum is the Boston Celtics’ most important player for the past few years. But according to NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins, the All-Star forward’s recent performance in the playoffs has been more powerful than before.
Even though he has been the Boston Celtics’ best player for years, Jayson Tatum has always endured all kinds of criticism from the media. Just recently, though, the All-Star forward has already spoken about the disrespect he’s been getting lately.
The guard's comments came as he spoke to the media during his postgame news conference following the Celtics' 106-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Stephen A. Smith on a recent episode of NBA on ESPN strongly criticized Jayson Tatum’s 2024 postseason performance, where he highlighted a noticeable decline in his output.
Through seven playoff games this year, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had failed to score 30 points or more in all of them. But when the C’s needed him to step up in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, he delivered with 33 points en route to a 106-93 win on Saturday night.
The top two seeds in the NBA playoffs saw their fortunes go in separate directions on Saturday.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum on Sunday rose to rarefied air during his team’s Game 3 Eastern Conference semifinals win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Boston Celtics returned to form in Game 3.
Jayson Tatum recorded 33 points, 13 rebounds and six assists and the Boston Celtics regained the lead in their Eastern Conference second-round series with a 106-93 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
The Boston Celtics’ dominance in the regular season made them a favorite to win the NBA championship. However, their journey hit a speed bump in Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Boston Celtics looked completely flat in their home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, but Jayson Tatum does not seem all that concerned about the disappointing performance.
The Boston Celtics have led by ten points or more in their last four postseason games. However, they had to try to overcome a huge lead in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in vain as the Cavaliers won 118-94 this Thursday.
Jayson Tatum has made a bold claim that the league-leading Boston Celtics aren't a superteam because the media doesn't reward them like one, suggesting their lack of postseason award success.
Tatum hasn't scored at an elite level during his first six games of the playoffs.
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