Jayson Tatum Talks About Narratives Surrounding Boston Celtics – Basketball Insiders

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum recently talked about a “great team,” describing the current team.

“The world thinks that we should never lose.” We have to win every game by 25. It may not always be the case. We don't expect it to be easy. This is a good team we play. It's the second round of the playoffs. The rest of the series will be interesting, especially coming up on Saturday.”

Tatum also said:

“That's a story you can see on TV,” Tatum said. “The idea that we have a great team. It's doubled, right? We didn't have a Coach of the Year. We didn't have an MVP. We only had two All-Stars. They say we are a great team, but we haven't been rewarded like we are. We know we have a good team. We are not perfect. We play the right way more often. We know we have to be better.”

Currently, the Boston Celtics are engaged in one game with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Jayson Tatum Talks About The Narrative Surrounding His Team

Jayson Tatum's season

Tatum had an MVP-like year. In the regular season, he scored 26.9 points, 1.0 steals, 4.9 assists, 8.1 rebounds per game while finishing sixth in the MVP voting. Tatum also averaged an effective field goal percentage of 55.2 percent. So far in the postseason, the Celtics small forward is averaging 21.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. However, he is shooting a poor 40.0 percent from the field and just 26.8 percent from beyond the arc. Thankfully, Tatum is finding other ways to be successful, and Boston's other stars have stepped up this playoff game.

The Boston Celtics Are Still Favorite To Win The NBA Finals This Season

According to FanDuel, the Boston Celtics are still favorites to win the title with -110 odds. They just suffered their worst loss of the postseason in game two against Cleveland by a final score of 118-94. However, the Celtics have shown resilience throughout the year. Don't be surprised if they respond in a big way in game three. Especially if Jayson Tatum starts making his shots fall at an efficient rate. After all, they finished with the best regular season record (64-18) for a reason. Although Cleveland matches well with Boston, the Celtics still have the firepower and coaching to possibly win this series.