Tag: Jayson Tatum
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green tied his career-high with 42 points in Monday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Green joined franchise legend Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in Rockets history to score at least 40 points on 70% shooting or better from the floor before the age of 23. The youngster, who turns 23 […]
Jayson Tatum hit back at former journeyman Brandon Jennings who named the All-NBA forward ‘the softest Celtics superstar in history’. Quite the statement from Jennings, considering ‘soft’ players usually don’t lead their team in points, rebounds and assists on the way to an NBA championship (the only others to do so are Nikola Jokic, LeBron […]
The Boston Celtics were able to beat the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, with their job made all the more easy without Nikola Jokic who was ruled out with illness. Celtics Victorious In Denver On Tuesday night the last two NBA champions met in Denver, with the Nuggets hosting the Celtics in what promised to […]
MVP candidates Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic have been announced as the NBA’s Players of the Week. Week 11 sees both Jokic and Tatum earn their second Player of the Week honors of the season ahead of their primetime match-up in Denver on Tuesday. Jokic averaged 36.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 11.3 assists while Tatum […]
Jayson Tatum’s longtime trainer Drew Hanlen appeared to take an indirect swipe at Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla following Boston’s defeat in Oklahoma City. Celtics boast 49-3 record when Tatum’s usage rate is > 33% Hanlen, Tatum’s personal basketball trainer who works with him each offseason and sometimes during the year, seems less than impressed […]
NBA legend and Inside The NBA star Charles Barkley believes Anthony Edwards’ regression is because of over-reliance on threes. Chuck tells Edwards he’s taking too many threes: “He’s not aggressive enough” Anthony Edwards is only 23-years-old. Through his first four years in the league, he’s tallied two All-Star appearances alongside All-NBA Second Team honors last […]
Jayson Tatum put the short-handed Celtics on his back to lead Boston to a 118-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite missing Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis through injury, the Celtics prevailed on the road to record a third straight win over the Timberwolves. Led by Tatum’s 33 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and three […]
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla needed restrained by his staff from the referees following Boston’s fourth quarter collapse and defeat to the Chicago Bulls. Mazzulla: “I was trying to wish them a Merry Christmas” A disastrous fourth quarter for the Celtics where they were outscored 35-22 by the Bulls saw the reigning champions fall to […]
Boston Celtics fans were delighted to see the return of Jayson Tatum to the lineup in Sunday’s win over the Washington Wizards. Tatum records double-double on return, leading all scorers in Washington Tatum’s game-high 28 points saw the Celtics grab their second consecutive victory and move to within a game of the Cleveland Cavaliers at […]
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reassured supporters that Jayson Tatum’s knee injury which kept him out of Thursday’s win is not of any concern. Jayson Tatum’s knee is fine says Mazzulla: “Tendinopathy comes and goes” Tatum was a surprise inclusion on the Celtics injury report ahead of Thursday’s clash with the Detroit Pistons and […]
