Arrived at the warm-up with a T-shirt on which he said “In all modesty”, Jayson Tatum played as “one of the best players in the world” for three quarters with 29 points at 10/17 on shots. A performance that had allowed the Celtics to have an 8-point lead at the start of the last quarter.
But now, in the 4th quarter, the Boston winger disappeared, to the point of scoring only 5 points, all on free throws. Which means that Jayson Tatum didn’t score any baskets in the last quarter. Worse, the Heat ended the game on a 26-9 run to snatch the victory.
Only three shots in the last quarter in two games
The concern for Jayson Tatum is that he was just as discreet in the “money time” of Game 1 with only 6 points, all on free throws. He had not attempted a single shot in the last 12 minutes. This time, in Game 2, he attempted three with just one in the last six minutes, 12 seconds from the end…
In total, the record is 11 points accumulated over the 4th quarter of the first two games, with no basket scored. “I had the ball a lot, and I played more as a leader to serve others” justified himself Jayson Tatum in his 4th quarter. “I attract a lot of attention, so I created for others. Sometimes the shots don’t come in, but I think we got some really good shots.”.
Now back to the wall before going to Miami, Boston will have to achieve a double feat in Florida to regain the advantage of the field. Jayson Tatum believes in it.
“They came to us and won two games. It’s a challenge… They played well, they have to be congratulated, but we didn’t die. We have a great opportunity. I remain very confident, and everyone is very confident. We just have to prepare for Game 3”.
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