“ Bullshit. » Joe Mazzulla can't find any other words to describe the “narrative” that is emerging about the relationship between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Narrative that the two Celtics stars are in constant competition.
And according to which Jayson Tatum would have had little taste to seeing his teammate obtain the trophy for best player in the Eastern Conference final. On ESPN's First Takethis hypothesis was, for example, put on the table.
“ This whole story annoys me. I think it's unfair to both and it's stupid that people are using their names and information they don't have to get clicks and stay relevant. », annoys their coach.
The latter even finds “ very unfair » to compare the two men, who finished with very similar statistics during this series.
“ They are two completely different people and two completely different players. They are great teammates. They love each other and they have a different way of winning and doing things. I find it unfair that we always put them in the same bag and that people use them for their own vision of things », he continues.
“Other duos in the league don’t have to go through this”
The subject of coexistence between the two men had been much discussed in the past. A few years ago, some felt that this duo could not lead the Celtics to the NBA Finals. Jaylen Brown's name had even circulated in transfer rumors.
“ All of those things helped us, whether it was the declarations that we needed to blow up this band, that we needed to get rid of someone, or that Jaylen and I couldn't play together. This pushed us to find a solution and not shy away from our responsibilities. […] So I think instead of breaking up, we got closer “, said Jayson Tatum two years ago.
“ Their relationship is theirs. They love each other and push each other every day in practice. They communicate with each other, but they win differently. It is unfair to compare them to each other. Other duos in the league don't have to go through this », judges Joe Mazzulla today.
The latter calls for an end to “ speculations » concerning them. “ They are two of the best teammates and players you could have, and it is an honor to coach them », further formulates the coach whose star duo, after 100 playoff matches, is on the pace of the most victorious tandems in history.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Jayson Tatum | 74 | 35.7 | 47.1 | 37.6 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 26.9 |
| Jaylen Brown | 70 | 33.5 | 49.9 | 35.4 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 57 | 29.6 | 51.6 | 37.5 | 85.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 20.1 |
| Derrick White | 73 | 32.6 | 46.1 | 39.6 | 90.1 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 15.2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 69 | 32.8 | 48.0 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 82 | 22.3 | 46.8 | 38.5 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| Sam Hauser | 79 | 22.0 | 44.6 | 42.4 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| Al Horford | 65 | 26.8 | 51.1 | 41.9 | 86.7 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Neemias Queta | 28 | 11.9 | 64.4 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Luke Kornett | 63 | 15.6 | 70.0 | 100.0 | 90.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| Xavier Tillman, Sr. | 20 | 13.7 | 51.5 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 41 | 10.1 | 41.6 | 38.9 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Drew Peterson | 3 | 7.6 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Oshae Brissett | 55 | 11.5 | 44.4 | 27.3 | 60.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Lamar Stevens | 19 | 6.4 | 46.7 | 37.5 | 72.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Dalano Banton | 24 | 7.1 | 37.3 | 12.5 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Jaden Springer | 17 | 7.6 | 43.3 | 18.2 | 87.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Jd Davison | 8 | 4.9 | 41.7 | 42.9 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 9 | 9.3 | 40.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
