We had left him, head down, after a failed Game 6 in the NBA final, and we found him more aggressive than ever! Author of 35 points and 12 rebounds in the opener against the Sixers, Jayson Tatum was the spearhead of his training. As a good leader, he only took two minutes to set the tone for the match with a 3-pointer on Joel Embiid’s nose, shots, a counter on Tyrese Maxey and above all aggression. A search for the circle marked with great efficiency with only two missed shots at 2-pointers.
Jayson Tatum had explained that he had devoted his summer to gaining aggressiveness in penetrations and the search for contact. Tonight, he will get nine free throws, and the first question at the press conference was about this desire to attack the circle.
“It’s true but it has a lot to do with being healthy and feeling good after having had enough rest this summer” he replied. ” I came to training camp well in my body, well in my legs and at the right weight, and that’s a lot to do with that.”.
One objective: to be at the level of his teammates in defense
No specific work according to him on the attack of the racket, but in fact, we still saw him seek, by the first step, or the search for intervals, to reach the paint. We have also seen him more aggressive on the other side of the field, or on the rebound, and from the start of the match, and this time he recognizes that it is not linked to his physique but to a change of attitude. mindset and goals.
” We have a defense-oriented team, and we know we have the best defenseman in the NBA. he recalls. ” Rob (Williams) was in the second best defensive five and Al (Horford) has been one of the best defensemen in the NBA for a long time. I know Jaylen and I are trying to make it to All-Defensive Teams and we want to be great individual defenders. To be very good in defense, you have to set the tone physically, while being on the same wavelength as the others.“.
For the rest, we will remember this complicity with Jaylen Brown. Each plants 35 years, and Jayson Tatum assures that there is no 1st or 2nd option. It is by feeling that the two evolve in attack, and they succeed!
