“Game 1 his evolution and maturity as a player” showed Jay Williams applauds Jayson Tatum for playing team-game despite offensive struggles in Game 1 vs Warriors
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Jayson Tatum’s change in role during the first matchup between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors could show how pivotal his presence could mean to his team. The player is usually well known for his scoring capacity and to do it consistently every night gives the Celtics the best chances to cop themselves the title. Stealing Game 1 from the Dubs on their home court is not a common sighting.
Jayson Tatum has obviously been a master of offensive in the last few games. He has been averaging 27 points during this post-season and as Stephen Curry had put it, he is a very versatile player. Besides him are his defensive juggernaut teammates especially Marcus Smart who is Curry’s biggest threat since they play the same position and Al Horford whose defense and veteran experience come into play.
Boston Celtics steals Game 1 for an early lead in the series
For the Celtics to take away Game 1 could be a huge confidence booster moving forth into the season. They put up an historic performance during the final quarter becoming the only team to be down double digits as many 15 points and to win by the same at the end. They had scored 40 points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors only had 16.
Al Horford was the star of the night in his first ever NBA Finals appearance. He scored 26 points and recorded 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal while knocking 6 three-pointers on 8 attempts. Jaylen Brown finished with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists back by 21 points from Derrick White. Steph efforts to carry the Warriors would be restricted to 34 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Jay Williams praises Jayson Tatum and Coach Ime Udoka for working together on good solutions for the team
The Celtics went on 17-0 scoring run during the final moments of Game 1 and Jayson Tatum had finished with 12 points and 13 assists. Jay Williams acknowledged the fact that Boston still stayed afloat without Tatum’s presence on offense. “I’ve talked to a lot of beat writers. I’ve known Ime Udoka for a while, I’ve known Jayson Tatum obviously since he was freshman at Duke. And one of things that used to happen in the past is that a lot of Tatum’s effort in other aspects of the game… factored in how he scored…”
“…Usually if guys aren’t getting touches, they’re gonna check out. They’re not going to do the little things. One of the things Ime Udoka has been preaching to Tatum is that your impact on the game isn’t just scoring. It’s in other aspects and how you get other people involved. For Tatum to have 13 assists in this ball game, goes to show you his evolution as a player and how he’s maturing in the game,” said Williams.
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