Jayson Tatum shocks KD and Kyrie Irving with game-winner
Jayson Tatum is used to the big moment. Actually, Jayson Tatum was built for the big moment. During Jayson Tatum’s rookie year, Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward got injured. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown formed a duo that led the Celtics. Being young players, Tatum and Brown struggled in the first round, against Giannis’ Bucks. However, they cruised past the Sixers, and pushed LeBron James’ Cavs to a Game 7, in his final year in Cleveland.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown proved they were the Celtics’ best players. When the Celtics had Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward healthy, they won fewer games. In 2019, Kyrie Irving left for Brooklyn, and was replaced with Kemba Walker. During Walker’s tenure, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown slowly took over as the Celtics’ franchise players. In 2020, the Celtics returned to the Conference Finals, but lost to Kyrie and Kevin Durant’s Nets in last year’s first round, as the seventh seed.
This year, the Nets are the seventh seed, and Jayson Tatum is ready to take the next step. Jayson Tatum has emerged as the Celtics’ franchise player. When 2022 began, Boston was under .500, and out of the playoff picture. In a strong East, the Celtics pushed their way into the second spot. The Nets, meanwhile, overcame much adversity, finishing ahead of the Hawks, Hornets, and Cavs in the play-in, beating Cleveland to play Boston. Game 1 came down to a Jayson Tatum layup.
Jayson Tatum shocks KD and Kyrie Irving with game-winner
