Jayson Tatum: A Lot Comes With Being ‘THAT GUY’ | Celtics Knicks Game 3 Postgame

Jayson Tatum: A Lot Comes With Being ‘THAT GUY’ | Celtics Knicks Game 3 Postgame

Um, don’t don’t think too much of it. Um, you know, I mean, it’s it’s the playoffs. It’s the biggest time of the year. There’s going to be a different narrative essentially at the every game. Um, and you know, I’ve been on record, I talk about it a lot, just not riding a emotional roller coaster of a win or or a loss. Um, you know, just understanding that this core group, we’ve we’ve been through a lot of series together, a lot of games, a lot of moments. Um, so just continue to rely on each other throughout, you know, whatever we’re going through. How difficult is it to block out all of that discourse? Do you Yeah, I do. What adjustments you guys did today? Um, I think one thing we were just we tried to be more intentional about our spacing. Um, you know, getting guys in the right spots. Um, you know, um, we always talk about respecting each other’s space. Um, you know, and, you know, being intentional about what action we want to be in and, uh, you know, who we’re trying to attack, whatever the case may be. I think our spacing was a big part of that. Jason, after seeing so many quality looks not go down in the first two games, how much of a relief and a confidence booster was it to see the process and the results align more closely today? Uh, it’s just a matter of time. U, we’re all professionals. We we work really hard on our craft. We put a lot of time in. Um, you understand there’s, you know, times where, you know, your shot might not be falling. Um, but, you know, it always balances out. Jason, I was going to ask that that maybe it’s just totally oversimplified analysis, but when that first three-pointer was like literally nothing but net, it didn’t even touch the rim. Does it register? Do you feel like, “All right, I’m in for a good night, or is that maybe way too oversimplified?” Uh, I mean, it’s a great feeling when you know, you shot falling and you feel good and confident. uh you know just as a basketball player it you feel great when your shot is going in uh but it can’t you know that’s not the end all be all it’s a lot more factors that go into the game obviously but uh you know that’s a very important one for sure you sense it took anything out of them I mean when you guys start whatever it was six out of seven do you see any shoulder sagging or anything like that like damn they’re off today uh no I wasn’t paying too much attention patention to their body language, anything. Jason Joe has stressed over and over to us about cutting down ball turnovers. Obviously, you never want to turn the ball over. What over the course of the game? What’s the key to kind of having awareness to it, having a rhythm that you’re not doing that? What kind of get behind that? Make sure you don’t do that. I mean, yeah, they’re they’re really talented team, so you start giving them opportunities in transition. Um, you know, to to run and guys start getting open threes and layups, um, the half court shots, you know, start to become a little easier. So, you know, taking care of the ball is essential to any game plan, regardless of whoever you playing. Um, you know, you got to take care of the ball. Jason, over the course of the regular season, you guys had some of those inexplicable losses at home, then you go on the road and dominate on the road, kind of answer a lot of questions. Why is that happening again? Um, is it just like a weird thing that’s happened? And what is it about after those really tough losses at home that getting on the road kind of snap some things into focus? Um, you know, home court is is important. Um, being great in front of our fans is important and you know how much we value their support. Uh, but at the same time, right, every if you want to be special, if you want to be great, um, you got to win some games on the road. Um, but more importantly, it’s just about responding, right? We want to be perfect. We want to, you know, win every game. Um essentially that’s just it’s not going to happen. Um but how do you respond to those moments? Um you know is is equally important as well. Jason all the know players they all wanted to in MSG especially people talking about you know this is the most important game in this century and do you feel like after this game you already you already put your statement and showing people what type of player you are and you’re such a uh No, I wasn’t I wasn’t trying to prove anything today to to anybody. Uh just uh it was an important game. It was important for us to respond as a team and just wanted to come out here and win. Uh and that’s all that was really on my mind. when you have one of these stretches, you have a few days between games and you get in the gym with Drew and you’re able to work on things. What feels different when you get to the game? Are you just like reccalibrated and everything’s right or is it like a mental confidence thing? Like what do you feel differently? Um, I mean it’s just part of it’s a long season. Uh, and you know, you you go through stretches where uh maybe you don’t need to change anything, but you just need to to get in the gym and and see some shots go in and and just kind of get your rhythm going. Uh, you know, that’s where the confidence stems from. Um, all the work that you put in, the muscle memory and things like that. Um, and you know, been doing that my whole life. Jason, you’ve been heavily criticized throughout the year, throughout your career. Uh, you know, people have been tough. Um, when you hear that, are you you’ve kept your you took you took the bullet a couple days ago when you talked to us. Are you you feel any different over the last few days? Do you is it does it change you or are you more numb to it? Like what is it that you’re do? Like what is it that you’re doing to keep so cool? before the game, you’re laughing, you’re joking, like one of the bigger games of your career, not the biggest, but one of them. I mean, what is it that you keep cool? What are you doing? Um, you know, you just you understand what comes with being that guy, right? Um, I live a great life. I ain’t going to lie. It’s a lot of take I make a lot of money. I take care of my family. I’ve been able to experience a lot of things. Um, but you also have to accept what comes with that, right? You I get a lot of praise. I get a lot of credit. I get a lot of accolades. Um, but you know, I’m not perfect and there’s times where, you know, I’ve needed to play better. I needed to do more. And, you know, that’s what comes with being, you know, that guy. Um, so just understanding that. And it’s not, you know, that people don’t just criticize me as there’s a lot of people that came before me that they criticize and it’s going to be people that, you know, come after me that they criticize. Uh, and, you know, for me, it’s just it’s a sense of joy that I play with, right? You know, coming into a game, you know, with an angry face and mad at the world, that’s that’s not who I am. That’s not when I play my best. Um, so I always say, you got to be the same person when things are going great. Um, and when things aren’t going great, um, you know, you can’t switch up. That’s the, you know, it’s the character of a of a good man. Last question. Is there a temptation to want to do more, like you just said, like you need to play better? Is there a temptation to want to do too much, to want to exploit every mismatch, to want to take the kill shot every single time? Like, how do you balance wanting to do more with, oh, we had a pretty good team around us, we can do what we do, do it and we’ll be fine. Uh just reading the game. Um I know who I am. I know what I’m capable of. I know what I can do. Um and I know what is needed on each possession um in order for us to to win. Um you know, I’m not trying to prove anything or anything like that. Um today was just about making sure that we win. um however that looks, whatever is needed. Um and it, you know, our team is so talented and and well put together. It can look different from night to night. You all know that. We we’ve said that a million times and we’ve proven that, you know, we can be successful doing that. Uh so each night it just look different and uh you know, as long as we win this time of year, it’s all that matters. Thanks.

NEW YORK — Celtics defeated Knicks 115-93 in Game 3 and Celtics picked up their first victory of the series. Boston once again held a lead above 20 points and this time held on to pick up their first victory of the series.

Jayson Tatum lead the Celtics in scoring with 22 points in the victory. Tatum spoke to the media postgame and talked about the criticism he receives.

“You understand what comes with being that guy. I live a great life, I ain’t going to lie. I make a lot of money. I take care of my family. I’ve been able to experience a lot of things. But you also have to accept what comes with that…I’m not perfect and there’s times where I’ve needed to play better, I needed to do more, and that’s what comes with being that guy.”

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