Plus, Tatum did more than just enough to finally reach the 3,000-point scoring plateau in the playoffs and join his childhood basketball idol Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James in an extremely exclusive all-time club (via StatMuse). “Players with over 3,000 playoff points before turning 27 years old: Kobe, LeBron, Tatum. That’s the list.”
Plus, Tatum did more than just enough to finally reach …
May 26, 2024 | 12:34 am EDT Update
Jrue Holiday on playing through illness: It's Game 3 of the ECF, so I wasn't going to miss it
Brian Robb: Jrue Holiday: “I didn’t feel too well but I just figured if I got a good day’s rest, it would help me for tonight. It’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals so I wasn’t going to miss this game.”
Jay King: Jayson Tatum: “I can’t speak highly enough about Jrue.” He said Holiday wasn’t at shootaround, dealt with chills and needed to play through it all. “Jrue is just a big-time player and made a tremendous play,” Tatum said.
Jay King: During one of the third-quarter huddles, Jayson Tatum said Joe Mazzulla told the Celtics to stop feeling sorry for themselves. “It was one of those timeouts, maybe like five minutes left in the third, when we kind of turned it around.”
Jay King: Jayson Tatum said he enjoys Game 3s the most. “Going into an opponents’ home building. It’s their first home game.” He said the Pacers hadn’t lost a home game since March 18 so he knew it was going to be a battle. They had been 6-0 at home in the playoffs.
Dustin Dopirak: T.J. McConnell: “Obviously this one stings, but there’s no guy in this locker room who has packed it in. … There is no guy in this locker room who is going to quit.”
May 25, 2024 | 11:46 pm EDT Update
Brian Robb: Joe Mazzulla on Celtics trailing by 18 points: “It wasn’t as bad as it felt.” Sensed team would play through it.
Jay King: Joe Mazzulla said without Tyrese Haliburton it took the Celtics a little while to find the right matchups defensively. “We talk about it all the time: It takes what it takes.” He said it took the Celtics by surprise they fell behind the way they did but he liked how they fought out
