Jayson Tatum opened up about his relationship with Boston Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown ahead of Game 1 vs the Golden State Warriors.
The superstar of the Celtics said both he and Brown are ‘extremely competitive’ players and needed some time to figure out their relationship on the floor.
“It’s just two young extremely competitive guys that just really want to win at all cost. I think, obviously, that made us closer in a sense that we just wanted to figure it out.
Not necessarily prove people wrong, but just prove that we can win and put ourselves in a position to do that. And it was tough.
Certain times, we were 3 games under .500 and the 11th seed. I’m sure not many would have people thought we would have got to this point.
But there was always a sense of belief between us and the group that we were capable of figuring it out,” Jayson Tatum told media on Wednesday.
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics have a chance to make history in the Finals. If they win the series, they will become the first NBA champion to start the season .500 or worse through 50 games (25-25).
With the Warriors having the home-court advantage, Games 1 and 2 will be played in San Francisco. This will be the first time that Chase Center will host the NBA Finals. The arena opened in 2019.
"It's just two young extremely competitive guys that just really want to win at all cost. That made us closer… we just wanted to figure it out." Jayson Tatum on the growth of his and Jaylen Brown's relationship and their belief that they would figure it out. pic.twitter.com/xcXh0i4E92 — NBA (@NBA) June 1, 2022
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