BROOKLYN -- NEW YORK -- In a standout performance, Jayson Tatum amassed 32 points and 11 rebounds, guiding the Boston Celtics to a 124-112 triumph over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening.
Tatum, who reached a significant career milestone by scoring his 10,000th point in the game's second quarter, later addressed the media. At 25 years old, he has etched his name in the Celtics' record books as the youngest player to attain this illustrious mark. CLNS Media's Bobby Manning and Josue Pavon report from the Barclays Center after Boston's 5th win of the season.
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Tatum, who reached a significant career milestone by scoring his 10,000th point in the game's second quarter, later addressed the media. At 25 years old, he has etched his name in the Celtics' record books as the youngest player to attain this illustrious mark. CLNS Media's Bobby Manning and Josue Pavon report from the Barclays Center after Boston's 5th win of the season.
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00:00 The Garden Report is brought to you by FanDuel, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS
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00:05 Hey, Bobby Manning here.
00:08 Welcome to the Garden Report here in Brooklyn.
00:10 Brooklyn.
00:11 A great game tonight.
00:13 124-114 Celtics sustained various net runs throughout the game.
00:19 Led by Jason Tatum with a 32 point performance that helped him reach the 10,000 point mark
00:25 in his career with Joe Sway.
00:26 We were there talking to him about post game.
00:30 25 years old.
00:31 Crazy man.
00:32 It meant a lot to him, didn't it?
00:33 Yes.
00:34 Yeah, it meant the world to him, Bobby.
00:35 You know, especially this happening here at the Barclays Center.
00:38 The building where he was drafted.
00:39 And he opened up a little bit, right?
00:41 He talked about how he wasn't quite sure if he was going to be a focal point on the offense.
00:45 I mean, you have to remember at the time, Isaiah Thomas was still on the team.
00:48 Later on, you know, Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward.
00:50 He mentioned that.
00:51 And I thought that was pretty cool, pretty humble of him to say, especially when he's
00:54 described himself as arrogant, you know, an arrogant young player who thought, you know,
00:59 he had it all figured out.
01:01 Thought that, you know, what being a great basketball player was going to happen overnight,
01:05 so to speak.
01:06 I mean, he didn't use those words, but it sort of felt like he wasn't quite sure that
01:10 he would emerge as the leader of this Celtics team, which obviously we're not surprised
01:14 at this point.
01:15 I mean, what was it?
01:16 Six years removed now from draft night here at Barclays Center to do what he did out here.
01:20 He says going into the game, he knew he needed 16 points to reach 10,000 career points, but
01:25 didn't know he would be in doing that, that he'd be the youngest Celtic of all time.
01:29 So that was a very, very special moment for him.
01:31 Good game for him too.
01:32 Gets off the ball, some early turnovers.
01:34 The Nets threw multiple defenders at him, especially late.
01:38 And in the fourth quarter, he was able to get the ball to Drew Holliday in the middle
01:42 of the floor and helped him get 10 assists, even though Tatum ended with one himself.
01:47 Went to the power game when he needed to, hit a ton of threes here.
01:51 The shot was on and it has been early this season, which has led to more consistency
01:55 from him.
01:56 And you know, five games in, we're going to start talking about MVP as we did on the show.
02:00 Hey, we got the chance, especially on the road.
02:02 You know, you know that conversation is always going to pop up.
02:04 But it might be relevant if he's going to shoot consistently this year.
02:08 He's going to make an impact defensively and on the boards.
02:11 And if this team is the best team in the league as they are so far, he'll be right in that
02:17 mix.
02:18 Yeah, no, for sure.
02:19 I mean, this is the, this is the beginning stages.
02:21 If you ask me, if you look at, you know, prior MVP season, it's sort of how it starts, right?
02:25 A team that gets up to a quick start, you know, is able to sustain that high level of
02:31 play.
02:32 And I think Tatum has done that.
02:33 And especially in the sense of being a playmaker, like you just mentioned, something that Joe
02:35 Mazzullo talked about, you know, knowing what it feels like to be on the other side of getting
02:40 those assists and how important it is for a team that's going to do the same thing for
02:44 you.
02:45 So I think that's another part of Tatum's game that's evolved for sure as a playmaker,
02:48 as a leader.
02:50 And Joe Mazzullo had nothing but great things to say in the sense of how he's able to fulfill
02:53 that role at a level that, you know, not a lot of NBA players are always willing to do
02:59 in terms of being coached and wanting to be coached and wanting to be held accountable.
03:04 And obviously, you know, as a leader, Tatum has been doing the same with his teammates.
03:08 And I just see him play at the highest level of his career, if you ask me.
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03:29 No Derek White tonight, too.
03:30 Added all the more pressure.
03:31 The Nets brought it to them.
03:35 Went into the half court, a ton of three-point attempts.
03:38 And the Celtics did have some stretches in this game where they lost leads, where they
03:42 faced some legitimate adversity, which we haven't seen a ton of from them, especially
03:47 over the last two games where they were up 30 in each of them.
03:50 So he responded, they responded.
03:53 And the biggest thing, too, that Joe said I thought was relevant after the game was
03:58 they're finding joy, they're buying into setting each other up.
04:02 And I think Tatum's embodying that by giving the ball up.
04:05 And as we've said for years, if he gives it up, he's going to get it back often.
04:09 And he did tonight with another 30-point game.
04:12 Right.
04:13 And when you surround him with talent like this, it's easy when you look at where he's
04:17 at in the stage of his career.
04:19 And obviously, entering his prime years, he's just playing at an elite level.
04:24 And you've got guys like Drew Holiday, who if you ask me, especially in this one, another
04:28 stellar performance.
04:29 He was awesome.
04:30 And this guy's like a chameleon, man, or a Swiss Army knife.
04:33 Whichever metaphor you want to use, it applies.
04:36 Plays well with Tatum, too.
04:37 Plays well with Tatum, and he just does a little bit of everything.
04:39 You want some playmaking, he's got you.
04:40 He's got those pull-up three-point shots that I think is always going to be there for him
04:44 in the sense of defenses trying to guard him.
04:47 Big defensive plays in this game.
04:49 Big defensive plays.
04:50 He's the same guy setting the screens.
04:51 He's the same guy who, if he gets caught on the switch down low, he can still make a stop
04:55 for you.
04:56 And it's just so relative when you look at someone like Tatum, who's, again, entering
05:00 the prime years of his career, playing at such a high level, holding guys accountable,
05:04 and then you have these guys who complement your game in a way that we haven't really
05:08 seen.
05:09 And I think if you look at Christos Porzingis, he certainly fits that description as well.
05:13 That's going to be the challenge.
05:15 Stack team, a ton of stars on the roster.
05:18 If he is lined up against Luka Doncic, that could hurt him here.
05:21 So you're balancing that.
05:23 You're balancing winning.
05:24 And this year, what I think really works in his favor, and I said this on the show, he
05:28 plays every game.
05:29 And there's a 65-game threshold that's going to eliminate some contenders.
05:33 And I think it's going to make voters factor in whether he plays more games than some competitors
05:39 for the award.
05:40 Yeah, no question.
05:41 No question.
05:42 I mean, look, this is a conversation we'll carry throughout the entire season, but you
05:43 also have to remember that there's going to be other nights like this, right?
05:46 With the Sillas are a challenge even more so than what we saw tonight against the Brooklyn
05:49 Nets.
05:50 So, I mean, those stellar performances are always within reach when you're talking about
05:53 someone like Jason Tatum.
05:54 Those 40-point, 50-point performances.
05:55 I mean, we've already seen a handful of them throughout his career up until this point,
06:00 and he's 25 years old.
06:01 So I just, again, we don't want to get over-the-top excited about this team in the sense of their
06:07 championship aspirations.
06:09 But when we're talking about Jason Tatum, where he's at, I mean, it just sticks out
06:12 so much when you think about last season, the way it ended, right?
06:15 I mean, the hurt ankle in game seven, the trials and tribulations this team has been
06:21 through, the NBA finals in 2022.
06:23 I just think all of that, it makes this year obviously all the more important, but you're
06:29 seeing Tatum just evolve because of that.
06:33 And I think when you look at the organization, the way they surrounded him with this type
06:36 of talent, the sky's the limit.
06:38 But it's always going to be up to him, right?
06:40 He's got to also not only hold guys accountable, but at the same time, make sure that everyone's
06:45 on the exact same page.
06:46 So being an elite playmaker, or at least the best version of Tatum that we've seen, is
06:52 going to bring this team far, but it's just been fun to watch.
06:54 Even though it's only five games in, you're like, man, again, it just looks like the makings
06:58 of the MVP season.
06:59 And it looks like one of those years where this team couldn't possibly get it done.
07:03 I know it's still early.
07:04 I know it's only five games in, but they just continue to check all the boxes, two weeks
07:11 into the regular season.
07:12 Yeah, five and O, and doing it in a tough game tonight.
07:15 The Nets played them well.
07:16 I really enjoyed watching this one.
07:17 It was fun.
07:18 Joseph Pavone, Bobby Manning.
07:19 We're going to talk about the bench in our next video here.
07:22 They played a big role in this one, and you had a standout performance from the Luke Cornette.
07:27 We're going to hit on that, and then we're going to get out of here.
07:30 Celtics on to Minnesota.
07:31 I'll have coverage in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and then they're back home for a back-to-back
07:35 next weekend.
07:36 This has been the Garden Report here in Brooklyn.
07:38 For CELTICS All Access, I'm Joseph Pavone, Bobby Manning.
07:42 Talk to you in the next video.
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