Jayson Tatum

Well, that wasn't the performance that the Boston Celtics wanted against the Golden State Warriors. The two teams faced off this Saturday night in a rematch ...

Tatum struggled for the entire contest, as the same issues that plagued him in the Finals came back to haunt him. Unfortunately, [Jayson Tatum](/nba/players/a6dc0929/jayson-tatum)’s cold streak against the Dubs continued last night, as he struggled to find his groove against the defending champions. [Boston Celtics](/nba/boston-celtics) wanted against the Golden State Warriors.

In what felt like an early-season statement game for both the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, it was Steph Curry and the Warriors who out-dueled ...

In what felt like an early-season statement game for both the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, it was Steph Curry and the Warriors who out-dueled Jayson Tatum and the Celtics. We played like we had this one circled instead of playing our game." It was one game...

SAN FRANCISCO -- On one sequence late in the fourth quarter, the Celtics trailing by double digits, Jayson Tatum found himself wide open for a 3-pointer.

That defeat fueled a drive to get back to the Finals and a motivation to get over the hump this season, which he has shown as an MVP frontrunner for the league-leading Celtics. Even in the midst of an MVP campaign to start this season, Tatum has had some off nights. For one game, Tatum regressed back to his form reminiscent of June’s Finals, when he couldn’t get it done on the biggest stage. It was that kind of night for Tatum, a fitting end for one of his worst performances of the season. It went off the backboard, and grazed off the rim for another miss. Following his own miss, Tatum grabbed the long rebound, made one dribble to his left and rose for a layup over Draymond Green.

In their first matchup since Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors faced off last night at the Chase Center in San ...

It doesn’t have to be anything more to this Celtics team, and the best thing they can do is keep their faith in the face of the franchise. We never want to lose, we’ve been playing well, and to lose this one, especially with the way we played, is tough. When asked about what Tatum has to do better, Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla came to the defense of his star player and took ownership. “I missed a lot of a lot of layups,” said Tatum of his sub-par game amidst an MVP season. There are lessons to be learned from the game, and in the public eye, the loss is going to hold weight simply because it was against the Warriors. With all of the things they’ve done well this season seemingly forgotten, the loss gave flashbacks of their Finals collapse, and all of those old ghosts came to life. To make bold claims on either side of the fence is half-baked at best. The only takeaway from the Celtics last night was it was the first night they did not feel like themselves. Much like basketball being a game of runs, the NBA season is a marathon and Boston isn’t even at the halfway point. “But I thought he missed shots that he makes 95% of the time. Boston seemed out of sorts, and it felt like the weight of the moment got to them. What ensued was an underwhelming effort from the Celtics as they fell to the Warriors, 123-107.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn't taking too much away from Saturday's loss to the Golden State Warriors. "Tonight was probably more meaningful to you.

"We want to win every game we play but it's tough. "It's one game," the forward said. Though some saw it as a statement victory for Golden State, Tatum doesn't want to overrate the regular-season battle.