The final Finals, the best motivation for the Celtics
The Warriors take on the Celtics the following night for a remake of the last Finals. But there is currently a world of difference between the barely balanced champions (13 wins – 13 losses) and pole vaulters (21 wins – 5 losses). Which can be explained precisely by the scenario of the finale…
“They beat our ass both times we’ve been here (in the regular season) the last two years and we remember that.”explained Jason Tatum. “It’s fresh in our minds and we want a different result. Everyone in this locker room understands what we want to do. We know we have the best record at 21-5. Then you have to decide to play the right way every night, to play hard on both ends of the floor. I wouldn’t say we are angry. We have a lot of fun. »
If Jayson Tatum assures the Celtics he’s not motivated by the pain of their last Finals loss, Jaylen Brown admits that failure is a constant motivator.
“Every training session, every strength session, every physical session. If you could see the shoes now, they are almost in tatters.”
“Nothing humbles you more than failing at the climax of the NBA Finals.”explains defender/winger. “There is nothing more humbling than losing at the most important moment of your career. We were all very humble when we started this season. And I think it’s part of our nature now. By understanding this, we somehow cultivate this force you mentioned… Because we play from our experiences, our sorrows, our failures. »
Ahead of the campaign, Jaylen Brown explained that he wore his Finals 6 shoes all summer…
“I wore the shoes I wore in the last game of the season to every practice this summer.”he said. “Every training session, every strength session, every physical session. If you could see the shoes now, they were almost in tatters. But it’s just a reminder. »
For his part, Jayson Tatum is less controlled than his teammate with the “fury” of the loss against the Warriors in June. Although we have also branded this failure, only those who think about the end goal.
“The goal is always the same: to return to the final and pass this test. Even though we’re having fun and we’re happy with the way we’re playing, nobody in this locker room is happy or satisfied with where we are right now. he concludes. “All this means nothing if we don’t hang a new banner. This is the ultimate goal. Playing every night is a step in the right direction and I’m proud of it. »
| Shots | It bounces | |||||||||||||
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| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Turn off | Def | Early | p.d | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Jason Tatum | 25 | 36.6 | 48.0 | 36.5 | 86.3 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 30.5 |
| Jaylen Brown | 24 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 34.5 | 83.8 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 26.7 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 21 | 23.1 | 50.0 | 49.4 | 85.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| Marcus Smart | 23 | 32.8 | 45.2 | 34.7 | 76.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 11.7 |
| Derrick White | 26 | 25.9 | 46.3 | 42.7 | 89.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 10.6 |
| Al Horford | 20 | 31.6 | 53.7 | 46.6 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| Grant Williams | 25 | 28.7 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 9.3 |
| Sam Hauser | 26 | 16.9 | 49.2 | 45.5 | 77.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| Blake Griffin | 10 | 15.3 | 55.6 | 46.7 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 15 | 12.0 | 41.1 | 36.6 | 70.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Luke Cornet | 21 | 13.7 | 71.0 | 33.3 | 93.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | 1 | 8.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| noah vonleh | 17 | 8.9 | 45.8 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| JD Davison | 3 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Justin Jackson | 10 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
