Jayson Tatum entered the Chase Center on Monday night ready to play the Golden State Warriors in Game 5.
wearing a Tiger Woods T-shirt. Heading into the game with the series tied 2-2, Tatum is averaging 22.3 points, 7.8 assists and 7 rebounds and is going to need to play even harder to steal another game from the Warriors on the road.
He scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 11 assists in Game 4. But Boston picked up a loss at home"I mean, I give [the Golden State Warriors] credit. They're a great team. They're playing well. They got a game plan, things like that," Tatum said after the loss Friday night,"But it's on me. I got to be better. I know I'm impacting the game in other ways, but I got to be more efficient, shoot the ball better, finish at the rim better.
On Sunday, Tatum got big praise from Warriors star Draymond Green for how he’s been able to handle the pressure in his first Finals appearance.
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