A candid Jayson Tatum shares his definition of what it means to be tough.
Opponents trying to challenge the Celtics' physical toughness, hoping it also creates a mental edge, is an approach Boston's repeatedly run into in recent years.
But with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown sharing the court in their primes for the first time in their careers and their familiarity with that approach, it's getting more challenging to bring the team boasting the most talented top six in the NBA back to the pack.victory on the same parquet Miami ended Boston's title hopes last year, Tatum discussed the importance of the Celtics addressing opponents testing their toughness.
"Pick up the pace the pressure, be more physical, crash the glass, doing the intangibles. So, we know that. So, why don't we flip the script and be the tougher team? Why don't we crash the glass more and pick up the pressure more while still being the talented team that we are."
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