Is Jayson Tatum to blame for the Boston Celtics’ Game 5 loss to the Atlanta Hawks?

The Celtics have two more chances to make fans and media forget about their complaints, but in the postseason, there are very few real opportunities to change course — and this is one of them.

Is Jayson Tatum to blame for the Boston Celtics’ Game 5 loss to the Atlanta Hawks?

Days removed from claiming the Celtics would not make things harder on themselves by playing down to their opponents and risk losing key games in their pursuit of the team’s 18th banner, the Celtics did exactly that.

A fair portion of the blame has to fall in the St. Louis native’s lap as the ostensible top star of the team. Some ought to go to star teammate Jaylen Brown, head coach Joe Mazzulla, veteran point guard Marcus Smart and the rest of the team’s supporting cast.

But more than anyone else, Tatum put himself out there as the voice of reason, and now he looks the fool for having done so in light of his and his team’s play on Tuesday.

The Celtics have two more chances to make fans and media forget about their complaints, but in the postseason, there are very few real opportunities to change course — and this is one of them.

To talk it over, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast put together a clip diving into whether the former Duke standout should shoulder the lion’s share of the blame — check it out above.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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