Tag: 2022 NBA Finals

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum says MVP voters hold Boston’s 2022 NBA Finals loss against him

Is the St. Louis native right about this? And if he is, is that out of line given the award is for how he is playing in this, the league’s 2023-24 season?

Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum recently shared that he believes that the people who vote for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award are still holding his late collapse in the 2022 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors against him.

Is the St. Louis native right about this? And if he is, is that out of line given the award is for how he is playing in this, the league’s 2023-24 season? Or is it fair to consider a player’s history in full, along with how they are playing in any given season? And what about the role of the team around an MVP candidate? Should not that count for something?

Chris Broussard and Rob Parker, the hosts of Fox Sports Radio’s “The Odd Couple” show, took some time to talk it over on a recent episode.

Check it out above!

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Grant Williams on facing Stephen Curry with the Celtics in the 2023 NBA Finals

Williams emphasized Curry’s playing style and its impact on and off the ball, and the former Vol praised the Dubs star’s ability to create gravity from almost anywhere on the court.

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Former Boston Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams appeared on fellow former Celtic Theo Pinson‘s Tidal League “Run Your Race” podcast this summer, and the Charlotte native opened up about a host of topics from his time with the Celtics and with the Tennessee Volunteers before that.

One of the stories he touched on was his experience playing against Golden State Warriors legend Stephen Curry. Williams emphasized Curry’s playing style and its effects on and off the ball. The former Vol praised the Dubs star’s ability to create gravity from almost anywhere on the court with his lights-out shooting.

To hear what else Williams had to say about his tenure with the Celtics and that fateful 2022 NBA Finals matchup with Golden State and Curry, take a look at the clip embedded below.

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Jaylen Brown on his journey from the NBA draft to the finals

You might have heard a version of this story, but not from the man himself.

The story of star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and his journey to the NBA has been told by many throughout his career, Each time documents his rise from a prospect in Georgia to the best player on the floor for the Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals.

But few bother to include the fact Brown called his own number in regard to making the finals. And none has been told in his own words until now.

The NBA’s “Pass The Rock” podcast features the former Cal standout breaking down his path from Wheeler High School to nearly defeating the greatest dynasty in league history not put together by the Celtics.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear Brown’s journey to the pinnacle of the league’s biggest stage, directly from the mouth of the man himself.

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Al Horford on how Game 4 defined the 2022 NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors

Horford exposed what he thinks went wrong with Boston’s title pursuit in that game.

The 2022 NBA Finals are still fresh enough to deliver a sting to fans of the Boston Celtics, and it certainly was no fond memory for the Celtics on the team now who were part of that Game 6 meltdown that ultimately sealed the deal in favor of the Golden State Warriors to win the title on Boston’s own home court.

But to not learn the lessons of history dooms one to repeat them, which is likely one of the reasons you hear veteran Celtics big man Al Horford speak at length about how the Dubs in another game in the series — specifically, Game 4 — set the Celtics up to lose eventually.

Horford exposed what he thinks went wrong with Boston’s title pursuit in that game of the series on a recent episode of the “Old Man and the Three” podcast.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what he had to say about how that particular tilt was the fulcrum of the entire series — and its outcome.

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Ex-Celtics forward Malik Fitts on his time with Boston, Joe Mazzulla’s elevation to coach

The master of bench celebration had plenty to say about his former ball club in a win over the Mexico City Capitanes on Sunday.

Though his time with the Boston Celtics was not long, Celtics fan favorite forward Malik Fitts cherishes his time playing with the team in the 2021-22 season. The Celtics Wire caught up with Fitts after his current squad, the Ontario Clippers (the G League affiliate of the Los Angeles team of the same name), beat the Mexico City Capitanes 103-96 on the road.

Still visibly exhausted from the win, Fitts made a point of noting how the elevation of Arena de Mexico at 7,350 feet impact his and the Clippers’ game against the Capitanes, requiring considerable effort to pull out the victory.

“It’s a tough slog here because of the elevation,” admitted Fitts. “It’s actually my first time in Mexico.”

Conversation between Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid on rigors of the NBA Finals surfaces

The Celtics star shared his perspective with the 76ers big man during a training session with Drew Hanlen.

Fans of star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum may know that, while they may battle with all their abilities on the court, Tatum and Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid share a trainer, Pure Sweat’s Drew Hanlen. Recently, a video of the pair training with Hanlen surfaced that featured a conversation between Tatum and Embiid talking about the former’s experience in the 2022 NBA Finals.

“Did you feel the pressure?” asked Embiid of the St. Louis native via Heavy’s Jack Simone. “Nah, the first game was like, I wasn’t nervous in the morning,” replied JT. “When we ran out there for warm-ups, it hit me, how much was on the line.”

“(I am trying to) figure out how it is so I can make it next year,” replied the Sixers big man.

“I know one thing, once you get there if you don’t get back, don’t (expletive) else matter,” answered Tatum.

The former Duke standout dropped a hint of what has fueled him and the Celtics to a league-best record and a legitimate Most Valuable Player candidacy, respectively.

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Celtics Lab 166: On Cs-Dubs rematch and whether Boston has exorcised finals demons with Tommy Call III

Will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again?

If there is an elephant left in the room that is the Boston Celtics’ 2022-23 campaign, it is the sting of their loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals — and the prospect of ending up facing them again in the final round of the 2023 postseason.

While it might not be true anymore that the Dubs are living in the heads of the Celtics’ roster collectively after their hot start in the first half of this season, their only showdown thus far ending so badly — and familiar — for Boston suggests it very well could still be the case. Now, with the Celtics set to square off with the Dubs on their home court of TD Garden for the second and final time this season, will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again?

To talk it over, we brought in our in-house expert from our USA TODAY sister site Warriors Wire, editor Tommy Call III.

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Join your usual hosts as we dive deep into everything Dubs-Cs, as well as recent excellence from Jayson Tatum, Boston’s injury woes, and whether we’d prefer to see a shift in thinking about what to do at the 2023 NBA trade deadline among other issues.

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Jayson Tatum’s trainer Drew Hanlen on how 2022 NBA Finals loss became fuel for 2022-23

Hanlen reached out to the Celtics star to plot their revenge even before the dust settled on the loss.

Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has long had a close relationship with his trainer Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat fame, and when the St. Louis native found his Celtics squad sent fishing in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, one of the first people Tatum heard from was his trainer.

Hanlen made a point of reaching out to the Duke alum after the soul-crushing loss — but more out of preparation for the campaign to come than out of pity, according to the man himself in a recent interview with Basketball News’ Alex Kennedy.

“The first text message I sent to him was, ‘Hey, you’re going to be back. And you’re going to be better because of this,'” shared Hanlen.

What should be the Boston Celtics’ biggest regret of the 2022 calendar year?

For one analyst, it can’t be other than 2022 NBA FInals-related.

What should be the Boston Celtics’ biggest regret of the 2022 calendar year? According to a recent article by Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale, it is the ball club’s turnovers and poor defensive rebounding in the 2022 NBA Finals. Per Favale, those costly errors might have been the difference between heartbreak and hanging a banner for the team.

“The Celtics coughed up the ball on more than 20% of their non-garbage-time possessions during Games 4 to 6 while allowing the Warriors to clean up 29-plus % of their own misses,” writes the Bleacher Report NBA analyst of Boston’s play against the Golden State Warriors last summer on the league’s biggest stage.

“Game 6, in particular, ended up being even more of a dumpster fire,” suggests Favale of the tilt that secured the title for the Dubs on the Celtics’ home court of TD Garden to add insult to injury.

“Boston committed a turnover on nearly 25% of their offensive possessions, and Golden State boarded 37.3% of their friendly misfires,” he adds.

Here at the Celtics Wire, we’re content to let the Celtics pull from whatever fuels their play moving forward most efficiently, but we suspect Favale may be right on the money regarding what it is the team most wishes they could change about last year.

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How Jayson Tatum’s failure in the 2022 NBA Finals made him a more complete player

Boston is the top team in the league in the subsequent season due in large part to his growth on both ends of the floor as a player.

Sometimes, failure can crush the will to compete in the future, sending a player back to what they are comfortable with after pushing to reach a new level falls flat. Others find inspiration in their shortcomings, and even use it as fuel for their future endeavors.

Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been squarely in the latter category after his Celtics lost the 2022 NBA Finals in six games to the Golden State Warriors, and Boston the top team in the league in the subsequent season due in large part to his growth on both ends of the floor as a player.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast recently got together to talk over the results from the first fifth of the 2022-23 campaign.

Listen to the clip embedded above to hear what they have to say about Tatum’s transformation into a top-five player as a result of his Finals loss with guest Seth Landman of ESPN.

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