Jayson Tatum: ‘I really like being right here, I really like attending to placed on this uniform’

Celtics

Tatum talked about how a lot he loves Boston after dropping 51 factors on Mom’s Day in Recreation 7.

Jayson Tatum loves it right here in Boston, he stated after dropping an NBA Recreation 7 document 51 factors at TD Backyard on Sunday.

The All-Star ahead, who’s in his sixth season with the Celtics, stated that the gang helped raise him to his historic efficiency.

“I can’t specific it sufficient: the real love that I form of really feel from the gang,” Tatum stated. “Whether or not it’s pregame, throughout the sport, on the free-throw line. I’ve been right here my entire profession. I really feel that they embrace me nearly as certainly one of their very own and which means lots.”

The Celtics eradicated Philadelphia with a blowout 112-88 residence victory on Sunday. Each of Tatum’s mother and father have been in attendance. Tatum hugged his mother after the sport, which was on Mom’s Day.

Tatum went from a traditionally dangerous capturing stoop throughout Video games 4 and 5 (together with nearly all of Recreation 6) to a pair of probably the most dominant playoff performances of his profession within the closing moments of Recreation 6 and the totality of Recreation 7.

Attending to take over Recreation 7 at residence and ship Philadelphia, which was led by league MVP Joel Embiid, handmade it that rather more particular.

“I really like being right here, I really like attending to placed on this uniform,” Tatum stated. “I really like attending to play huge video games and placed on huge performances in entrance of them. They feed off of emotion and vitality and it’s reciprocated. I can’t specific sufficient that I simply love being right here and love enjoying in entrance of this crowd.”