Jason Tatum He is coming off the best year of his young career, but falling two wins away from the ring has left him hungry enough to take another step forward.
“I didn’t feel like talking to anyone. He didn’t feel bothered. It’s hard to explain if you’ve never been in this situation, but to lose a championship was miserable.” he told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix in a pre-course report.
At the team level, Tatum was already in the Eastern Conference Finals three times in five seasons, and finally overcame that hurdle to reach the last rung he was missing the previous year. On an individual level, the striker was already 3-time All-Star and 2-time All-NBA.
At 24, with a resume like that, there are only two things left to achieve: a ring and an MVP. And Tatum wants both in this campaign.
The Celtics entered the 2022-2023 season as title favorites, while their star is looking to earn the honor of being considered the league’s best player.
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How Jayson Tatum Became an MVP Candidate
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Through the first 18 games of the season, Boston has the best record in the NBA and Tatum is average True Shooting Percentage 30.6 ppg (real shot) of 62.1%, which are personal highs.
Enter Tatum out of season with a hyper-focus on being stronger on the ball, finishing with contact at the rim and getting to the free throw line more often. Amplifying those weaknesses took him from a top scorer to a near unstoppable one.
He’s averaging career-highs in points in the paint (10.8) and free throws (8.8) while scoring best in the box and at the rim.
Tatum’s growth in the area
Time
dots in color
free throws attempted
Hitting in the restricted area
success in painting
2017-2018
5.0
3.2
58.9
27.8
2018-2019
6.3
2.9
63.1
37.8
2019-2020
8.6
4.7
59.3
37.6
2020-2021
9.9
5.3
68.1
38.8
2021-2022
10.1
6.2
68.0
40.3
2022-2023
10.6
8.5
75.0
40.4
The forward has realized how physically imposing he can be in his own right departments, but his development in those areas is far from just using his body to go to hoops. Prior to this season, Tatum had a history of breaking away without much planning or reading, settling for bad throws or forcing unnecessary actions.
This year he was much more patient with his raids, playing at a better pace and controlling the body to finish at the basket.
His handling seems quicker and more consistent, adding even more movement to his game to create the necessary separation on jump shots or dribbling past his opponent at the rim.
And he’s done a terrific job keeping opposing defenses on the ball for his next move.
In fact, Tatum added one to his game floating more than interesting:
His maturation as a scorer has been remarkable this season, but his improvement on the defensive end has been just as impressive. Pair with Kevin Durant in his first round Playoffs 2022 was his letter of introduction as an elite quarterback, but Tatum was done one of the biggest threats on both sides of the NBA today.
The Celtics player is average 1.2 capsules per nightcareer high, and his 23 total blocks are on par with some of the league’s best rim protectors such as Jarrett Allen (20), Joel Embiid (21), Rudy Gobert (22) and Evan Mobley (26) . ).
He’s already dropped several crucial defensive plays late in games this season, and while the Celtics’ defense hasn’t been as impressive as last year (with Robert Williams III still debuting), Tatum has taken on far more responsibilities per matchup. stars like Luka Doncic, DeMar Derozan or CJ McCollum.
From the moment his outstanding rookie season ended, it was clear that Tatum had the potential to become one of the best players in the NBA at some point. He started to earn the league’s respect last postseason, but a poor showing in the Finals seemed to take him down.
He used this failure as fuel during his out of season and as the catalyst for the best team in the league this season, Tatum has established himself as the big contender for the MVP while the Celtics they are looking for the 18th ring.
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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