Bobby Manning

Celtics & NBA Reporter @CLNSMedia & @TheGardenReport. Host of Celtics Daily on @celticsCLNS. Contribute @BostonSportsBSJ @CelticsBlog

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Rest In Peace Bob Manning. The greatest father in the world. In 19 years you put everybody else 1st. You were loved. The fight has been won!

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That’s a wrap from Philly. ✅

Back to Boston in studio tomorrow for the Toronto game.

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Jayson Tatum on Paul George:

"He just has great instincts on both ends of the floor...[We're] building that two-man connection and being able to play off each other. Really good so far."
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Joining now from Philly.

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Tatum joked that tomorrow’s just as important in Toronto even if none of us will be there, “well @GwashburnGlobe, you’ll be there.”

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Tatum: “I made a joke when I walked out. I couldn’t tell if it was November 10 or June 10. It felt like a f***ing Finals game.”

“I know I say it a lot, but I do remember when Brad Stevens said that s*** … they all count as one.”

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Tatum: “I made a joke when I walked out. I couldn’t tell if it was November 10 or June 10. It felt like a f***ing Finals game.”

“I know I say it a lot, but I do remember when Brad Stevens said that s*** … they all count as one.”

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Tatum: “We’ve bonded really well off the court, and I think it translated on the court.”

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Tatum said this wasn’t about an individual matchup, but rather how the Celtics match up with one of the best teams in the league.

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Asked Tatum about the difference with Paul George, the pre-game interaction with Jaylen Brown:

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Tatum on Brown ignoring him: “No headlines about anything like that. I was getting ready for the game, getting ready for the jump ball … trying to get a win.”

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Brown: “I didn’t have any emotion. I was focused. I was ready to go and foul trouble took me out of my rhythm a little. I had to sit for a while. We just didn’t execute as well as they did and that was the story of the game. Even when I did get back, they had a good game plan.”

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Jaylen on if he’s glad this game is over: “I guess you could say that. I’m a bit frustrated honestly. I wanted to perform better for my team. Foul trouble derailed me a little bit, but it happens. It’s unfortunate but now we gotta just move onto the next.”

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Asked Jaylen if he was too amped up for this one: “I felt good. I felt fine. I felt athletic. I just got those two early fouls that distorted my rhythm throughout the whole game and I struggled to get it back.”

“They shot the hell out of the ball, executed.”

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Asked Jaylen about his pregame moment with Tatum: “I’m just focused on coming out and doing what’s best for my team. Everything else was, to be honest I wasn’t paying attention. But credit to Jayson, he played well tonight. Credit to the Celtics…they were the better team.”

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Jayson Tatum. Para encuadrar 🖼️

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Nurse said Philadelphia completely lost their defense after tying it 79-79.

"We came out of timeout, gave up a 3, then gave up 3 in a row ... (we) lost our way."

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Nick Nurse on Jaylen Brown: "He had a tough night ... he really had no chance to get going and made it tough. They did a pretty good job of swarming him and sending multiple defenders."

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Mazzulla on Tatum handling the noise around the game: "They're just words ... they're not weapons."

"He has an innate ability to focus on the things he can control."

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Joe: "We play in less than 24 hours. Who do we want to be tomorrow? ... I was excited because I knew playing this great team because I knew it'd bring something out of us."

Said today it brought something good out of them, but stressed again they play a good team tomorrow.

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The craziest part about that Paul George performance is that it wasn't even his best game of the season.

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Jaylen greets his former teammates.