Daniel Donabedian

Celtics Reporter for @TheCelticsWire ✍️ formerly @ClutchPoints 1/3 of @HavlicekStoleIt 🎙️ \V/ '22 ✌️Ball don’t lie 🏀

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A fun fact from last night's win vs. the Sixers: Jayson Tatum is now 125 points away from tying the legendary Bill Russell on the Celtics' all-time scoring list.

126 points will put him in 8th place all-time.

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If the Raptors keep this up, they’d smash the 3-point record.

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Check out our instant analysis of Celtics-Sixers with @btoporek! I went live from Philly to talk about cold shoulders, bad defense, and statement wins 🎙️

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Ron Harper Jr. and former Celtic Daniel Theis react to Jayson Tatum’s poster of LeBron James:

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Paul George (illness) is out tonight, per Celtics PR.

Resting him here makes sense.

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It goes without saying that Jaylen Brown is an all-time great Celtic. His number should go up in the rafters.

But, for all the talk about 🧢, him “not paying attention” can’t be true. The snub looked intentional. I understand being frustrated, but this is a poor response.

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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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More from last night's regular-season statement win:

"I was just getting ready for the game, ready for jump ball, go out there and compete, have some fun, and try to get a win," Tatum said.
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Jayson Tatum set the tone for the Celtics before tipoff.

He approached Jaylen Brown to move past the drama, clearly focused on the game. But, Brown snubbed him.

How they handled this encounter showed in their play. Brown looked preoccupied by beef. Tatum looked composed ⬇️

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I didn’t notice this during the game but watch Jayson Tatum. He starts to celebrate before Paul George’s shot even reaches the net. It was that kind of night

(Video from @Timi_093)

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Threw the Ball Down 📸

(Photo credit: @StreicherPhoto)

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Even Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was tapped in for the Celtics’ big win tonight:

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Jayson Tatum on if it was emotionally challenging to approach this game:

“Not at all. I mean, I kind of been this way since I was a kid. You know, never too high, never too low.”

“I give a lot of credit to my mom. I’ve always had a good perspective on things.”

Q via @BobbyKrivitsky

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Also, Jayson Tatum chirped us a bit:

“I know all y'all probably won't be there tomorrow (for the game), but it still counts the same.”

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Jayson Tatum on the atmosphere tonight and how he handled that:

“I made a joke. I walked out. I couldn't tell if it was November 10 or June 10. It felt like the fucking Finals.”

“It’s November 10…Tomorrow's game counts the same as today's game.”

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Jayson Tatum on the atmosphere tonight and how he handled that:

“I made a joke. I walked out. I couldn't tell if it was November 10 or June 10. It felt like the fucking Finals.”

“It’s November 10…Tomorrow's game counts the same as today's game.”

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Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown shrugging him off:

“Like I said, no headlines about anything like that.”

“I was just getting ready for the game, ready for the jump ball, go out there, compete, have some fun, and try to get a win.”

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Paul George on returning to Philly and facing his “brothers” (you can hear Mitchell Robinson say “Way to go Paul!” in the background):

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Paul George said that tonight was fun, but that he’s really enjoyed getting to know the guys in Boston:

“The most fun is just the camaraderie, being around these guys, the locker room, the flights.”

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Hugo Gonzalez finally gets a question in for Paul George, who responds in what I think is fake Spanish:

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Payton Pritchard spoke about the closeness of Boston’s locker room and credited Brad Stevens for bringing in high-character guys:

“We want to see PG kill. We want to see JT go off.”

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Hugo Gonzalez, Baylor, and Mitchell Robinson are over my shoulder, waiting to ask Paul George a question: