{"id":3424,"date":"2024-11-03T12:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=3424"},"modified":"2024-11-03T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:03:24","slug":"breaking-jayson-tatum-maintains-business-like-approach-following-grant-williams-hard-foul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=3424","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Jayson Tatum maintains business-like approach following Grant Williams\u2019 hard foul"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-main-component=\"article\">\n<section>\n<nav aria-label=\"Navigation Menu\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/top-nav\/instances\/default@published\"><\/nav>\n<\/section>\n<header><\/header>\n<section>\n<section data-editable=\"main\">\n<article role=\"main\" data-authors=\"Justin Turpin\" data-headline=\"Jayson Tatum maintains business-like approach following Grant Williams\u2019 hard foul\" data-hosts=\"\" data-publish-date=\"2024-11-03\" data-section-front=\"sports\" data-sources=\"\" data-station-slug=\"weei\" data-syndication=\"original\" data-tags=\"NBA, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Basketball, Jayson Tatum, Grant Williams\" data-track-type=\"article-detail\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/article\/instances\/cm31ajubp000f01sdqmtybb66@published\">\n<header><\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-editable=\"stationLogo\">\n<p>Jayson Tatum didn\u2019t stick around long after the Celtics finished off a 113-103 win against the Hornets at Spectrum Center on Saturday night. He headed for the locker room right after the final buzzer, without embracing any of the Charlotte Hornets, who have a number of former Celtics on their sideline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-editable=\"content\">\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajym2000h357prfybykkk@published\">There was no retaliation or hint of revenge following a hard foul from former teammate Grant Williams late in Friday night\u2019s game. Instead, Tatum stayed composed, sticking to his business-like approach and leading the Celtics to a weekend sweep in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajynu000i357p1dsq3jjw@published\">It\u2019s tough to know if Tatum is holding onto any resentment toward Williams after the cheap shot. He didn\u2019t speak to reporters on Friday, and when the matter was raised again on Saturday night, he opted to keep his thoughts to himself.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajytq000j357pjydr6f2w@published\">\u201cI don\u2019t really want to talk about it,\u201d Tatum said. \u201cJust got ready for the game today. We came to Charlotte, did what we\u2019re supposed to do, and we are going to Atlanta to try to get another win before we go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajyvz000k357pnq8rzy26@published\">Tatum finished the night with a team-high 29 points on 7-of-15 shooting (46.7%) and got to the line 17 times, knocking down 14 of those attempts. Over the last three games, he has attempted 45 free throws, making 37, both of which are career bests over a three-game stretch. This marks the highest total by any Celtic in a three-game stretch since Paul Pierce in 2006. Along with his 29 points, the five-time All-Star also contributed seven rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajyxr000l357pl7ftlm9e@published\">\u201cThey doubled him, and he made the right play every time,\u201d head coach Joe Mazzulla said on Tatum postgame. \u201cThey need to put potential assists and screen assists on [the box score]. I thought he controlled \u2013 and made the right play every time. I thought he played a great game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"inlinestuff\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm31ap0eu0035357pm96af9ze@published\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radio.com\/aiu-media\/USATSI24660489-2056500c-041d-4a5f-8661-1a73b73551dd.jpg?width=800\" alt=\"Jayson Tatum maintains business-like approach following Grant Williams\u2019 hard foul\" \/><\/p>\n<p><cite>Photo credit Nell Redmond-Imagn Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajyzx000m357p0fvbl04c@published\">Tatum didn\u2019t make it about himself and exacting his revenge. Rather, he got the last laugh with two wins in Charlotte, improving the Celtics to 6-1 on the young season and dropping Williams to 0-4 against his former team.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajz2a000n357pjlg0n1lh@published\">\u201cI don\u2019t ever make it about one person. I understand who I am, who I am in this league, and I come out and play the right way,\u201d said Tatum. \u201cIt\u2019s not about a matchup or anything. Just come out, try to dominate, give my team the best chance to win and play the right way, whether that\u2019s scoring, rebounding, screening for other guys. The objective is to give us the best chance to win, so it\u2019s not about situations or other persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajz4e000o357pj2za3al4@published\">Williams, who seemed to have a good relationship with his former teammates before the weekend series and was present at TD Garden when the Celtics won the NBA Finals in June, may have burned some bridges with that reckless foul on Tatum. After the game, there were only a few brief interactions between Williams and the Celtics, mostly limited to quick handshakes.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm31ajz6y000p357p9mbs5l77@published\">Next up, the Celtics head to Atlanta for a date with Trae Young and the Hawks on Monday night before welcoming Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors to town on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Williams, who seemed to have a good relationship with his former Boston Celtic teammates before the weekend series, may have burned some bridges with that reckless foul on Jayson Tatum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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