BOSTON — Jayson Tatum is re-acclimating to playing in NBA games after a 10-month rehab from a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Boston Celtics shot 36 percent from the field against the Minnesota Timberwolves and 45 percent from the field in their win against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Tatum went 3-for-15 in the Celtics' win against the Memphis Grizzlies. Jaylen Brown went 9-for-26 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"For Boston, it's really just finding out the rhythm of the team now, of the other guys, when you insert a guy like JT," said Tracy McGrady, NBA analyst. "I don't want to say it seems out of whack, but their shooting has gone down since he's been here."
"Are we running the same stuff that we ran before? Are we still on the same page, or are we divided because we are not playing our same game?" McGrady said.
The Celtics attempted 33 three-point shots in the game on Sunday, below the 40 to 60 attempts per game that Joe Mazzulla has said he wants from the team. "They struggled with Memphis the other night and they struggled [Sunday] against a team that didn't have their best players," McGrady said. "So, I'm sure there's some questions that these guys have got to answer."
Former NBA player Vince Carter said "Nights like those are bound to happen, especially during the playoffs." Former NBA player Carmelo Anthony suggested Tatum focus on playing closer to the basket. "Play in this low block, get as close as you can to the basket," Anthony said. "You're so big, you're so strong, you can shoot over little guys, you can get in the paint. You're too strong for these guys. Don't try to get it back out there on the 3, I want to see you to get back to this spot, then you build yourself back up."
Fifty-three percent of Tatum's field-goal attempts have been three-pointers this season. He has taken 62 pull-up jumpers this season and has made 29 percent of them. The Celtics are taking 42.3 three-point shots per game this season, down from 48.2 per game last season.
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