Brown Meets Tatum Before His Return From Achilles Injury

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   Jayson Tatum returned to action earlier this month following a 10-month rehab stint after recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon.

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   Jayson Tatum is eight games into his comeback.

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   Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had a one-on-one meeting shortly before Tatum returned to action.

4. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "It was great."

5. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "It’s a job."

6. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "Sometimes your communication falls off, so being able to get back on the same page is important, but it’s going to take more communication as the year goes on."

7. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "First, I want to commend JT for taking that notion and being like 'I want to come back'. I want salute that."

8. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "Then we talked about a lot of different things. We talked about just the mindset that we want to come back and add to winning."

9. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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   "There’s going to be a lot of outside noise because we’ve accomplished a lot, we’ve won a lot and we have one of the biggest profiles in the game, and it’s the Boston Celtics."

10. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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    "Anytime if one of us scratches our a** it's going to be on the news. We are aware and we’re both on the same page. We had a good talk about what we both want."

11. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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    "We talked to the team as well because I feel like the team kind of goes off what our energy is, because me and JT have gone to the Conference Finals five, six, seven times with different dudes around us at different points and times."

12. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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    "Just understanding we’ve got to have each other’s back."

13. Jaylen Brown, Celtics guard

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    "The ultimate goal is to try and win and make a run at this thing, and we both looked at each other and gave each other a head nod."

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    The Boston Celtics have won six of their last ten games.

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    The Boston Celtics are a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks for second place in the Eastern Conference standings.

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    The Boston Celtics will travel to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks on April 9.

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    Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury occurred at Madison Square Garden last spring.

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    The playoffs will begin on April 18.