F ans of the Boston Celtics might have been a bit surprised to hear Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla say that he was excited about where his ball club was after dropping a game at

The Celtics are trying to downplay any notion that they are truly struggling right now. After scraping by to beat New Orleans, Jayson Tatum and head coach Joe Mazzulla had some things to say about the current state of the team.

Instead of overvaluing individual accolades and pure scoring, the St. Louis native has learned how to give the game what it needs .

BOSTON -- Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94 on Friday night.

Led by star forward Jayson Tatum, the Celtics have a deep team. Always in the mix for a top-five MVP finish and All-NBA first team spot, Tatum is again in that category this seaso

The man is a brick house when he attacks the cup, and he is not afraid to sacrifice his body on plays when the competition gets intense as well. He has won at the highest levels by sacrificing his ego and giving the team what it needs from him in ways supposed future faces of the league have rebelled against doing elsewhere.

Coming off one of their worst losses of the season, Boston really needed this win. The post Jayson Tatum and the Celtics bounce back with blowout win over Magic: 9 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94 on Friday night in the NBA. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates looking on from the stands, Tatum,

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics squeaked past the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday afternoon with a 120-119 home win