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Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart celebrate (Boston Official Twitter)
What a show we got tonight (between Thursday and Friday) from Boston, who met the Milwaukee Bucks for a top battle between the two leaders of the Eastern Conference. Thanks to the record-breaking ability of Jayson Tatum (40 points) and Jaylen Brown (30), the Celtics defeated Giannis Antetokounmpo’s friends 99:140 and narrowed the gaps at the top.
Of course, the networks did not spare praise for Joe Mazzola’s team. “Declaration of intent”, the team’s official Twitter said, where they also added: “We sent a message, the rest of the league was watching us tonight”.
“I think we are a better team than last year, we want to finish the season strong,” he said Brownwho scored 30 points tonight, but also made sure to cool the enthusiasm a bit: “If we meet them again, we will have to be ready to receive them at their peak”.
Jason Tatum, who excelled with 40 points, continued his friend’s line: “We have to get to the next game with the same energy. We can’t have it change from game to game, that’s what will determine how far we can go in the playoffs. How were the shots different tonight? that they entered”.
By the way, the Boston star passed Paul Pierce and rose to second place in franchise history with the number of 40+ point games. Tatum now has 22 such games, with Larry Bird on top of course with no less than 47 games.
on the other side, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who settled for 24 points tonight, commented on the loss: “If you don’t play hard and you’re not focused, they’ll kick your ass, simple as that. It’s a concern for him, it’s a fact. If we play the same way again, the result will be similar. We owe a little self-respect.”
