The 2022 NBA Finals came to an end with Boston Celtics megastar Jayson Tatum recording some records he might want to erase from his memory. His poor performance could earn him a name – disappointing Mamba for following the legendary Kobe Bryant.
The Golden State Warriors have won their 4th NBA Championship, maintaining an impressive 50% win record over the past 8 seasons. As everyone in the team explained, their 4th championship was the most valuable after 2 years in the big stage. They played great in games, but the Boston Celtics have certainly had their fair share of contributions to the Warriors’ success. The Celtics played without a dedicated quarterback and hurt them in terms of ball control. They regularly had over 15 turnovers against the veteran Warriors and were penalized for the same. Unfortunately, 24-year-old Jayson Tatum leads the team on an undesirable record, leading the league with turnovers in the playoffs.
The Boston Celtics have 236 turnovers in 24 playoff games, with Jayson Tatum accounting for about 43% of them, according to statistics. Although the team survived conference games, the Golden State Warriors didn’t let that error go to waste and took advantage of it. Jayson’s failure may haunt him for the coming seasons, but he needs to work on the same to get better luck in the games.
Jayson Tatum ‘spins’ games in wrong directions
The Boston Celtics are built around Jayson Tatum, and he’s one of the most promising youngsters in the NBA. He is even seen as one of the players who can carry the league into the future. Tatum said he idolized Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant and was inspired by his “Black Mamba” mentality. He even had some private practice sessions with the 5-time NBA Champion to improve his footwork and shooting creativity. The results were clear, as it took advantage of the trainings and turned it into a deadly scoring weapon for the Celts.
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However, he missed a very basic practice that involved basketball. In reality it’s not his job, he usually plays in the forward position with minimal ball holding pressure. However, due to the dynamics of the Celtics, Tatum had to drop the ball occasionally.
by Status dataJayson Tatum broke a new playoff record with 100 turnovers at the end of a season. LeBron James had 94 turnovers in 2018, and Tatum took the kingpin in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors.
The Eastern Conference Finals MVP averaged 3.9 turnovers per game against conference opponents. But he scored enough to outshine those casualties. In the Finals, Tatum struggled poorly against the Western Champions, giving them a key positional advantage.
6. Even before the game, the Celtics would have been nearly invincible had they had better possession. They were 1-7 in the playoffs. making more than 15 turnovers, against 13-2 with better handling of the ball. So a pretty obvious observation from everyone is that keeping tight possession of the ball would give them some chance in the game.
The average point gap in the finals was around 13 points, with the Warriors holding a slight edge (82-74) in turnovers, suggesting that better ball control might have given the Celtics some chance in the finals. He would have performed better in that category, not just as the leader of the team, not just Jayson Tatum.
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