Jayson Tatum ntes tus Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP, hais tias tsom mus ua lwm qhov kawg khiav

Jayson Tatum tau hais tias nws tab tom tawm hauv Utah nrog qee yam los qhia rau nws.

Tom qab pom tias nws yuav koom nrog 3-point kev sib tw thiab pib hauv nws txoj haujlwm thib plaub All-Star game, nws qhov kev sib tw tau dhau los. Nws tsis tau tawm hauv Salt Lake City mus tas li, yog li nws tau ua kom ntes tau cov khoom plig uas nws ib txwm xav tau.

Tsuas yog 24 teev tom qab kev ua yeeb yam tsis txaus ntseeg hauv kev tua, Tatum tau nqis los rau hauv pem teb thiab txiav txim siab hnub Sunday yuav yog hmo ntuj tawg. Nws 55 cov ntsiab lus, 10 rebounds, thiab rau kev pab coj pab pawg Giannis kom yeej pab pawg LeBron hauv qhov kev ua si uas tsis muaj kev ntxhov siab thiab tsis muaj kev tiv thaiv los ntawm qhov qhib qhib.

Tatum eclipsed cov ntaub ntawv rau feem ntau cov ntsiab lus tau qhab nia nyob rau hauv ib tug All-Star kev ua si, uas yog yav tas los tuav los ntawm Anthony Davis (52). Nws tau tshaj tawm tias nws tus phooj ywg All-Star Damian Lillard tuaj rau nws ib nrab ntawm lub quarter thib plaub thiab qhia nws txog Davis cov qhab nia, qhia nws kom "mus tau."

Txhawm rau kom tau txais nerdy ntxiv rau ib pliag, txawm hais tias qhov kev ua si tsis lav nws, Tatum's 55 cov ntsiab lus tuaj ntawm tsuas yog 31 qhov kev sim txhaj tshuaj (1.8 cov ntsiab lus ib zaug), thaum Davis 52 cov ntsiab lus tuaj ntawm 39 sim (1.3 PPS).

Yog li tsis tsuas yog Tatum cia txhua yam ya mus, tab sis nws tau ua nws zoo dua li cov neeg tua phom loj uas peb tau pom thaum lub sijhawm no. Nws xyaum 10 peb, uas yog qhov thib ob rau Steph Curry's 16 xyoo dhau los ntawm All-Star game hauv Cleveland - uas ua rau kuv nco qab, nws yog ib qho kev txaj muag tag nrho Curry tsis muaj nyob rau lub asthiv no yog li peb tuaj yeem pom nws tso rau hauv kev ua yeeb yam.

Tatum, uas Giannis Antetokounmpo tau xaiv nrog nws thawj qhov kev xaiv hauv pab koomtes tshiab khaws cov qauv tshiab, tau raug hu ua MVP rau nws lub teeb tawm. Thaum nws tsa Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP trophy hla nws lub taub hau, nws pab tsis tau tab sis xav txog nws tus neeg nyiam tshaj plaws thiab qhov cuam tshuam Bryant muaj rau nws thaum yau.

"Nws yog qhov tshwj xeeb heev rau kuv," Tatum hais rau cov neeg sau xov xwm tom qab yeej. "Kuv thawj All-Star Game tau nyob hauv Chicago xyoo 2020 thaum lawv hloov lub npe MVP tom qab nws. Kuv nco qab qhia kuv tus kheej hnub ntawd tias kuv yuav tsum tau txais ib qho ua ntej kuv ua tiav. Yuav tuaj yeem hnav kuv cov khau kos npe hnub no thiab rhuav tshem cov ntaub ntawv, thiab nqa cov khoom plig no ntawm ib tus neeg uas kuv tau teev tseg, nws yog hnub ntuj raug txim ntawm ib hnub. "

Tig 25 nyob rau hauv me ntsis dhau ob lub lis piam, tus superstar rau pem hauv ntej yog nyob rau hauv lub ncov ntawm nws lub hwj chim thiab yuav nkag mus rau lub tseem ceeb ntawm nws txoj hauj lwm. Nws tsuas yog ib qho teeb meem ntawm lub sij hawm ua ntej nws tsaws nws thawj kos npe khau ntaub. Hauv qab Jordan Brand kaus, nws tau ntaus pob "Pink Lemonade" xim ntawm JT1. Nws yog technically lub lightest basketball khau ntawm Jordan basketball kab:

Puas muaj lwm tus neeg sab nraud ntawm nws lub chaw pw hav zoov paub tias khau qhov debut tau teem rau All-Star Sunday?

"Yog lawm, kuv hais rau kuv tus kws qhia thiab kuv tau hais rau kuv cov phooj ywg," nws hais. "Lawv txhua tus paub tias kuv yuav hnav kuv nkawm khau hnub no, yog li kuv muaj kev txhawb zog me ntsis ntxiv kom ua tau zoo hauv kev nthuav tawm ntawm kuv cov khau kos npe. Kuv xav yeej MVP. Kuv tsis xav tias kuv yuav tau txais 55 ... tab sis qhov ntawd yog icing ntawm lub ncuav mog qab zib. "

Tsuas yog rau xyoo rau hauv nws txoj hauj lwm, Tatum txuas ntxiv mus ua cov khoom qhuas. Tam sim no nws yog tus yau tshaj plaws Celtic hauv keeb kwm franchise kom ntaus plaub All-Star xaiv. Larry Bird tau ua pab pawg All-Star nyob rau hauv txhua ntawm nws thawj plaub lub caij, suav nrog kev xaiv tsis tshua muaj neeg nyiam, tab sis nws twb muaj 26 xyoo los ntawm nws lub caij plaub.

Tatum yog squarely nyob rau hauv kev sib xyaw rau xyoo no lub caij nyoog MVP khoom plig, ib yam nkaus. Nws muaj lub caij nyoog tsawg heev uas nws yeej nws (saib: Nikola Jokić), tab sis qhov nruab nrab ntawm 30.6 ntsiab lus, 8.6 rebounds, thiab 4.5 pab rau 60.8% qhov tseeb tua rau pab pawg zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev ntaus pob yog ib qho zoo kawg feat.

Xav txog tag nrho nws txoj kev vam meej tom qab tsuas yog tsib xyoos thiab ib nrab ntawm kev ua si, nws tsis tuaj yeem pab tab sis lom zem ntawm cov lus hais txog nws lub hnub nyoog.

"Kuv xav tias kuv tsis yog 19 lawm," nws hais. “Tab sis yog, kuv hais nws txhua lub sijhawm. Kuv zoo siab thiab zoo siab heev uas tau nyob hauv qhov xwm txheej no. Kuv tsis nyob deb dhau los ntawm kev ua menyuam yaus hauv St. Louis nrog lub pob thiab npau suav, tsuas yog npau suav txog lub sijhawm no nyob ntawm no. Thiab ua neej nyob qhov kev npau suav hauv qhov tseeb yog qhov nyuaj los piav qhia. Kuv sim tsis txhob xav txog tej yam kuv tau ua tiav. Kuv yeej tsis xav tau kev txaus siab. Kuv ib txwm caum ib yam dab tsi… chasing ntau. Tab sis kuv ua Vajtswv tsaug txhua hnub uas kuv nyob hauv txoj haujlwm no uas nws ncig kuv nrog cov phooj ywg zoo thiab tsev neeg thiab muab kuv tso rau hauv txoj haujlwm zoo thiab tsuas yog sim ua kom muaj kev lom zem. Kuv tsuas yog nco ntsoov qhov kuv tab tom ua rau. "

Txawm hais tias xyoo no All-Star kev ua si tsis muaj kev zoo siab thiab kev xav rau 75% ntawm hmo ntuj, muaj ob peb qhov ci ntsa iab. Ib tug ntawm lawv yog tsis tiv thaiv kev khav theeb.

Tab sis nws tau suav nrog Tatum thiab nws tus phooj ywg ntev thiab pab pawg, Jaylen Brown.

Drafted rau cov pab pawg tawm tsam, lawv tau muab cov kiv cua pom ntawm lawv cov kev coj ua hauv Boston:

Lub zog duo tau rov qab los, nyob rau hauv kev sib cais nruj me ntsis, rau qhov kawg 1:07 ntawm lub quarter thib peb. Tshwj tsis yog tias muaj ib qho kev tshwm sim tshiab ntxiv rau All-Star Hnub Saturday - uas tej zaum yuav tau tshwm sim tsuas yog los hloov qhov kev sib tw ua phem phem - nws yog qhov ze tshaj plaws NBA yuav tau mus rau King of the Court sib ntaus sib tua.

"Nws zoo li lwm hnub ntawm chaw ua haujlwm rau peb," Tatum hais nrog luag nyav. “Muaj nyob rau tib pab pawg tau rau xyoo tam sim no. Peb tau ua si suav tsis txheeb ib leeg thiab sib ntaus sib tua. Peb yeej ib txwm zoo coj qhov zoo tshaj plaws los ntawm ib leeg. Yog li ntawd nws yog ib hnub ib txwm rau peb. Tsuas yog ntau lab tus neeg saib ntawm ib qho ntawm cov theem loj tshaj plaws, yog li peb muaj kev lom zem me ntsis nrog nws. "

Feem ntau cov neeg ua si yuav hais qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm All-Star lub lis piam, ib sab ntawm kev sib cuam tshuam ntawm cov kiv cua, yog tias nws muab sijhawm rau lawv nyob ib puag ncig lwm tus superstars thiab cov phooj ywg nyob ib puag ncig pab koomtes - tshwj xeeb yog cov uas koj tsuas pom ob peb zaug hauv ib xyoos. Tom qab tag nrho, NBA yog kev sib raug zoo ntau dua li txhua yam, thiab peb tau pom kev sib raug zoo ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm qib siab tshaj li yav dhau los.

Thaum Tatum nyiam nyob ib puag ncig nws cov neeg kawm, nws muaj txiaj ntsig rau nws tias nws tau siv lub sijhawm All-Star nrog tus txiv leej tub uas nws mus ua rog nrog rau lub caij tsis tu ncua.

"Peb ntawm plaub zaug kuv tau ua All-Star yog nrog ib tug phooj ywg, ob tug nrog (Brown), ib tug nrog Kemba (Walker)," Tatum hais. "Cov no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws, sib koom nrog qee tus neeg uas koj siv txhua hnub ntawm lub lim tiam nrog qhov tseem ceeb. Zoo siab heev rau nws. Peb tau tham txog nws. "

Qee tus superstars tau tshaj tawm rau lub asthiv uas lawv tau npaj yuav mus so sai tom qab All-Star Sunday. Tsuas yog 48 hnub sab laug kom txog rau thaum lub caij kawg, nws nkag siab tias vim li cas qee tus neeg siv siab xav tau tawm ntawm kab sib chaws thiab tau ob peb hnub so ntawm lub puam. Cov kev ua si yuav tsis rov pib dua rau hnub Thursday, Lub Ob Hlis 23.

Rau Tatum, txawm li cas los xij, All-Star so xaus lub sijhawm nws tawm ntawm lub podium. Ib tus neeg ua si tshaib plab los ua pauj qhov kev poob ntawm Finals los ntawm xyoo dhau los tsuas yog tsis raug xa mus rau tag nrho lub lim tiam.

"Tam sim no, nws yog lub sijhawm mus - peb yuav tsum nyob rau tib nplooj ntawv," Tatum hais txog nws thiab Brown sib koom lub siab. Peb yuav tsum muaj ib lub hom phiaj sib xws, thiab qhov ntawd yog kom yeej kev sib tw. Qhov no yog kev so zoo rau peb lub hlwb thiab lub cev, tab sis nws yog lub sijhawm rov qab mus ua haujlwm. "

Txhawm rau muab nws pab neeg nyob rau hauv qhov chaw zoo tshaj plaws los rov ua dua li East champs, Tatum paub Celtics tsis tuaj yeem so. Tam sim no lawv yog ib nrab ntawm kev ua si ua ntej Milwaukee Bucks rau cov noob saum toj kawg nkaus (thiab qhov txiaj ntsig hauv tsev) hauv lub rooj sib tham. Nrog Bucks yeej 12 qhov kev ua si ncaj nraim ua ntej so, Celtics paub tias qhov tseem ceeb npaum li cas rau xya lub lis piam tom ntej no.

"Kuv xav tias keeb kwm, lossis tsawg kawg txij li thaum kuv tau nyob hauv pab koomtes, pab pawg uas tau nyem rau hauv qhov kev sib tw kawg no, lossis ib qho uas tau nce siab thiab ua si zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub caij mus rau hauv playoffs feem ntau yog pab pawg. uas yeej txhua yam, ”nws hais. "Yog li qhov kev nthuav dav no tseem ceeb. Koj xav kom noj qab nyob zoo li sai tau mus rau hauv playoffs. Koj xav ua si koj qhov zoo tshaj plaws basketball, tus kheej thiab ua ib pab pawg. Yog li ntawd yog qhov peb tab tom sim ua. "

Txawm hais tias Boston yog ob qhov kev yeej txaj muag xyoo tas los ntawm kev ntes nws thawj qhov kev sib tw nrog Tatum-Brown core, tib lub tswv yim siv rau xyoo tas los Celtics. Lawv tuaj tawm ntawm All-Star so nyob rau hauv nruab nrab Lub Ob Hlis thiab muab lub pedal rau hlau.

Yog lawm, Boston twb nyob rau theem pib ntawm lawv cov kev ua si nto moo thaum lub sijhawm thib ob ntawm lub caij nyoog, uas tau pib thaum Lub Ib Hlis 29, tab sis lawv tau txiav txim siab pab pawg tom qab All-Star lis xaus los ua cov nyiam East. Cov Celtics tau mus 17-5 dhau lawv qhov kawg 22 qhov kev ua si xyoo tas los, tuav qhov kev ntaus nqi 1 thiab No. 3 tiv thaiv kev ntaus nqi thaum lub sijhawm ntawd. Lawv cov ntsiab lus sib txawv ntawm 100 yam khoom yog 12.7, ntau dua ob npaug ntawm pawg sab hnub tuaj siab tshaj plaws tom qab so (Philadelphia ntawm 5.2).

Tab sis yog tias koj nco qab los ntawm lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav dhau los, Golden State Warriors tsuas yog ua tiav lub caij 11-12 nrog qhov sib txawv ntawm 18th-zoo tshaj plaws. Feem ntau ntawm qhov ntawd yog vim muaj ntau yam kev raug mob tshwm sim nyob rau lub Peb Hlis, uas thaum kawg tau kho nyob rau lub sijhawm ua ntej lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav.

Tej zaum tsis muaj pov thawj los qhia qhov tseem ceeb tshaj tawm All-Star cov ntaub ntawv teeb meem. Tej zaum nws tsuas yog kev noj qab haus huv, lub sijhawm zoo, thiab qee qhov kev ua koob tsheej. Txawm li cas los xij, Celtics tej zaum yuav xav tau cov noob saum toj kawg nkaus rau kev sib tw nrog Giannis thiab Bucks.

Tom qab Tatum txoj kev ua tau zoo thiab qhov hnyav npaum li cas nws tau ua qhov kev sib tw kawg ntawm kev ua si, lawv zoo li nyob rau hauv tes zoo.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaneyoung/2023/02/20/jayson-tatum-captures-the-kobe-bryant-all-star-mvp-says-focus-is-on-making- lwm-finals-run/