The Celtics are BUILT DIFFERENT with Jayson Tatum

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The episode discusses Jayson Tatum's return to the Boston Celtics and its implications for the team's performance this season.

On a new episode of the Big 3 NBA Podcast, CLNS Media’s A. Sherrod Blakely, the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, and NBC10 Boston’s Kwani A. Lunis discuss Jayson Tatum’s return and what it means for the Boston Celtics. The crew breaks down how Tatum looked in his first games back and how Jaylen Brown and Derrick White could benefit alongside him. Plus, the panel talks about the Celtics’ ceiling this season and how dangerous they could be if they secure home-court advantage in the playoffs. 0:00 Intro 0:30 NBA has cancelled the Atlanta Hawks' Magic City game 2:11 Jayson Tatum is back! 6:00 Gary impressed with JT’s return 10:00 What does Tatum need to focus on? 14:30 How has Jaylen Brown played with Jayson Tatum? 16:05 Washburn: Derrick White is going to eat the most now 18:30 Jaylen Brown praise 21:50 Sherrod has Jaylen Brown for MVP 23:00 Celtics 25:00 PrizePicks 26:30 Can Celtics catch Pistons for No. 1 seed? 32:20 The Celtics are BUILT DIFFERENT 34:05 Celtics are a problem if they have home court The BIG 3 NBA Podcast on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups…

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Hosts: A. Sherrod Blakely, Kwani A. Lunis

Guest: Gary Washburn

Topics covered

• Jayson Tatum
• Boston Celtics
• NBA playoffs
• player performance
• home-court advantage

Keywords

• Celtics
• Jayson Tatum
• Jaylen Brown
• Derrick White
• NBA
• playoffs
• home-court advantage

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Organizations: Boston Globe, NBC10 Boston, CLNS Media

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