“We Had a Hard Road to Get to the Finals”: Jayson Tatum Makes Honest Confession About Losing the NBA Finals to Warriors

Dec 6, 2023 | 10:46 AM EST

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The Golden State Warriors arguably have the best dynasty core that has dominated for over a decade. Having done it four times(2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), this season might be the last season for the core dynasty. Warrior superstar Stephen Curry is playing at an elite level and is consistently playing winning games for the team. Steph got his first-ever and only MVP award in 2022 when they defeated the best defensive team in the league, the Boston Celtics.

Tatum made an honest admission about losing in the finals to the Warriors to Andre Iguodala for his Point Forward podcast. The Celtics had the best depth chart against the Warriors, but Steph stole that dream away. Tatum is now heading the team for the next shot at the title.

The 2022 finals were a hard loss for the Celtics

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The Celtics truly were a dominating team in 2022. They defeated the Brooklyn Nets with a 4-0 record in the first round of Eastern Conference games. Then went toe-to-toe with Giannis to defeat the Bucks in the 7th game. The Celtics were leading in the finals with 2-0 until Steph came with his show. They lost back-to-back 3 games on the hard road to the championship.

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Jayson Tatum recognized the greatness when he said, “After that, I already had a lot of respect for the Warriors. Their tradition. Everybody on their team, Steph and everybody.” He added, “It just went so much higher after we played them in the finals because that was my first time getting past the conference finals. We had a hard road to get to the finals.”

Jayson Tatum also praised Steph and Co. for winning

Steph played an explosive 43-point game in the 5th game against the Celtics shooting with 43.7% accuracy. He recorded 7 seven-pointers and 10 rebounds in the final game. Tatum admits that they lost simply because they didn’t play well enough to win like the Warriors did. Playing against Curry also made him realize how hard it has to be to get there.

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You have to be harder and smarter to win. And Jayson didn’t shy away from saying, “What they have been able to do is special. You just gotta tip your hat. They beat us. For them to do this like four times, there is a reason why and it makes you realize you are not doing good enough,”

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