Former Boston Celtics player Brian Scalabrine believes that the Miami Heat intentionally injured Jayson Tatum at the end of Game 1.
The Boston Celtics pulled away after a tense game against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the first round series of the NBA playoffs – NBA Palyoffs. In that game, the Celtics were led by Jayson Tatum, who finished with a triple-double of 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Jayson Tatum was phenomenal in the Boston Celtics’ Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat, 114-94, in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
However, late in the game, when the Celtics were comfortably leading by 16 points, Tatum suffered a heavy fall to the floor after colliding with Caleb Martin during an offensive rebound. Luckily, Tatum bounced right back from his fall as the Celtics took the advantage in Game 1.
However, former Celtics player and current analyst Brian Scalabrine said the incident was a “dirty play”. Scalabrine said: “Erik Spoelstra called a one-minute timeout and 30 went down to 16. Thirty seconds later, that play happened… I don’t know, man. That seems shady to me . And you pick the best player? I don’t like that. … For me, it’s a dirty game can’t do that. Like, think about it. The NBA is about the star players. The idea of winning a championship is that your star players have to stay healthy Did you bump into him again?
Despite Scalabrine’s comments, the main character in Scalabrine’s angry story – Tatum just shrugged and said it was just a “playoff basketball” game. “ This is a physical game against a physical team, there are going to be situations,” Tatum said. It probably won’t be the last time I get hit like that in this series .”In the final moments of the game, Tatum took a hard fall after colliding with Caleb Martin while in the air.
Jayson Tatum’s teammate, Kristaps Porzingis, agreed with the physical nature of the match: ” I think we matched their physicality. I don’t know if the collision with Martin was an accident or not. Those types of plays still happen. But a little bit of action? I think that’s good for the playoffs, ” Porzingis said.
