{"id":119991,"date":"2024-05-04T01:10:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2024\/5\/3\/24148296\/practice-notebook-takeaways-celtics-practice-joe-mazzulla-jayson-tatum-al-horford-payton-pritchard"},"modified":"2024-05-04T01:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:10:45","slug":"celtics-practice-notebook-jayson-tatums-playmaking-the-luxury-of-al-horford-and-playoff-payton-pritchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/celtics-practice-notebook-jayson-tatums-playmaking-the-luxury-of-al-horford-and-playoff-payton-pritchard\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics practice notebook: Jayson Tatum\u2019s playmaking, the luxury of Al Horford, and Playoff Payton Pritchard"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2022 NBA Playoffs - Miami Heat v Boston Celtics\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/LNjpVe9Cs9J6PeYefL6dL1tWd_g=\/0x160:3314x2369\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73325714\/1240945771.5.jpg\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joe Mazzulla praised Jayson Tatum\u2019s first-round approach, Al Horford expressed his comfortability with entering the starting line-up, and Payton Pritchard shared his gratitude for meaningful playoff minutes. <\/p>\n<p id=\"Iin8o7\">AUERBACH CENTER \u2014 At Friday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/\">Celtics<\/a>\u2019 practice, Joe Mazzulla, Al Horford, and Payton Pritchard each detailed their takeaways from the first round defeat of Miami, and expressed their excitement for the upcoming series with the Orlando Magic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> set for Game 6 tonight. <\/p>\n<p id=\"dsV8BE\">Plus, as always, Derrick White got some laughs shooting trick shots with a slew of assistant coaches as things wrapped up. <\/p>\n<div id=\"vYQqBB\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A look around Celtics practice, where Payton Pritchard gets shots up, Jaylen Brown practices free throws, Luke Kornet sinks threes, and Derrick White is lights out from the corner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0sHUhxhXXY\">pic.twitter.com\/0sHUhxhXXY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noa Dalzell   (@NoaDalzellNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzellNBA\/status\/1786437306758373650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"J6yJZq\">Here are three takeaways from today\u2019s practice: <\/p>\n<p id=\"HEU9Dm\"><strong>Joe Mazzulla liked how Jayson Tatum played in the first round of the playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"7HNxic\">In five games against Miami, Jayson Tatum averaged 21.8 points on 41.6% shooting, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists. Those aren\u2019t eye-popping numbers \u2013 particularly from an efficiency standpoint \u2013 but Joe Mazzulla stressed at practice that he liked Tatum\u2019s approach. <\/p>\n<p id=\"6XU5HQ\">\u201cI thought his defense was tremendous. I thought his pick-and-roll [defense] on the ball handler was really good,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cI thought his defensive rebounding was good, and I thought the discipline to fight taking difficult shots versus making the extra pass \u2013 he showed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boston Celtics v Miami Heat - Game Four\" data-mask-text=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/XXOya5BsoUrFrKuzPMfTPpjlzWw=\/400x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25432215\/2151129223.jpg\"><br \/>\n      <cite>Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images<\/cite><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p id=\"v21fdc\">Miami often crowded Tatum, sending two or three defenders at him. That defense allowed for teammates like Derrick White to get clean looks, and he capitalized on that, averaging 22.4 points on 57.7% shooting. <\/p>\n<p id=\"GxkYCQ\">Tatum was comfortable deferring to others, and in turn, the Celtics blew out the Heat in four out of five games of the first round of the playoffs. In the critical Game 4, White attempted 12 shots more than Tatum en route to a playoff career-high 38 points. <\/p>\n<p id=\"syIqaQ\">\u201cHe\u2019s really grown this year, and it\u2019s just going to look different every night,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to look different every series. And he was able to really adjust this series and find other ways to impact the game, which I think is super important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"C24M9H\"><strong>Not much changes for Al Horford with Kristaps Porzingis injured <\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"JoeQO5\">With Kristaps Porzingis out indefinitely with a soleus strain, Al Horford stepped into the starting line-up for Game 5 and will continue to do so in this next round of the playoffs. Technically, that\u2019s a change, since he\u2019s played the role of Sixth Man for much of the season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"z469pk\">But, Horford said at practice that not much changes for him. After all, the 17-year veteran has started 1036 of his 1078 NBA games played. This season, with Kristaps Porzingis missing 25 games and various other starters missing time, Horford stepped into the starting line-up for 33 games \u2013 more than half of the 65 games he was active for. <\/p>\n<p id=\"qkyEIg\">\u201cMy approach kinda remains the same,\u201d Horford said. \u201cI want to make sure that defensively I\u2019m solid, I\u2019m giving support to the group. That I\u2019m doing the things that I need to do on that end. My job hasn\u2019t changed. And then on offense, continuing to stay ready and whatever I need to do. And for me it\u2019s all about continuing to impact winning. It doesn\u2019t change.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets v Boston Celtics\" data-mask-text=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/sdRjsO7AV0P-3eYD100ioIbF20U=\/400x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25432217\/2147757773.jpg\"><br \/>\n      <cite>Photo by Brian Babineau\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/cite><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p id=\"C633Xy\">The bigger change is that his back-ups will play extended minutes, he noted. <\/p>\n<p id=\"o8zILY\">\u201cI\u2019m expecting some of our guys, whether it\u2019s Luke, whether it\u2019s Neemy, whether it\u2019s Xavier, to step up and be able to play minutes for us when their numbers are called,\u201d Horford said. \u201cI\u2019m excited for those guys and for that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"KRT2XU\"><strong>Payton Pritchard is relishing the opportunity to play meaningful playoff minutes <\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"wfKydR\">Payton Pritchard fell out of the rotation last year, but has been a critical part of the team all year after signing a four-year extension before the season began. He averaged a career-high 9.7 on 46.8% shooting for the Celtics this season, and had a career year in most categories. <\/p>\n<p id=\"umslMK\">At practice, Pritchard noted how much he\u2019s enjoying the opportunity to get minutes during this playoff run and help contribute to the team\u2019s championship aspirations. In the first round of the playoffs, he averaged 22.9 minutes per game, and had a +\/- of 9.8 points across the five-game series. <\/p>\n<p id=\"tiEQE8\">\u201cI\u2019m ready for it. This is what I want to do and be a part of,\u201d Pritchard said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s kind of what I talked about last year, and that\u2019s what I wanted. I knew I could contribute and I wanted to help win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"CXUFq8\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Payton Pritchard brings up a winning a championship every time he talks to media:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about winning. It doesn\u2019t matter how much I\u2019m scoring or anybody else is scoring, it\u2019s about winning and how you\u2019re impacting the game. If we win a championship, it\u2019s all that matters.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2aYZHaad12\">pic.twitter.com\/2aYZHaad12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noa Dalzell   (@NoaDalzellNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzellNBA\/status\/1786448039923605925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fQthp7\">Pritchard acknowledged that last year, his confidence was a bit shaken at times after receiving a string of DNPs or having a rough stretch playing. But after Game 3, Jayson Tatum called Payton Pritchard the most confident guy he knows. <\/p>\n<p id=\"d0tyhu\">\u201cBut you kind of have to look yourself in the mirror every morning, and just know what you\u2019re capable of and the work you put in,\u201d Pritchard said. \u201cReally what it comes down to is all the work, the hours that I put in. It just built confidence, and now I feel like I can go against anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"1TrG5b\"><strong>Next up: <\/strong>The Celtics will practice again tomorrow, and then, will face either Orlando or Cleveland in the next round. The Cavaliers currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Magic, with Game 6 taking place tonight in Orlando. 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