Speaking to reporters ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Chicago Bulls, head coach Joe Mazzulla said he welcomes opponents blitzing Tatum. For Mazzulla, spacing is key when Tatum is being blitzed, and opens up opportunity for mismatches to be found and taken advantage of.

"Honestly, I probably did that for you," Tatum said to a media member. "I thought you would probably like that, see me get angry and (expletive)." The post What Jayson Tatum and Joe Mazzulla said about overtime scuffle appeared first on Boston.

The Boston Celtics probably shouldn’t have needed heroics from Jayson Tatum to beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, but they’ll take the win anyway. With less than a second