The 2022 NBA Finals could have crowned Jayson Tatum as one of the league’s real, elite superstars, but that has not yet happened.
The Boston Celtics forward has yet to come up and dominate in the level that he is capable of. There have been fits and starts, but he hasn’t done it consistently throughout the game.
The Celtics need him now more than ever, with the team behind 3-2 in the best-of-seven series that will determine who will lift the Larry O’Brien trophy.
Tatum and the Celtics will try to keep their hopes alive in Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, broadcast live on Sky Sports Arena and Main Event beginning at 1.45 a.m. Of course, it’s unfair to judge a player just on the results of their first NBA Finals series, and as Sky Sports NBA pundits BJ Armstrong and Mo Mooncey will explain in the film room later in the article, it’s not all on Tatum.
In terms of this series, it’s now or never for the 24-year-old from St. Louis, Missouri, to demonstrate his true potential with a trademark performance.
Here are a few things to consider concerning Tatum’s form coming into Game 6.
