Tatum identifies what changed for C’s during hot streak originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
After a frustrating start to the season, the Boston Celtics entered the All-Star break as the hottest team in the NBA.
The C’s are 17-7 since the calendar flipped to 2022 and 9-2 since Jan. 28. That torrid stretch helped them finish the first half of the campaign with a 34-26 record and a sixth-place spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They’re only 4.5 games behind the first-place Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls.
Tatum makes statement with NBA All-Star Game outfit
So, what’s been the key to Boston’s turnaround? Reggie Miller asked Celtics star Jayson Tatum that question during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.
“I think first and foremost is our health,” Tatum said. “I think just in the last month and a half it’s the healthiest we’ve been all season. At first we had a new coach, a new staff, a new group of guys. We didn’t jell as fast as people probably expected, but it’s a long season. As long…