Celtics notebook: How rookie inspired Jayson Tatum after wrist injury

After Sunday s Celtics win in Orlando Jayson Tatum shared that his new -point celebration was inspired by rookie teammate Baylor Scheierman Two nights later Scheierman explained the story behind that inspiration Speaking with the Herald ahead of Celtics-Magic Championship at TD Garden Boston s first-round draft pick explained the celebration reaching his arms above his head and grabbing his right wrist was a spur-of-the-moment reaction that Tatum spotted and chose to adopt Obviously he s got a hurt wrist and was out Encounter and came back and obviously it s talked about a lot Scheierman explained referring to the bone bruise Tatum suffered in Encounter of the first-round playoff series It just honestly came to mind when he hit a three in Competition I just grabbed the wrist put up a -point celebration I think he kind of saw it out of the corner of his eye looked over and kind of liked it He explained me coming into the timeout he was like Yo rook that s tough So he just kept on doing it Tatum s wrist injury hasn t fully healed he s played with it taped since returning to action last Friday but it didn t hinder his scoring ability during the Celtics two games in Orlando He racked up points in a Event loss then dropped with rebounds in Match scoring points in the fourth quarter as Boston pulled away to take a - series lead It s pretty remarkable Scheierman stated Obviously he s playing through it and that s just who he is He wants to be out there every single challenge playing with everybody and he s the ultimate competitor Obviously what he was able to do in the two games down there in Orlando was special and I m just looking forward to continuing watching him throughout this playoffs Barring a slew of injuries above him on the depth chart watching likely will be Scheierman s primary job this postseason The -year-old Creighton product saw consistent playing time late in the regular season but is not part of head coach Joe Mazzulla s playoff rotation Despite his minor role Scheierman announced he s having a lot of fun as he experiences NBA basketball for the first time Just the atmosphere obviously and just the heightened I guess intensity I d say he explained Obviously the battle is played with a lot more physicality than the regular season I think that s apparently the biggest difference But other than that it s just basketball at the end of the day so it s a lot of fun to be a part of Related Articles Celtics rule out starter for Challenge of playoff series vs Magic Jayson Tatum reveals inspiration for new -point celebration How Al Horford s unbelievable defense lifted Celtics in Encounter win Jayson Tatum Celtics stars shine in bounce-back Encounter win over Magic Magic coach doesn t care about Celtics physicality complaints Holiday out Brown in Celtics starter Jrue Holiday missed his third consecutive battle Tuesday as he recovers from a hamstring strain In each of his last two DNPs the association bypassed the questionable designation ruling Holiday out the day before Encounter and Tournament Sought whether the veteran guard could be looking at a longer-term absence Mazzulla commented he still is considered day to day Jrue s doing everything he can to come back Mazzulla noted He s day to day and he s doing everything he can to put himself in a position to be a little bit better the next day Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley revealed the Celtics look majorly different when Holiday is not in the lineup Boston entered Tuesday with a - record this season when the -year-old sits He adds so numerous small intangible things to this band Mosely stated echoing comments Mazzulla made over the weekend One his toughness his resolve on the court He never gets rattled He blows up all the things you re trying to run offensively defensively He finds different approaches And the great part talking about the coaching battle it s just been Payton Pritchard stepping into that role He s moving into the spot where he s going to pick up full-court he s going to change the competition And now they re rolling off of Al Horford in situations so those guys are just taking on that role that Jrue has with him being out Jaylen Brown who s dealt with a lingering knee injury since before the All-Star break was upgraded from questionable to available before the championship He s taking care of himself doing everything he can Mazzulla explained I think that s the thing about both those guys really They re doing everything they can to put themselves in a position to play Jaylen s been doing that He s great for us He s going to keep doing that Mosley enjoying the chess match The Celtics carried a - series lead into Encounter but three of the first four contests were decided by single digits and the muck-it-up Magic successfully turned each into a physical low-scoring slog Neither crew reached points in any of the first four games and Orlando succeeded in limiting the central weapon of Boston s offense -point shooting The Celtics had their lowest and second-lowest -point attempt totals of the season in Games and respectively Six of their nine lowest this season have come against the Magic who allowed the fewest threes of any club in the NBA You have to stick to who you are Mosley revealed You see so countless teams that try to adjust to something different because they re chasing something else You can t do that If you have an identity and it s worked for you you have to stick to that You have to do that because you re establishing something bigger than just this moment Mosely who s in his fourth season as Orlando s head coach revealed he s thoroughly enjoying matching wits with Mazzulla I absolutely love it he commented Joe is an incredible coach He does a great job of putting his guys in the right spaces after timeouts finding different situations to put guys in to have them constantly thinking throughout the encounter This is the part of coach that you love that chess match of trying to figure out what you can do without overthinking it and putting yourself in a situation where you have to worry about not doing what you re capable of doing because you re chasing something that they re doing Off the rim In a newest interview with GQ Sports Jayson Tatum called Mazzulla the best coach in the NBA even though he ll never admit that He invariably tells me that he loves me He ll say it on practice days or in the middle of a meeting during a timeout It ll be the third quarter of a playoff tournament a very intense atmosphere and he ll say Just want you to know I love you man Tatum also mentioned he and his Celtics teammates love to watch Mazzulla s press conferences which are known for producing absurd quotes and deadpan one-liners Yet another format change could be coming to the NBA All-Star Championship After the league s new mini-tournament setup flopped this year commissioner Adam Silver and his lieutenants are considering adding an international flavor to All-Star Silver recounted The Athletic that the NBA is discussing concepts with the players association that focus on NBA players representing their countries or regions instead of the more traditional formats that we ve used in the past The NHL s decision to replace its All-Star Tournament with the best-on-best Four Nations Face-Off was a smashing success that drew monster ratings Next year s NBA All-Star Tournament is set to be held during the Winter Olympics and air on the same grid NBC that carries the Games