Even with the Boston Celtics holding a commanding lead in the NBA standings over not just the Eastern Conference, but the entire league, questions about the relationship between star Celtics forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown persist. Can they play together has at least been replaced with questions like “Do they need to be friends to win a title together?”, signaling the on-court product of the two has done enough talking to answer the former — and one can only play the games to answer the latter.
In Boston’s recent NBA-best win streak, the Celtics’ success has been fueled by the pair having finally figured out how to amplify each other’s skills, rather than simply be excellent adjacent to one another. And more importantly, they have also unlocked that dynamic with their teammates, making Boston almost unstoppable.
In a recent interview with the Players Tribune “Knuckleheads” podcast, Tatum opened up about how this dynamic has been forming between himself and his fellow All-Star forward teammate.