What Does Jayson Tatum Need to CHANGE After Rough Season Opener?

Celtics lose the opener at Detroit, 121-113, led by as many as 22 points in the third quarter.

But then Detroit just got in it.

Rebounded, scoring, Duncan Robinson with bananas.

Cade Cunningham did Cade Cunningham things during, was doing his thing.

But the only thing that really seemed to be working the Celtics way was Paul George, who had a game-high 38 points, which is incredible.

Tatum, not so incredible.

Missed all seven of his three-point shots.

And I guess the thing that – there's a lot of things that really jumped out to me about this one, Gary.

But I'm just curious, what stood out to you about this game, particularly the factor or factors that you believe were most significant to Celtics' blow in this game?

Yeah, Sherrod, I feel like they, for two and a half quarters, were the better team.

And that's obviously going up by 22 points.

So they just kind of put the Pistons on the heels.

And then they just let, as they have in the past, let their foot off the gas.

It was 72-50, and then the Pistons scored nine points.

in the next, I think, 75 seconds.

And so suddenly it was 72-50 to 74-59, and that's a completely different score midway through the third quarter in the NBA.

15 points ain't nothing.

So you can focus on the 72-50, but I look at the 74-59 because the Celtics allowed, I think, two three-pointers, and then Jalen Duren – who just – they don't – the Celtics got to figure out what to do with that dude if they ever make the playoffs.

He always plays

great against them.

Because he puts it down on him.

He kills him.

And so he had a three-point play.

So I think that they just let their foot off the gas, and then they pulled Paul George out of the game.

I mean, he can't play 40 minutes anymore.