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| Jayson Tatum attempting a layup against the Washington Wizards (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) |
One of those involved is Jayson Tatum. And here are some of his thoughts.
On facing the Sixers in London: "It's going to be fun. It's going to be a great game. There's a lot of talent on the floor on both ends, especially young talent, and I'm excited to have the fans over there get to see it up close and personal."
On trying to hold on to the best record in the East: "We've got a lot of games left, and now we've got some time off where we can practice and regroup and tighten things up that we need to work on, and take it one day at a time and practice one game at a time."
On how his rookie season has been going: "I think my rookie year has been going pretty well. Obviously, we're winning. That's what really matters, and I'm having fun doing it."
On playing the Cavs: "We get a chance to play the Cavs again tomorrow and hopefully get them back from the first game of the season."
On what he is most looking forward to in London aside from playing: "My mom is coming over, so just go find nice places to eat, go sightseeing, walk around. It's a little bit warmer over there than it is here, so try to get out of the hotel."
On how he can improve his game further: "Just continue to get better each and every day and just soak up as much information and just learn as much as I can each and every day to try to get better, help the team out."
On how the team prepares for the London Game: "I don't know. I will have to wait and see if we do anything different in practice or what Brad [Stevens] thinks, but I personally don't know."
On the biggest adjustment he made from college to pro: "And the biggest adjustment is just we play so many more games than we do in college, so you've got to really take care of your body."
On his effectiveness shooting from beyond the arc: "I've been working on it a lot, but I didn't think I would shoot it this well."
On whether the Rookie of the Year award serves as one of his goals: "That's always been one of my goals, to win that award. But I think just focusing on team goals first, and if we keep winning, the rest will take care of itself."
On the transition from playing one season in college to playing in the pros: "I think playing for Coach K and Duke prepared me. I just carried that over to this season. Just come in every day and work hard and just try to get better."
On how the team adjusted after losing Hayward: Obviously, when Gordon went down, it was tough. Basically, everybody had to do more on the offensive end and defensive end. We had to come together and still find ways to be effective and win games, and we really triggered in on defense.
On Brad Stevens potentially winning the Coach of the Year nod: We have the best record in the East, and obviously Brad is one of the best coaches in the league. Hopefully we keep winning, and we'll see what happens.
On whether he expected the Celtics' immediate success: No, I didn't. Obviously, when Gordon got hurt, people got more playing time and got more opportunities, and guys just had to step up. From that being the first game of the season, we had to catch on quick.
On Kyrie Irving: He's a great person. He's a great teammate. He's always working and leads by example. Any questions that we have, especially younger guys, he's always willing to help and show us things and just talk us through film or anything like that. So he's just an all-around great teammate.
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