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Top 10 confusing things about the 2020-21 Celtics

1. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are wonderful talents. They were both deserving All-Stars. They are players you can build around, as they fit the ideals of the modern wing player almost perfectly. But…

Why do Tatum and Brown often go through the motions for a half or sometimes three quarters? Are they worn out? That would be a fair assumption.

Do they trust that their talent will just take over and win the game in the fourth? That’s happened plenty to be sure. But… and this may sound crazy, what if you didn’t have to dominate the fourth quarter because you played really well earlier in the game?