Tatum expects more battles with Banchero after Celtics eliminate Magic

Jayson Tatum praised fellow Duke alum Paolo Banchero for his performances for Orlando in their playoff series.

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00:00I got to talk to him a little bit in the hallway after the game.

00:03I didn't say two words to him during the series.

00:07You know, that's tough, but that's part of competing.

00:12You know, just trying to just have that edge throughout the series.

00:16But, you know, I couldn't be happier for him and the player that he's become.

00:23You know, from Duke and, you know, year after year, you know,

00:28he was unbelievable this series.

00:30He made it tough on us.

00:32He's a match-up nightmare, and he's only going to continue to get better and better.

00:37And, you know, I'm certain that, you know, we'll have many more battles, you know,

00:42in the upcoming years.