"You think Michael Jordan settles for that?" - Jayson Tatum gets slammed by NBA analyst for "settling" in crunch time against Cavaliers

Longtime sports analyst Colin Cowherd has criticized Jayson Tatum after the Boston Celtics star missed a game-winning shot in their loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

The Celtics entered the fourth quarter with an 87-71 lead. However, Dean Wade caught fire and scored 20 points, closing the gap between the two teams. As the game entered the final seconds, Cleveland started to take over.

In the last possession, Tatum had the ball in his hands and was matched up against Darius Garland. Many saw this as an advantage for Tatum to drive to the rim as he's 6-8 and the Cavs guard is 6-1. Additionally, Jarrett Allen was on the perimeter, guarding Derrick White.

But Tatum settled for a fadeaway jumper from the right elbow that didn't fall.

Cowherd was quick to slam Tatum for settling for a jump shot over a much smaller defender.

"Jayson Tatum, too often, big spots, has an advantage and settles for a spot or doesn't have aggressiveness," Cowherd said. "He settles for a fall away.

"That's the shot? You think Michael Jordan settles for that? LeBron [James] settles for that? Again, I don't doubt you're a good team. But they literally gave you the ball to walk up the floor."

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Jayson Tatum addressed the final possession of the Cavs-Celtics game

After the loss, Tatum said that he only had one regret during the play.

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"Probably should have went a little faster, just in case some s**t like that happened, maybe we have more time, or another opportunity," he said during the post-game interview.

Tatum struggled during the entire period, shooting 1 of 9.

The Celtics have won 11 of their past 12 games and are still at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 48-13 record.

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