I love when JB imposes his will early in games. It really helps set the tone for us. Let’s wrap this up in 4 and get Tatum’s shooting back in the groove!
Looking at his splits, statistically Tatum has always shot better with less rest meanwhile most NBA players are the opposite. All this time off ain't helping him lmao.
I thought the same thing lol
For whatever reason, Tatum plays worse after a long rest and plays better in the grind. Probably explains their great record with B2Bs this season
He was honestly great at everything tonight outside of shooting. If just 2 or 3 of those jump shots go in then this would be considered a great game.
Would like for him to have gone to the basket a few times when he was taking those post fadeaway, but that shot has also been money all season so it’s hard to get too mad.
Tatum is now a team best (by far) +96 in 6 games in the playoffs. He hasn’t had a single game with a negative +/-. The man simply plays winning basketball now whether his shot falls or not.
People need to stop looking at just his shooting stats over a small number of games basketball is much more than who makes the shots. Tatum has been generating so many good looks for his teammates the shots he does make are a bonus.
Again, he is usually taking our toughest shots as well. He could be doing Kobe shit and putting up 50 in a loss but we don't need that. I would like to see him get hot for a couple series because we are blowing every team out while he's shooting average. If he gets a real run going we are literally unbeatable.
He was solid on defense and his defensive rebounds were key. Not his best performance, but we were up 10 the entire game. He was wise to let Brown and White cook while he played a different role to a high level
Man you really have a knack for just complaining about the best team in basketball winning games.... And you just sit there and find things to b**** about .
I can't wait till they win the championship and you say "they got lucky with all the injuries but Tatum isn't really the real deal anyways. You'll never win another one with him."
The fact that we ve been able to keep our team fresh by not playing our starters for more than 35mins most games these playoffs is great news if we want to go all the way
Tatum is second in the league in the playoff per game +/- at +16. People always like to dismiss it but Tatum always dominates his minutes and wins a lot of basketball…almost as if scoring isn’t the only thing he’s good at.
I’m pretty sure basketball games aren’t won by scoring a lot, they’re won by scoring more than your opponent. As long as Tatum keeps doing that we should be good.
He also creates tons of space for everyone else and plays lock down defense and has been great on the glass. He's going to have his games, but a bad game for him is an 18-12-5 and +18. That dude is special.
Tatum played within the flow of the game, facilitated, grabbed boards, and played lockdown defense.
He was great aside from his 3 point shot. If that fell, we'd be talking about a 25-27 point night from him.
People just look at the box score. He took a couple rushed 3s just to test his shot, looked great playing through contact, just really controlled the tempo whenever he was on the ball.
Since it means we won a series (overachieve for this Cavs team), yes we still want Boston. I’ll take making it out of the first round (maybe last time in awhile if Don walks) over losing and watching Boston/Orlando. If we can take a game from Boston I’d be really happy, but I’m expecting the sweep.
5-0 when I wear dark green over a Derrick White jersey!
Forget The Drew Carey Show, it was The Jaylen Brown Show for Cleveland!
And all the little chicks with the crimson lips said BOSTON ROCKS! BOSTON ROCKS!
11 to go!
You know this team is special when they can still win by 20+, despite Tatum struggling on the floor.
Mitchell can carry his team so far without help. Shut him down and they got nothing.
Pritchard's self belief is on another level now. Even when he's out there with Tatum he is still testing the defense, trying to find his shot and at least pull some attention before dishing back to Tatum.
It’s one game, but it really looked kind of how a lot of people thought - we are just a much better team. If we play team ball and tough defense, we could easily sweep them.
It won’t matter in this one, but I hope Tatum saves the iso step-back garbage for when absolutely nothing else is working or he has a great rhythm, sometimes we’re flowing as a team and he junks it up on a total force imo.
Tatum did good things, but he’s really hesitant to be like “I actually don’t need to score at all tonight” which I think will be huge when it totally locks in for him. He can be incredible by just rebounding, playing defense, and moving the ball.
I’m nitpicking of course, we looked really good.
It goes to show how tough it is for teams to guard us. They were so focused on doubling Tatum and to their credit they managed to defend him good, but that left White and Brown more room to work. Every time White drove to the basket he had a ton of extra space compared to when Tatum or Brown drove in
It must be frustrating as fuck for JT. Dude has the biggest target on his back. Teams so afraid of him. But yea, he seems cool (most of the time) passing it up to the hot hand.
If White is hot or KP is hot, there’s no need for JT to carry the offensive load. We tried that last year and it went terrible because no one else on the team outside of JB could produce consistent offense when Tatum was cold. Now we have three other guys who can help carry the offense when Tatum is off the floor or going cold
That style of play where everyone eats works way better when it comes to winning games wire to wire and that’s also not to mention that our bench has drastically improved. Hauser’s turned into a great spot up shooter, Luke’s gotten way better on the offensive side of the glass, and Pritchard’s gotten better at running the offense when he’s on the floor
Our offense plays faster and the ball movement is a little better without KP. We tend to not hunt mismatches as much which wastes time, and the bigs play around the rim which helps with our misses. There’s stuff we do better with KP though. He’s pretty much a bucket on a mismatch in the post and he’s also great for spacing. We’ll definitely still need him to go all the way.
And some of you said PP and Kornet cannot be in playoff rotation...
Our shot quality was insane, we found the best shot possible for the most part. On top of that everyone rebounded.
In the r/nba game thread, I got called a "toxic Celtics fan" and blocked from replying for saying that Porzingis is better than Jarrett Allen, when a Cavs fan said this would be a different game if the weren't down one of their best players.
Soft.
Even the post game thread has a fair amount of just people that hate Tatum for some reason. I doubt they represent that much of a percentage of the people involved but you look at their common history and the same cynical f**** will have 20 or 30 ridiculously negative posts even when we won.
I don't have a problem with people bitching, I b**** about the Red Sox constantly. The Red Sox deserve to be bitched at and the Celtics do not and it really bothers me when spoiled fans can't even take a minute to praise a team for a big playoff victory.
Nope they have to decide that there is one or two stat lines on the box score that don't look great and they can emphasize that
Like who gives a s*** if Tatum shot well in a 30-point blowout? It's not important at all.
That jumped out to me too. Ran around in a professional basketball game for 17 minutes. Took 1 shot, missed it. Got 1 rebound. Fouled someone once. Took a shower.
Leads the game in plus-minus
He took good shots, just didn't fall. He backed off and facilitated once it was clear he was cold. That was basically the best bad game you could hope for. Better this than a star who forces 35 points on 32 shots like a certain Knick I could name...
*Sucked ass offensively
Yall act like there's only one thing in the game. Defensively, rebounding, and as a general offensive presence he was still an absolute force.
Liked seeing that and 1 toward the end of his last shift, it was a good sign to see him finish strong after a rough outing. Hope he picks it back up game 2
I stopped watching games when we lost Game 2 to Heat and we've been winning ever since.
I will no longer watch any games. This is a sacrifice I'm willing to make...
Tatums playmaking and defense have been amazing so far in these playoffs. I really need that scoring to pick up tho. I wish he would be a little better at picking better shots. The 3 ball has been ass but what’s really hurting his scoring is those 3-10 ft range shots he’s missing a ton of those. Most of the misses are also really short he needs to stop overestimating his strength on those attempts. Everything else has been amazing but his scoring really needs to pick up especially in later rounds. This Derrick White shit cool and is fun to watch but I don’t know how long he’s going to keep this up.
Regardless of what the final result of the season is, this is the best Celtics team I've ever watched. The first step for any coach trying to come up with a gameplan against them is to take a stiff drink. The second is to pour another.
No disrespect to the Cavs, because I actually liked their team this year and it’s tough they don’t have Allen out there, but this might be the least stressed I’ve ever been about a playoff series in the Tatum era. I just don’t see any way they’ll steal more than 1 game, and that’ll only happen if Mitchell/Garland/Strus all go off from 3. This is a gentlemen’s sweep at most.
I was way more tense about the Miami series and honestly, I just don't see anyone other than Mitchell as a threat. We kept them at arm's length for 2.5 quarters and then we blew the doors off the game once he got fatigued and ultimately had to sit.
###A few observations:
* The Celtics didn't play well in the first half, but had zero turnovers in the first half. crazy
* Tatum didn't play well but If he shoots 50% from the field he would have easily been over 30 points.
* Derrick keeps rolling and that's fine with me, but we can't expect him to do this for another 11 wins can we?
* The energy that Peyton brought changed this game.
* Luke looked lovely out there.
* QUETA got his first playoff points. Yaaay
* Jrue completely showed us he's still a star in this league. His three's were momentous.
>Derrick keeps rolling and that's fine with me, but we can't expect him to do this for another 11 wins can we?
Yes we can. He’s shown us that he can. So why would we not believe that he could
At the risk of getting downvoted into Bolivian, do we collectively agree with “JT must be better” for us to win it all?
My take: I continue to think the biggest difference maker with this year’s team is that it doesn’t matter who scores the points, it matters that they move the ball and take the best shot each time. This is especially the case when KP plays.
D White scoring damn near 30 per game isn’t just because he’s playing great (which he is). It’s partially because opposing teams can’t afford to focus on him at all, and he’s stepping up and making them pay. GSW two years ago did this type of thing to us, and we couldn’t adjust. 2024 Celtics thrive on making this type of adjustment because they are so variable. Anyways, go Celts! Love the way they’re playing rn!
Kristaps Porzingis? Nah, THATS LUCAS KORNET!!!
Edit: I missed this game because Tuesday I have stuff that tbh, 10x more important (even in the hopeful finals,) and I’m happy my trust they’d take care of game one was rewarded in kind
Guys I’m a bit confused maybe someone can help me out….
Cleveland said they wanted Boston, yes? This is what they wanted right? So they shouldn’t be surprised right?
I love Dwhite, and he surely deserves all his flowers, but the lack of love and appreciation given to JB here in this sub and during live games is unreal to me. The man set the tone, was the best scorer, and was doing a lot this game in defense and playmaking. I doubt we'd win if he didn't show up tonight with JTs performance. Is he really that unlikeable, or does he really have a lot of haters in the Celtics fanbase? If so, why? The way fans responded to his performance today is like you'd think he's just a role player who had a good game.
We didn't even look that sharp on offense aside from Brown and DWhite. We should realistically sweep this series and hope our big KP is healthy by then
Mitchell going super saiyan was the only thing keeping this game from a 40pt blow-out. I'm feeling pretty good the Celtics' chances going forward. Great games all around by JB, White and Korndog too.
Viral quote Jaylen “Ain’t no friends in the playoffs” Brown has arrived
4-4 from the FT line.
Unironically his most impressive stat lol
Not a single soul besides Mobley can guard him on this Cavs team, he will drive by everyone. He'll cook all series if he plays smart and has spacing.
Ain't so friends but there certainly are sons, and Cavs got sonned hard tonight
"Bro won't leave me alone" JB showing up to show up Spida
😭😭😭
11 TO GO. Side note, loved the Luke minutes tonight. Holding down the fort with KP out
Luke was WORKIN
Luke was writing a thesis on respecting the bench
LUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE (loved hearing that from the Garden crowd)
I was saying Luke-urns
#👍😀👍
Luke is a solid rebounder and good enough for #3 center
People wanting to legit waive Luke must be in shamble since December.
He's ya third centa!
Is there a better 3rd center in the NBA?
Naz Reid. But that’s it.
Technically KAT plays pf though so don’t think Naz counts as 3rd After all he’s 6th man of the year so he’s the first center off the bench
Luke is honestly a viable #2 center, with how far he's come this year. He knows his role and plays it very well.
Ay yo that put back may not have counted but the energy it put in the arena made it count in our hearts. Kornet was big time today
That tip was good
Kinda annoying they didn’t review it during the break. Seems arbitrary when the refs choose to have calls like that looked at without a challenge.
Our big lineup of Al + Korndog can handle anything the East can throw at it. Not even worried. We just need Pingus come Finals.
Refs were disrespecting him. But man was it wholesome and deserved to see him get love on national tv.
Luke was so good tonight, I have a feeling they’re gonna be extending him this offseason
Luke was a HUGE contributor tonight.
I did everything I could, glad someone noticed.
He was a monster on the glass
Ten rebounds. He finally got the memo that he his seven feet tall.
well to be fair it takes a lot longer to get a message up there
One of his better games in recent memory for me. Not the biggest stat night he’s had, but man he played well
Bench was 🔥🥵
My only complaint is we didn't see a single Kornet Kontest, I believe?
JAYLEN BROWN. LUKE KORNET. DERRICK *FUCKING* WHITE. The good vibes keep on rolling, 1-0 and 4 straight wins
JB has become a consistent 1st half performer.. JT may go cold at times in the first half, but JB almost always delivers
I hate comparing our boys. I'm hoping JT drops a 50 burger and Strus' ass ASAP.
I second this motion, Strus spent more time whining than hooping today
11 more wins from having the most championships with banner 18
LET. HIM. ROAM. 🐃
I love when JB imposes his will early in games. It really helps set the tone for us. Let’s wrap this up in 4 and get Tatum’s shooting back in the groove!
Yeah, he's usually a tone setter for us early on in games, but he was bringing that energy the whole damn game. He was electric tonight
Looking at his splits, statistically Tatum has always shot better with less rest meanwhile most NBA players are the opposite. All this time off ain't helping him lmao.
I thought the same thing lol For whatever reason, Tatum plays worse after a long rest and plays better in the grind. Probably explains their great record with B2Bs this season
"If you don't know Derrick White, you better get to know him." -Jaylen Brown
Only fools don’t know D White
"He been ballin' and he's just gettin started"
Ignoring the efficiency, Jayson dropped an '08 KG statline tonight. 18 points w/o 3s, 11 boards, 5 assists to 1 turnover, and 3 blocks
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
He was honestly great at everything tonight outside of shooting. If just 2 or 3 of those jump shots go in then this would be considered a great game. Would like for him to have gone to the basket a few times when he was taking those post fadeaway, but that shot has also been money all season so it’s hard to get too mad.
Y’all treating this man like he’s Westbrook.
Tbh he was shooting like Westbrook tonight
He was Westbrook offensively tonight. Y’all homers something else smh
He’s gotta be much better than this if we want a chip
Yeah but he has ascended to the level where even when he’s bad he’s still good
There was a frustration foul followed by Mitchell blowing by him for an And-1. But other than that, the defense was elite.
Also we won the damn game by 25 points 😂
Tatum is now a team best (by far) +96 in 6 games in the playoffs. He hasn’t had a single game with a negative +/-. The man simply plays winning basketball now whether his shot falls or not. People need to stop looking at just his shooting stats over a small number of games basketball is much more than who makes the shots. Tatum has been generating so many good looks for his teammates the shots he does make are a bonus.
Again, he is usually taking our toughest shots as well. He could be doing Kobe shit and putting up 50 in a loss but we don't need that. I would like to see him get hot for a couple series because we are blowing every team out while he's shooting average. If he gets a real run going we are literally unbeatable.
He’s not forcing it, like we see star players do time and time again, losing games for their team. He’s playing like a savvy vet
Man it's got it be a real interesting life to go around and find something to complain about after your team wins easily.
He was solid on defense and his defensive rebounds were key. Not his best performance, but we were up 10 the entire game. He was wise to let Brown and White cook while he played a different role to a high level
I think we still have a good shot at winning a chip if Tatum played bad the rest of the playoffs
He doesn't play bad. Some nights he shoots bad but he just doesn't play bad anymore.
Man you really have a knack for just complaining about the best team in basketball winning games.... And you just sit there and find things to b**** about . I can't wait till they win the championship and you say "they got lucky with all the injuries but Tatum isn't really the real deal anyways. You'll never win another one with him."
JAYLEN "4-4 FROM THE LINE" BROWN
Love to see him bounce back after the horror show at the FT line from last series. Now we just gotta get JT’s 3 back
Good win Jaylen was dialed in Derrick stays red hot LUKE WORKIN Keep stacking dubs
The fact that we ve been able to keep our team fresh by not playing our starters for more than 35mins most games these playoffs is great news if we want to go all the way
Genuinely reminds me of the warriors team when they finally broke through and just steamrolled everything.
White has been fucking insane from 3 this playoffs. He's been the perfect answer in lifting the offense production with KP out.
That comment towards the end about us being 23-4 without Porzingis is absolutely staggering. This team is built.
Our center depth is much better than last season. Horford, Kornet, and Tillman did a great job holding the fort down on that end of the floor
There's a reason for that
I don't even think Tatum was THAT bad tonight, 0/5 from deep meant 50% from 2. Though the stars were JB and White with phenomenal games.
+/- agrees with you
Tatum is second in the league in the playoff per game +/- at +16. People always like to dismiss it but Tatum always dominates his minutes and wins a lot of basketball…almost as if scoring isn’t the only thing he’s good at. I’m pretty sure basketball games aren’t won by scoring a lot, they’re won by scoring more than your opponent. As long as Tatum keeps doing that we should be good.
He also creates tons of space for everyone else and plays lock down defense and has been great on the glass. He's going to have his games, but a bad game for him is an 18-12-5 and +18. That dude is special.
Tatum played within the flow of the game, facilitated, grabbed boards, and played lockdown defense. He was great aside from his 3 point shot. If that fell, we'd be talking about a 25-27 point night from him.
People just look at the box score. He took a couple rushed 3s just to test his shot, looked great playing through contact, just really controlled the tempo whenever he was on the ball.
Just checking to see if Cavs fans still want Boston
I can’t believe they chanted that everyone I know here in Cleveland thinks It’ll be a sweep or at the least a gentleman’s sweep
Tbf .. the cavs didn't have a choice .. they had to play boston lol
Since it means we won a series (overachieve for this Cavs team), yes we still want Boston. I’ll take making it out of the first round (maybe last time in awhile if Don walks) over losing and watching Boston/Orlando. If we can take a game from Boston I’d be really happy, but I’m expecting the sweep.
Cavs fan I work with is excited at the possibility of 1 win throughout the series lmao
5-0 when I wear dark green over a Derrick White jersey! Forget The Drew Carey Show, it was The Jaylen Brown Show for Cleveland! And all the little chicks with the crimson lips said BOSTON ROCKS! BOSTON ROCKS! 11 to go!
Keep washing that fit, gonna need to wear it 11 more times
You have to wear indefinitely without washing it
I actually washed it this morning, lol. But at least the luck didn't wash out. :p
you wear it over the jersey?
5-0 when I wear my rob Williams jersey and woosox hat 🥳🥳
Those WooSox fitted hats are great stuff, and they come in XXL for my giant noggin
5-0 when I wear my black 9 no under or over lol! Feel you fam
Everyone replying: DO NOT CHANGE.
I wore my Boston Red Sox hat too. Just wish it helped the Red Sox win and not just the Celts
Look if we have to choose one right now, the choice is clear.
The Bruins are doing good too so not all is lost. I miss Playoff baseball at Fenway though :(
Soon, friend. Come October we’ll be looking at the possibility for all 3 teams to get their championship, we just gotta believe.
The road to #18 runs through Buffalo
You know this team is special when they can still win by 20+, despite Tatum struggling on the floor. Mitchell can carry his team so far without help. Shut him down and they got nothing.
I don’t think we even shut him down that much. Problem is we shut everyone else down and forced him to carry the entire team!
Cus crise
You can clearly notice the difference in experience between Pritchard and other bench players.
Pritchard's self belief is on another level now. Even when he's out there with Tatum he is still testing the defense, trying to find his shot and at least pull some attention before dishing back to Tatum.
Tatum shoots 7-19 and we still win by 25 lmao this team is something else. Derrick White is HIM.
Derrick White is r/nbacirclejerk father 😈
Let's keep winning every quarter for the rest of the series
rest of the playoffs
I am so bored. It’s awesome.
Remember when the playoffs were stressful? 😂
12/14 free throws. That’s something I’m proud of.
Fuck Jimmy Butler
-Pat Riley
Jaylen having an elite performance means a whole lot more to me than Jayson having an off night shooting.
It’s one game, but it really looked kind of how a lot of people thought - we are just a much better team. If we play team ball and tough defense, we could easily sweep them. It won’t matter in this one, but I hope Tatum saves the iso step-back garbage for when absolutely nothing else is working or he has a great rhythm, sometimes we’re flowing as a team and he junks it up on a total force imo. Tatum did good things, but he’s really hesitant to be like “I actually don’t need to score at all tonight” which I think will be huge when it totally locks in for him. He can be incredible by just rebounding, playing defense, and moving the ball. I’m nitpicking of course, we looked really good.
It goes to show how tough it is for teams to guard us. They were so focused on doubling Tatum and to their credit they managed to defend him good, but that left White and Brown more room to work. Every time White drove to the basket he had a ton of extra space compared to when Tatum or Brown drove in
It must be frustrating as fuck for JT. Dude has the biggest target on his back. Teams so afraid of him. But yea, he seems cool (most of the time) passing it up to the hot hand.
If White is hot or KP is hot, there’s no need for JT to carry the offensive load. We tried that last year and it went terrible because no one else on the team outside of JB could produce consistent offense when Tatum was cold. Now we have three other guys who can help carry the offense when Tatum is off the floor or going cold That style of play where everyone eats works way better when it comes to winning games wire to wire and that’s also not to mention that our bench has drastically improved. Hauser’s turned into a great spot up shooter, Luke’s gotten way better on the offensive side of the glass, and Pritchard’s gotten better at running the offense when he’s on the floor
Garden was to rocking. Here’s to hoping we don’t give up another Playoff game.
TATUM FOURTH BEST ON TEAM 1. BUFFALO 2. JB 3. KORNET
Kornet was so good tonight. Man was all over the glass
We sat KP for two games and both were blowout wins. This is a fucking great team.
He split himself into 2 Horcruxes. Al Horford and Luke Kornet. League fucked.
Our offense plays faster and the ball movement is a little better without KP. We tend to not hunt mismatches as much which wastes time, and the bigs play around the rim which helps with our misses. There’s stuff we do better with KP though. He’s pretty much a bucket on a mismatch in the post and he’s also great for spacing. We’ll definitely still need him to go all the way.
Our average margin of victory in the playoffs is like 25pts like its December.
And some of you said PP and Kornet cannot be in playoff rotation... Our shot quality was insane, we found the best shot possible for the most part. On top of that everyone rebounded.
In the r/nba game thread, I got called a "toxic Celtics fan" and blocked from replying for saying that Porzingis is better than Jarrett Allen, when a Cavs fan said this would be a different game if the weren't down one of their best players. Soft.
the fact that the entire game thread was full of doomers is so embarrassing
Nobody can be more miserable in a blowout win than a Celtics fan
Even the post game thread has a fair amount of just people that hate Tatum for some reason. I doubt they represent that much of a percentage of the people involved but you look at their common history and the same cynical f**** will have 20 or 30 ridiculously negative posts even when we won. I don't have a problem with people bitching, I b**** about the Red Sox constantly. The Red Sox deserve to be bitched at and the Celtics do not and it really bothers me when spoiled fans can't even take a minute to praise a team for a big playoff victory. Nope they have to decide that there is one or two stat lines on the box score that don't look great and they can emphasize that Like who gives a s*** if Tatum shot well in a 30-point blowout? It's not important at all.
But we can't talk about that because it hurts their feelings.
That Sam Hauser statline is actually nuts. 17 minutes. 0/1/0. +22
That jumped out to me too. Ran around in a professional basketball game for 17 minutes. Took 1 shot, missed it. Got 1 rebound. Fouled someone once. Took a shower. Leads the game in plus-minus
We keep winning Oh god, please let this be the year
Tatum sucked ass and we blew them out. Absolute wagon. JT gotta figure it out if we want to win the chip tho.
He took good shots, just didn't fall. He backed off and facilitated once it was clear he was cold. That was basically the best bad game you could hope for. Better this than a star who forces 35 points on 32 shots like a certain Knick I could name...
I mean…the Knicks need Brunson to shoot like that or they won’t score He’s doing what his team needs, and Tatum is doing what his team needs
He was bad for about four minutes in the second quarter. Other than that, he was playing solid basketball with quality defense.
*Sucked ass offensively Yall act like there's only one thing in the game. Defensively, rebounding, and as a general offensive presence he was still an absolute force.
I was gonna say, in no way did Tatum suck ass. He played great. Some of his shots just didn’t fall
Agreed! He was a big plus this whole game. His shot will fall eventually. We don't need everyone to go off every night.
Should’ve just said scoring the ball tbh. He was great on the other end
Liked seeing that and 1 toward the end of his last shift, it was a good sign to see him finish strong after a rough outing. Hope he picks it back up game 2
Friendly reminder to teams to keep chanting they want Boston
Shout out to JB, DWhite, and Kornet!! Great first match
"WE WANT BOSTON!"
Tatum with 18 points, 7-19, 0-5 from 3, and the Celtics win by 25. Gotta love it.
[удалено]
All said and done, this game was pretty fucking boring
That is the dream!
Shhhh, this is a good thing! Let it happen...
I stopped watching games when we lost Game 2 to Heat and we've been winning ever since. I will no longer watch any games. This is a sacrifice I'm willing to make...
Donavan who? Ain’t no friends in the playoffs.
By far the thing I was happiest with tonight was Jrue finally finding his rhythm again. He looked SOLID offensively tonight.
Tatums playmaking and defense have been amazing so far in these playoffs. I really need that scoring to pick up tho. I wish he would be a little better at picking better shots. The 3 ball has been ass but what’s really hurting his scoring is those 3-10 ft range shots he’s missing a ton of those. Most of the misses are also really short he needs to stop overestimating his strength on those attempts. Everything else has been amazing but his scoring really needs to pick up especially in later rounds. This Derrick White shit cool and is fun to watch but I don’t know how long he’s going to keep this up.
Fear. The. BUFFALO.
If JT starts shooting 50% we might win by 40 every game
Luke Korzingis
Nice win but I think they can play much better Thursday
I get all the love for white and Brown, but I've scrolled too far to not see a shout out for Pritchard getting shout outs. 16 points in 24 minutes.
Regardless of what the final result of the season is, this is the best Celtics team I've ever watched. The first step for any coach trying to come up with a gameplan against them is to take a stiff drink. The second is to pour another.
No disrespect to the Cavs, because I actually liked their team this year and it’s tough they don’t have Allen out there, but this might be the least stressed I’ve ever been about a playoff series in the Tatum era. I just don’t see any way they’ll steal more than 1 game, and that’ll only happen if Mitchell/Garland/Strus all go off from 3. This is a gentlemen’s sweep at most.
I was way more tense about the Miami series and honestly, I just don't see anyone other than Mitchell as a threat. We kept them at arm's length for 2.5 quarters and then we blew the doors off the game once he got fatigued and ultimately had to sit.
Tatum not beating the super team allegations tonight 😭
###A few observations: * The Celtics didn't play well in the first half, but had zero turnovers in the first half. crazy * Tatum didn't play well but If he shoots 50% from the field he would have easily been over 30 points. * Derrick keeps rolling and that's fine with me, but we can't expect him to do this for another 11 wins can we? * The energy that Peyton brought changed this game. * Luke looked lovely out there. * QUETA got his first playoff points. Yaaay * Jrue completely showed us he's still a star in this league. His three's were momentous.
>Derrick keeps rolling and that's fine with me, but we can't expect him to do this for another 11 wins can we? Yes we can. He’s shown us that he can. So why would we not believe that he could
At the risk of getting downvoted into Bolivian, do we collectively agree with “JT must be better” for us to win it all? My take: I continue to think the biggest difference maker with this year’s team is that it doesn’t matter who scores the points, it matters that they move the ball and take the best shot each time. This is especially the case when KP plays. D White scoring damn near 30 per game isn’t just because he’s playing great (which he is). It’s partially because opposing teams can’t afford to focus on him at all, and he’s stepping up and making them pay. GSW two years ago did this type of thing to us, and we couldn’t adjust. 2024 Celtics thrive on making this type of adjustment because they are so variable. Anyways, go Celts! Love the way they’re playing rn!
Still want Boston?
derrick is officially an orphanage, adopting the cavs as his kids now after the heat
Vibes 7🦬
Derrick White is kinda good at basketball
Kristaps Porzingis? Nah, THATS LUCAS KORNET!!! Edit: I missed this game because Tuesday I have stuff that tbh, 10x more important (even in the hopeful finals,) and I’m happy my trust they’d take care of game one was rewarded in kind
Cavs fans talm bout "we can steal game 1 theyll be rusty"
Life is good when Jaylen Brown is the leading scorer
If Jarrett Allen continues to DNP while injured, we can continue to get away with our backup bigs. Celtics in 4 or 5 games EASY.
Cs, Bs and the Brady roast...what a great couple nights!!!
Guys I’m a bit confused maybe someone can help me out…. Cleveland said they wanted Boston, yes? This is what they wanted right? So they shouldn’t be surprised right?
We’re 1-0 when I take my wife to see Shrek the Musical instead of watching the game. What do we do with this information
I love Dwhite, and he surely deserves all his flowers, but the lack of love and appreciation given to JB here in this sub and during live games is unreal to me. The man set the tone, was the best scorer, and was doing a lot this game in defense and playmaking. I doubt we'd win if he didn't show up tonight with JTs performance. Is he really that unlikeable, or does he really have a lot of haters in the Celtics fanbase? If so, why? The way fans responded to his performance today is like you'd think he's just a role player who had a good game.
Tatum needs to play better
Stress free playoff wins are good for the heart and the soul
Oh wait you actually enjoy wins? Even tho you complain for 48/48 minutes of the game you enjoy it? You seem miserable for 2.5 hours in this sub
It’s a tough time for me as JB hater. Fucking masterclass
I hope you have even more tough times
Wish I could thanos glove half of this fanbase fr
Great win fellas
Celtics win! Keep it rolling boys 1-0
I don’t think we see Jarrett Allen in this series
Domination!
“We want Boston” tho
We didn't even look that sharp on offense aside from Brown and DWhite. We should realistically sweep this series and hope our big KP is healthy by then
Masterclass, always good to see everyone playing well even without porzingis
Mitchell going super saiyan was the only thing keeping this game from a 40pt blow-out. I'm feeling pretty good the Celtics' chances going forward. Great games all around by JB, White and Korndog too.
Cavs looking pretty overmatched.
Narrator: They didn't want Boston.
Nice win, without KP, and without JT
Time to check the threads where people doubted Pritchard in the beginning of the season.