Do not take what we are seeing for granted, that’s all I can say.
When it comes to beating the Hornets last night, that’s mostly whatever.
Usually that would end in a frustrating loss and would kill the vibe of the whole trip.
Remember, in each of the last two years that loss number was 3x as high.
Listen to Jayson Tatum here.
Really listen to him.
If you want to know why the Celts may feel different this season, this is why.
That’s not what last night was about for me.
If you want the basketball test, that comes tomorrow night against OKC.
Interesting how that keeps happening!
Anyways, let’s dive in.
He had 0 FTA against the Pels and only 3 FTA last night!
There is no foul baiting in Tatum’s game, just ethical hoops I’m afraid.
When they are locked in and take shit seriously, we know what happens.
When they don’t, not only is it very apparent, but it almost always ends in disaster.
I wish it wasn’t the case, but it is.
That’s more than good enough for a #3 option.
That’s why perhaps a game like last night could help calm those nerves.
So often we hear the concern of
“What do the Celtics do when the 3s stop dropping?”
As long as KP is on the floor, they have a way out.
Overall the Celts kind of shot like shit, so what did they do?
They dumped it down to KP and let him go to work.
I also love the idea of using KP as a creator.
Tied for the team lead with 5 AST, do not sleep on this man’s passing.
If teams don’t double, it’s points.
If they do double, he can easily pass out of it for points.
- The Celtics are now 27-13 on the road this season.
If you expand that to the entire NBA, no other team in the league has more than 25.
Again, they are the best team in the NBA on the road and at home this season.
That doesn’t happen by accident.
There really isn’t too much else to say.
- The goal of every game should be to finish with 30 assists and under 10 TOs.
That’s the path.
There are times we see the Celts play a team with poor defenders and it translates into iso basketball.
You play the right way, you share the ball, and good things will happen.
More often than not, those good things will be Sam Hauser making a shit ton of 3s.
Al Horford forever.
That’s all we need to say.
He’s too good of a player to be throwing up those pop in of eggs.
- I didn’t exactly love the paint defense against a team where Grant Williams was the starting center.
That has to be cleaned up.
I would like to see that from the jump if that’s OK with everyone.
I will say he has been playing well lately, but that didn’t make it any less annoying.
I want to pass the 2017 Warriors because screw GS for what they took from us.
We are so close to the end of these meaningless games you’re able to almost taste it.
At the end of the day, that’s really all that matters at this point.
