Given the years that takes off the body, I appreciate the off night.
It felt great to just sit back and relax never having to stress for even a single second.
It also helps that this team keeps beating the shit out of the Brooklyn Nets.
It’ll always be fuck the Nets as far as I’m concerned.
OK, if this is what that looks like then fine by me.
Nobody is going to save them in this matchup I’m afraid.
It’s a level of dominance that no team in the league can match.
They play flawless basketball, they have great energy, and every shot they take goes in.
That was the case here.
You may think 43 points is a lot, but things got as high as 49.
It was an ass-whooping in every sense of the word, so let’s talk about it.
The time has come to accept that
You see how that says “all time”?
You see that part that says “any duo”?
That means every single duo it’s possible for you to think of throughout ALL of NBA history.
Pick one, I dare you.
Sadly, the answer is still no.
Let me be very clear about something here.
They have no one to guard the Celtics best players.
This is a matchup issue for BKN and always will be even if Ben Simmons plays.
We’ve seen that happen and the results were the same.
They’re too small.
Oh, and I should probably mention the Jays did this all in 3 quarters.
What a plan by Joe!
- It’s hard to pick an area of this game where the Celts weren’t dominant.
I think you get the idea.
Last time I checked, the Nets were a 4 seed.
That seems good.,
- Of course, it all comes back to the Celts' start.
I’m someone who loves witnessing something we’ve never seen before, and that’s what we got.
Think of all the 1st quarters you’ve watched in your life.
You’ve never seen the Celts be up 30 after one of them.
Not your parents or their parents or their parents.
If you just so happen to blink, you probably missed it.
After 1:46 seconds, the Celts were up 7-0.
After 3 minutes, it was 11-3.
After 4 minutes, it was 16-3.
At the midway point of the first, so just 6 minutes in, the Celts were up 24-4.
Call me crazy, but building a 20 point lead in half a quarter seems pretty fucking good.
Everyone knows that, and it’s why it was the first thing Tatum said in his postgame interview.
This team with a healthy Robert Williams reaches levels that nobody can touch.
It was just a hot streak!
They’ll come back down to earth!
Well, I have to ask, is a 52 game sample large enough?
Can we start to put some stock into what we’re seeing yet?
Here’s why I love it.
Anything other than an NBA title is now a failure.
I think it’s cool that those expectations shift.
It’s no longer about getting to the Finals.
For the first time in a long time, it’s legit title or failure.
I say embrace that challenge.
That’s what you want.
- This team is at their best when the pieces around Tatum/Brown are aggressive.
Then once he did that, instead of settling for jumpers, Derrick attacked the paint.
Feels like he’s one of those guys who only really makes 3P against the Celts.
That’s a little outrageous.
I get why people still do it, I do think it impacts him mentally, but me personally?
I’m bored with it.
Who gives a shit about Kyrie anymore really.
People can do whatever they want, I just find it boring at this point.
Him leaving and stepping on the logo were some of the best things to ever happen to this franchise.
In a way, I’ve become thankful for Kyrie.
They don’t get many opportunities, so a massive blowout was their time to shine.
Unfortunately, they went a combined 5-12 (3-10).
That’s…not great.
Most were fairly open looks too, so I felt a little bad for them.
This win was awesome and a whole lot of fun, but it’s over.
Time to re-focus and confirm you’re ready to go tomorrow night.
The goal should be to build on this momentum, not take an immediate step back.
