At the same time, that’s not my problem.
The Celts were without Marcus Smart and Robert Williams, two starters themselves.
Shit happens over the course of an NBA season, especially in January.
Thankfully, that it what we witnessed.
They began their second half the exact same way they spend their first half, by winning.
Once again they were asked to execute on both ends down the stretch, and once again they delivered.
As I said after the Bulls game, right now it’s about getting reps in.
It was also very fun to watch, so let’s talk aboutit.
As you’re able to imagine, that leads the NBA.
So when someone like myself says this is the NBA’s best duo, just accept it.
Sorry if this offends.
As I always say, perspective is important.
Elite at the rim, absolutely money from the midrange, and 3-6 from deep.
For Tatum, this was his “meh” pop in of night.
Think about how crazy that is.
Once you get done dealing with one, the other starts to dominate.
He was passive, he overpassed, and often times those would lead to live ball turnovers.
It didn’t feel like he had a rhthym on his jumper/layups mostly because he basically never took any.
Those will fluctuate over time, what has to remain consistent is Brogdon’s aggressiveness.
I loved the way he looked for his pullup jumper with the second unit.
- I said after the Bulls win that Al Horforfd was a gift from God.
Last night was one of those 27 year old performances.
I would give anything to have prime Al Horford with this current Celts group.
- We’re seeing why it’s imperative that you love and trust Mazzulla Ball.
The sooner you accept it as your guiding light in life the easier things will be.
Outside of the shortened Covid seasons, it’s hard to find a champ that did not accomplish this.
After their 30th win, the Celts now need to go 10-7 to check that box.
That’s .588 basketball.
Currently, the Celts are playing .714 basketball.
- Great work by everyone to confirm the Celts controlled the glass.
They won the rebounding battle 50-33 and only allowed 4 OREB.
When we see the Celts struggle in this department, chances are they are playing lazy, losing basketball.
At first it looked like he was just picking on Sam Hauser, but no.
Sometimes a guy is that locked in.
It’s not that they were bad shots, they were open and in the flow of the offense.
One that happens the 3PA start falling.
Alright, so here we go.
4 in a row with a B2B tonight in BKN.
No KD, but whatever.
The Nets are playing well and have had 3 days off since their last game.
Play like they did last night (with some improved defense) and you should be good.
