NBA Finals Game 2 Reaction: Celtics lead 2-0 vs. Luka, Kyrie & Mavericks | Colin Cowherd + Timpf
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- Colin Cowherd & 'Hoops Tonight' host Jason Timpf react to the Boston Celtics winning Game 2 of the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks. Colin & Jason give their takes on Jayson Tatum & Kyrie Irving's struggles, Luka's performance and what is working for Boston. Is Jaylen Brown the NBA Finals MVP? Is this series over and who will win Game 3 in Dallas? They also discuss Dan Hurley going to the Los Angeles Lakers and Caitlin Clark being left off the USA Women's Basketball Team.
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0:00:00 Celtics win Game 2
0:17:07 Dan Hurley to Lakers
0:21:55 Caitlin Clark left off Team USA
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For Jrue to be kicked out of Milwaukee for being the weakest link in their big 3, to playing a pivotal role in Boston's championship run would be a wonderful FU to Giannis. All the best to Jrue Holiday
That trade was bad but I could argue that the Blazers flipping him for two guys who CANNOT stay on the floor was even worse
Not exactly a good argument since Portland was always going to be a lottery team for the next 2- 3 years@@prod.snqwfall1347
Giannis somehow got away with it
Bruins gonna bruin bro 🤷🏻♂️
You’re weird lol Bucks were hurt celtics walked to a ring
Tatum had basically a triple double and played great defense
Yes absolutely
HELL YES! I don't get why people hate Tatum when they can't see him double-double or triple-double effort? They expect him to score and score, yet Tatum only works hard and gets multiple numbers. Well, haters will be the price for being famous.
And these 2 are still nick picking! Smh. He had a HORRIBLE shooting night but found other ways to affect the game in different ways.
Celtics are weird team, you’re weird: Collin!!
The problem is people keep calling tatum a superstar when he’s really a tier below that so when he doesn’t play like a superstar people get worked up. But also scoring 18 points while shooting 6/22 is not good, if it weren’t for jrue holiday the celtics would have lost this game. Can’t just look at the dry stats, the context also matters and tatum was probably the 4th best player on the celtics tonight
Tatum is an all around player, rebounds, assist, defense plus offense.
🤡
jack of all trades master of none
He's a rich man's draymond green at this point
Tatum is just like pippen to me. He reminds me alot of him. An whats wrong with that? Pippen is a all time player. Jason never ask for the praise. Media put that on him. Its ok
Pippin has NOWHERE the skill Tatum has stop it lmao.
Am I the only person who believes Tatum has been creating good offense in this series?
No credit given to him for how much he’s creating for the other guys and keeping the offense running smooth
Tatum basically became their primary play maker in the series.
14 potential assists in game 1. 12 actual assists in game 2. He's been running their offense real well.
Creating good offense for his teammates absolutely. Impressively so. Not so much for himself, but tbh it’s more important that the ball gets spread around. Obv you’d like Tatum to shoot better, but man if they can continue to all defend, all be in double figures, it looks good. DAL isn’t good enough. They’ll need some hot shooting nights to win any games…if it’s even close from 3 ball they have no shot.
You're not the only one. Anyone with eyes can see what he's providing. He's just really struggling to shoot.
It really starts from the top. Brad Stevens and the. Boston front office did an outstanding job in constructing this team.
Real ball fans will understand that even though JT isn't shooting the ball well, he's still having a good series.
He’s having a great series!
Facts 💯💪🏾
It kind of depends how you view JT, if you say he is MVP candidate then no he isn't having a good series man is shooting 12/38 that ain't good at all and also if you look at the moments that killed dallas it was never JT it was Pritchard 3 at the end of 3rd it D White 3's and that block on PJ it was KP crazy rim protection it was JB deciding the games with few big buckets at the end and of course tonight Jrue with his crazy defense and superb shooting. Now if you see JT as an all star guy like top 15 in the league then yeah he is doing good with his defense and finding ways to somewhat mitigate his bad shooting with his playmaking but i wanna say he is top 10 and top 10 guys would never have this type of shotting splits and overall impact being called great.
@@ivanradulovic4568 Fluka not a top 5player either
@@WhyYouMadd40 didn't really mention Luka but sure I agree Luka has been bit of an issue due to lack of a defensive effort(maybe due to injury maybe not) and also an issue that Luka had since the start of his career he doesn't do anything off-ball no screens no cuts no movement to move defense around. Only time I saw him make a move off ball he blew by JB because JB didn't even expect Luka to do anything besides wait to get ball on 3pt line and then shot classic stepback . Now there is that constant chirping with refs but at this point that's Luke's play style so can't change anything about that.
Tatum not getting enough credit for his game. He’s controlling the ball and pace of the offense. Easily most versatile player on the Celtics when you throw in the defense and rebounding he does too.
He shot 6/22...
@GeordieHalma 😂😅😂
@@GeordieHalmaMavs blitzed Tatum. Tatum isn't an efficient scorer. but he still made tons of plays on both sides, found his guys, and was crucial to this win
@@GeordieHalma where did I say he shot well in my comment ?
Why yall zoomers always looking for credit for doing less than required? 😂
Jrue is getting the last laugh... Jimmy, Giannis and whoever else thought he wasn't gd enough 🤑
I'm not even a Celtics fan but thr Tatum hate is unreal. Bloke is struggling with his shot so does everything else including massive defensive possesion at the end and ends one rebound short of a triple double. He's been happy giving shots up to his teammates. At this point everyone is just reaching.
I'm with you there.
Tatum has had a double double in both games and everyone saying he isn’t playing like a superstar Tatum playing great due to the fact he is still affecting the game facts!
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NO
Tatum was 9 rebounds, 12 assists and 18 points, 1 away from a triple double. Celtics won.
Agreed. U excluded he shot 27.3% from FG & horrible 14.3% from 3. Paint entire picture.
@@TREK1305 Doesn't matter, he had a bad shooting game but the 12 assists and 9 rebounds then helping control the pace of the game helped to win.
I'm not saying he was brilliant but Dallas would of loved his 18 points, rebounds and assists. Celtics are a team, Mavs have a superstar.
@@mrnw9071 I agree. Boston won me $$ so I’m great w the outcome. Concern becomes going forward will it cause them to lose especially in Dallas.
@@TREK1305paint the whole picture is he had a horrible shooting night....that being said he would've had a 50 pt triple double if he was hot ....he wasn't but his impact was felt
@@jamesjackson2117 respect.
Boston won the 2023-24 championship last summer with their trades. (Holiday, Porzingus). Boston in 5 and I posted that before the series started.
Kevin Wildes is about to have a field day 😂😂😂
Lol, some experts were really saying Mavs in 5 😂😂😂😂
well the c's will take the mavs in 5
That's already impossible...and let's be real Mavs are not good enough to win 4 outta 5..
One of those “experts” sat behind the Mavs bench
It is Crazy people were saying Dallas in 4, I don’t know what people were seeing on film, but the Celtics are clearly the better team
Prisoners of the moment, Celtics hate, and also those dumb narratives that the Celtics only looked good because they were playing injured teams.
@@fortunbras The only reason they are there is because they played injured teams. Luka has all kinds of injuries. Literally every, single team they have played has had their best player(s) playing hurt or out. Miami would have owned them again like they have in the past.
@@michaelbell75 If we lived in Marvel and multiple universes existed your point would be great. But we don't and in this real world the Celtics are the best team in basketball
@@michaelbell75 Okay, so which injured team in the East was going to beat Boston healthy this year?
Milwaukee did not look that good even when they were healthy.
Miami isn’t as good as they were last year when they barely squeaked by Boston, and Boston got better this year.
Indiana had plenty of opportunities to win games in the ECF, but they failed to get it done.
Do you actually think the Cavs were going to beat Boston?
Same thing I said and it's not really close boston is the way deeper and better team over
Livelys mother passed away in April give that kid a break! He has played hard and not complained. He’s actually doing a great job guarding Tatum
The uncovered story is the adjustments the Celtics made to their coaching staff particularly adding Sam Cassel. Last year Mazulla had to promoted ahead of any schedule and the Celts had also lost Will Hardy . Understandably Mazulla was over his head without a top notch assistant . There are at least 15 teams that should be offering Cassel a HC position .
well spotted... also think cassell's voice is a key difference
Agree and Cassel has won titles as a player.
It also didn't help that mazulla's coaching staff wasn't really his last year but udokas so with a year of experience and a coaching staff that's his own mazulla has done a lot better.
Give me Jrue and White as my back court anyday. Elite two-way high iq players.
But I thought Kyrie and Luka were the best backcourt duo in the league 😂
Yeah but Tatum and Brown basically run the guard position too especially Tatum is really the true Point on Boston so they are absolutely loaded on players who can do damage off the dribble most versatile roster in current NBA
@@ippolit4262 The Celtics aren't in the Finals without these two. They are role players. Keep that in mind. Tatum and Brown are stars. Role players that impact the game like this are truly unique.
@@nicholaseaster58FatFaktz FatFaktz..almost every team has 2 stars bvt only ah few have 2 lyke dem... or 4 lyke dem😂😅😂
@@nicholaseaster58 oh I'm not disagreeing with ya I'm talking about this guy in the reply who mentioned Dallas backcourt and I'm saying that the Celtics backcourt is so much more multifaceted than what the mavericks can offer just running a hundred percent of their offense nearly through two guards and a little PJ Washington and DJJ while Boston has 4 different starters to mix in and out as primary/secondary playmakers, let porzingus eat too and then you got pritchard who also does a lot more than just shoot he's capable of guard responsibilities they are so much more stacked in the chessboard lmao didn't even mention Horford but underrated such a glue guy for this roster..idk who even deserves finals MVP but have to roll with JB so far..
Boston missed 29 3s….if they had only hit only 5 more they would have won by 20…. This series is basically over,,,,As long no injuries…
What? You mean injuries like every, single team Boston has got lucky playing? They havent played a team at full strength the entire playoffs. Weakest run in modern NBA history
@@michaelbell75 lmao so now Dallas is weak ? Series ain’t over. Before the series started Dallas in 5
@@michaelbell75 dallas doesnt have anybody out with an injury
@@spenser6353 Luka has like 4 injuries and hobbling around out there. Boston would have been bounced in the first round if their daddy Butler was playing.
@@michaelbell75 injuries are part of the game. Mavs beat a clippers team without their best player. It is what it is
Look at the stats of KG Ray Allen and Pierce in 2008. These shows would have gone nuclear. Everyone had career lows in 2008. It didn’t matter. JT has played a great series so far even with his offensive struggles
Laker fan here, 30 years old born n raised LA, childhood watching Kobe&Shaq in the living room with my 7 mexican azz siblings, mom, dad, and good food, then being in high-school watching Kobe win 2 more rings including game 7 revenge against Celtics, just wanna say, Tatum was missing shot after shot today, yet i seen his explosions in effort on defense, making clutch steals/picks late in the 4th, making creative assists, shows that missing shots doesnt hurt his emotions like it did when he was younger, his defensive effort, his rebounding his commitment to the program, laker fans dont remember this but bro...KOBE SUCKED GAME 7 2010 vs Celtics in the finals, missed everythinggggg, yet his defensive effort and he led the team in rebounds.. it was Kobes GREATEST WIN yet it was the game where he was forced to step up and use most of his effort in creating stats that role players usually do best, RIP KOBE BEAN BRYANT AND GIANNA BRYANT ❤ but Tatum is showing a lil bit of dog and grown dog in him and its fun to see, Porzingis rim protection is amazing especially on fastbreaks, and Jaylen Brown is my favorite player man, what a guy man, what a nonstop engine of pure force day in and day out, this 2024 Celtics team has made a Laker fan who hates the celtics, become ...... omg i almost puked... ENTERTAINED, i think Dallas wins game 3, but i got Celtics winning in 5 or 6, congrats Boston, from an L.A taco truck eating, cannabis smoking, hard worker who loves his sports
Other than Lakers fandom, I endorse every part of your lifestyle.
Did anybody see the Fluka “killer instinct” in the 4th 😂😂😂 4pts is nasty
Add KIller Kyerie with 37 shots and 28 points. LOL
Yeah, as a Wolves fan it makes me happy to see ppl realize that a lot of the shots he made in the clutch are not normal for him. Dude is not like that often. Really should be Celtics Wolves or Celtics Nuggets. Mavs had refs help them the whole Wolves series. Happy to see the refs call this game fairly and not let Fluka get every call
Corny af. 32-11-11. One guy can’t beat five.
@@bsmccrunner4 lol stop crying 😂
@@spartamykonos and he gave up 42 on the other end so what are oh saying 🤣🤣 4pts in the 4th is nasty work. 1-6 from hbd field 😷 buddy ass is a walking cone
They're trying to act like Tatum is a solid all star and not a superstar. The crazy part is that these schmucks never respected him when he was scoring at a high level in the playoffs but now that he's taken a dip with scoring but is STILL running the offense smoothly, controlling the pace, and dominating defensively, now it's an issue 😒
U excluded he shot 27.3% from FG & horrible 14.3% from 3 on game two. Paint entire picture.
Derrick White has really been the X factor and holiday for Boston
The back court defense is so good.
Derrick White is #1 underrated player in the league. Does so many things that contribute to winning. Have thought so for a few years now.
Boston has X factors everywhere man
JB gonna be the MVP, Mavs have no answer honestly for Boston’s depth
Colin you always had more love for Talibans then my Celtics!!
I have love for both the Taliban and the Celtics.
JBrown. Finals MVP. I wonder what the odds were before the season? Honestly, this is good for the NBA if he wins it. The highest-paid player in history wins finals MVP, justifying the massive deal.
I have a sneaky feeling Jrue Holiday will win it. Dark horse bet.
@@danielday3374 no he won’t lol he ain’t doing much
@@Big_AL_Nowitzki A few more games similar to this game and he might. I think it's possible for sure
Whoever has 3 good not great games on Boston will win it.
Or the league will give it to Luka for stats even if they lost. it's clear the league doesn't want JB to grow in prominence. Essentially he's a modern Worthy and JT is a better Pippen offensively
Jrue getting traded was shocking to me considering he's still better than khris middleton they should've shipped him & brook Lopez🤷🏾♂️. Giannis gotta be sick rn
Jrue is like 4th or 5th player on Boston. Bucks needed him to be a number 2 and he isn’t in that part of his career anymore
@@Watchingvideoslikeu that's not what im saying khris middleton hasn't been a #2 since 2021😂jrue was already #2 the bucks could've pivoted better & just kept jrue good two-way players are rare nowadays.
@@viralclips2x32I’m not saying that Jrue is not more important than Khris is and was in Milwaukee… but watch those games in Indiana and his performances, Khris is every bit the #2 to Giannis. He can drop 30-40 any night. I wouldn’t disparage Khris Middleton.
@@Dbo_Sports khris middleton hasn't been the same player since his injury. Jrue is also very durable. The trade never made sense I thought brook Lopez & middleton were gonna get traded after they got exposed in the Miami series,
It was all about Dame.....that's the whole reason.
Talk about how Luka is a turnstile on defense. Guy scores 30 but gives up 40.
Thats his whole career. Throw up 25 shots score 33 points and lose.
@@gregrizzo8054well his team isn't doing their part
Exactly….refs and Kyrie bailed him out in the Minnesota series’s really should have been Nuggets or Wolves in the series vs Boston. Either team likely would have lost to the Celtics but they would have at least made it entertaining
@@bsmccrunner4 Don't bring up the teams that didn't win. They lost, remember? 🤪
I hope I'm wrong? But to quote the late great moses malone in 1983 : fo' fo' fo' CELTICS 4-o vs mavs
Im so worried on Porzingis health, we need him more than ever...
" Boston's got better dudes " colon cowherd, professional basketball analysis 🙄 why do people listen to this guy
Colon cowherd lol. I mean they do have better players outside of Luka. They’re a better team without KP, with him they’re WAYYYY better.
Bro,here's an idea...get your OWN show ! We'll watch it !
It’s Purdue vs UConn again. The star player is getting his points but the well-rounded defensive team is winning out
I wonder if these 2 consider Kawhi an alpha because he too is quiet like Tatum. J. Brown is more the vocal leader. Just like when Marcus Smart was there. Smart was constantly called the leader of the team.
I love drunk collin, me being drunk, and seeing him drunk while im drunk, and i know those drunk eyes, that look, using full effort to pay a lil attention lol my man! You work alot, cheers 🍻
Looks like Dallas is trying to get to Cancun asap😮
They can make their flight reservations for Saturday morning. This series is over on Friday
These two guys were twisting themselves into a pretzel to talk negatively about the Celtics.
It's all about how Dallas is not playing well. There is a good reason: The Celtics are playing Defense like we haven't seen in a long time.
Also Mr. Jason Timpf, the Celtics are UNDEFEATED on the road in this year's playoffs.
Luka's offense is out of this world, and he had 2 Triple doubles vs the Celtics when they lost twice to them (119-110 and 138-110).
The Mavericks have lost 4 straight this year to the Celtics by an average of 15.5 points (3 of the losses were after their season-changing trade).
Two more to Banner #18.
☘☘☘☘💚💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀🍀 #18.
Well stated
Tatums out here having a Duncan lite series, and people are still kilin the guy for 3 point shooting 😂
Kyrie got praised so much after that Wolves series. You'll looking crazy now. U too Lebron
the over-hyping of jaylen brown and dissing of jt is very irritating... tatum always plays the most minutes, effectively had a triple-double in game 2; jaylen is a turnover machine and notably was the only celtic last night with a negative +/-.. sure he's making an important key contribution but he's around 5th on the c's in this finals series behind jt, jru, d white and kp
Jordan, Wilt & Kobe never had this much talent around him like Tatum has, or never had to defend a player like Luka. The entire narrative created about him is wild. The ring is the most important thing, Finals MVP can be figured out later.
What are you talking about. I was alive when Jordan & Kobe played. Both didn't win anything until they stopped scoring 50 and had very good players around them. Kobe had Shaq, Jordan had Pippin and Rodman. Unless a player is scoring 100 a game no player can win alone without good players around them.
Love the podcast!
Great show
Jrue holiday = class ACT/ lots of modern day joe dumars SIMILARITIES (imo)
he's been voted Best Teammate multiple times and has one of the highest winning % of a current player; everyone loves him!
Take on Tatum is crazy. Tatum is still really young and has learned that this team doesn't all go thru him.
To say Steven's went out got better players because Brown, and Tatum isn't good is stupid. Golden State needed 5 amazing player...
By Collin’s logic the Warriors got KD because Steph, Green and Thompson were not elite. He just doesn’t understand basketball and doesn’t want to learn
Are any of these commentators going to acknowledge the fact that Tatum is seeing 2/3 man coverage nearly the ENTIRE TIME he’s on the court? And he STILL almost had a triple double. It’s so dishonest to act like he’s just out there missing. What a horrible narrative.
ALSO. The reason why it feels like Brown took over and was talking to the team more than Tatum…. Is because HE LITERALLY HAD A MICROPHONE ON HIM. He was mic’d up and these guys are like “well it’s interesting that we are hearing Brown talk to the team more than Tatum.”
The absolute disrespect is amazing
The idea of what they want from the Celtics and Tatum is why the this team is having success. Tatum doesn’t need to be the front man, he controls the pace of the basket and creates great chances for the rest by opening the floor. This is why he’s averaging as many assists.
I've said this 2 years.. Jaylon Brown is the Celtics leader.. Emotionally, defensively and consistency... Tatum is a poor mans KD.. He will help you win but is not a leader in any way...
Kyrie needs to drop 15-25 assists , if he's only going to give you 12ppg🤔🤨 wtf!
Kyrie has 28 points in 37 shots.
Celtics are just head and shoulders, above. Any time I watch them.
The “most gifted player in NBA history” really coming through lol
Yup. He's showing us the difference between "gifted player" and "great player".
Tatum. Player of the game to me.
Colin is so stuck on this media narrative that the Cs are bad at home. Sure if you cherry pick their record from FOUR YEARS BACK they were 50/50 but this is a wildly different team. It’s obvious and everyone can see it and they’re 8-2 at home because two teams had bonkers shooting nights. They’re not inconsistent at home at all. They had one of the best home records all year and the best in the playoffs. This idea that they’re inconsistent or bad at home is FALSE
This discourse is so frustrating.
KP was considered injury prone and a risk after the trade.
Jrue just got annihilated by Jimmy Butler and was considered washed. Not to mention Bucks were co-favorites right after Dame trade.
This idea that everyone saw this coming is just such a lie. I hate the Celtics as much as everybody but they took pieces that no one wanted, they didn’t outbid anyone for anything.
I don’t see how you say Kyrie is a no show when he gives a B+ performance meanwhile the other role players are giving D+. The difference between the talent 3-8 on both rosters is massive.
He definitely was not a B+ but closer to a C . He is not paid to be a C player and his level of talent is clearly not that of a C player
He has 28 points in 37 shots. He can't score on that defense. He's done.
He hasn’t cracked 20.. B+ bro.. Stop the 🧢
Kyrie 0-12 vs the Celtics since 2022
Luka and Jason Kidd 0-6 vs the Celtics
Joe Mazzulla is 6-0 vs the Mavs for his career.
Dude on the left Ah fuckin goof tatum n brown good enough to win they was good enough to win in 2022 jus didn’t have that finals experience like they do now plus they both have matured greatly
Colin says Boston isn't a three straight championship team. There have only been three of those in NBA history. That isn't a valid criticism. By that criteria, Magic's Lakers, Duncan's Spurs and the Warriors weren't dynasties.
Colin all year has said Boston is good, not "great." That they aren't "special." That they're "weird." Bozo
They arent great, they are lucky. Never has an NBA team had a playoff run where every team had their best player(s) injured and/or out completely. Weakest run in NBA history.
Please lemme know where he said Boston is “weird” bc I’d love to see it lol
Wild how Celtics never feel at full force offensively but are 14-2 now in the playoffs lol, just shows how high their floor is compared to other teams. Mavs have to have players playing their absolute best, Celtics just need to have an alright game with some key moments executed
that guy with glasses ... does he plays basketball? ... why insisting a huge game from one guy when basketball is really a team effort.
My counter claim is that the WNBA is saving Caitlin Clark’s energy for the end of the season. It gives her time to step back breathe and focus on herself and getting better for the league.
The difference between Tatum nit finishing and Brown finishing at the rim is Tatum has been routinely doubled. Tatum has dine an exceelent job of not falling into the trap being laid by Dallas of taking too many shots. He is taking enought to keep Dallas honest in him and it is impacting the number of open shots they are getting. Sure, there have been players that can finish better at the rim through contact but he has made up for that by playing exceptional defense and distributing the ball.
Luka has been down 2-0 to a 64 win team before and we remember how that went. Series ain’t over yet
Tatum isn’t have a great shooting series and that’s ok because Boston can afford that. He’s doing everything else. Jrue, White and JB are playing unbelievable defense.
That jrue holiday trade was a steal for Boston...
JT’s Rebounding and Assist to turnover rate had been all NBA but definitely struggling shooting the ball right now…Doing a great job at not letting the 🧱 s lower his defensive intensity and production
Tatum should gotten mvp consideration after his performance on game 2 yes offensively it wasn't the best but nobody talks how he's been the only player from Boston to get consistent double team by dallas and always makes the right move which is getting overlooked just because his shooting has been compromised
Tatum is a role player this series but the Celtics are showing they are the best TEAM.
Nice
Sorry Jason, it’s fast turning out to be a sweep if Kyrie can’t score!
People in the comments roasting Bucks for trading Holiday. As a Bucks fan I loved Holiday and would be happy if we never traded him. The thing is Bucks needed another ELITE scorer. Khris ain’t the same. Jrue is sick but had his off nights in the playoffs. He fits great in Boston because Boston is fucking stacked lol. He doesn’t need to be a scorer and it’s just a plus if he is on any given night.
As a diehard Lakers fan the fact that the Celtics are probably going to win another title passing America's team the Lakers makes me sick
Why can't they tell the music on the intro is too loud for the second show I watched?
I think you are wrong to say that Brad getting KP is him saying that Brown and Tatum aren’t good enough. KP was crucial for Joe’s 5 out style of play . KP is a fit for what the Celtics needed whos was a shot blocker who can guard the PnR well and shoot . As much as I love Rob they realized how limited they were with him been able to extend out and shoot .
Boston is obviously the more loaded team and they have way too many answers for Dallas but that said I think Dallas can still make this a series. Take away the Pritchard hail mary and and the Gafford no call and we could be looking at a different ending. The fact that this was even a game is a credit to the Mavs being able to hang in there on the road. Boston is a different team outside of the Garden and the Unicorn's health may just be the wildcard that Dallas needs.
And if Tatum had a typical game, if Porzingis had gotten his average , if Dallas had hit more foul shots -----it sill comes down to execution on both ends and so far there has been a real gap between the two teams . Sure they can make it a serious and they could even win but that type ......" if" is also the same thing we can say for a 4 game sweep
The Celtics are obviously better at home but they are 27-14 on the road which isn’t bad.
They are undefeated on the road in the playoffs.
@pjp7259 isn't bad? It's the best road record in the NBA lol. Undefeated in the playoffs. The Celtics missed 29 threes. Stop making up if this then that hypotheticals. Celtics shot like shit and found a way to win. That's what champions do. Plenty of time left in the series but Dallas has done absolutely nothing to show they can win without playing perfectly.
If we’re being fair, the Celtics have been very, very lucky.
Not only was the east weaker than the west, but so many eastern teams suffered injuries that the Celtics would’ve never faced any real competition. Because of the injuries.
Then you have a team that will probably be a dynasty in the Nuggets getting knocked off by a team that was specifically put together with them. The nuggets could’ve given the Celtics huge problems!
Against Dallas theCeltics have basically been lucky. I look for Kyrie to be in the high 30s for the next two games and then everyone will realize how good the Dallas Mavericks are.
Looks like a younger Travolta.
Celtics have exposed Colin so bad these playoffs its not even funny
Did you really watch this game? Why are you only focasing on Tatum scoring? Brown only had 3 more points in the second game and had 6 more in the first.2-3 tatum 3 go the other way and we arent the saying the same thing. He had 12 assists and was all over the place. He poked the ball away from luka twice which both led to baskets
For all of his virtues, Tatum will have these ugly possessions where he goes one on one and looks terrible like the one at the end of the first half or before White’s block in the fourth quarter. I think people let those moments color their perception of his entire game
League does not want a team as strong as Boston, ie. the league wants more equality, what a concept!
It’s pretty evident Boston is the better team. The championship is a team thing. They are going to win this.
Tatum was 1 rebound away from a triple double. Tatum is 1st team All NBA.
NBC is livid that Caitlin isn't on the team. Typical women's teams don't get it. Petty and let your emotions get in the way of success.
JB is a gawd damn killer! 😊
The WNBA players are so petty and stupid hating on Caitlin Clark this much.
welcome to the official yuh-ooo-toob
Kyrie lovers are like he has to win one 🤣 0-12 😂😂
Boston won, and 3 wasn't falling .
Reminder - All year colin said celtics can't win it.
Inhave been saying for months: Brown is the alpha in Boston and he is far more fluid offensively than Tatum. He should be option No 1
Derrick Jones Jr. should not be a starter. Isn't he supposed to be a three point shooter? His points came at the rim where he basically ignored by Boston. His defense on Tatum was just good to adequate. Tatum managed to do damage regardless, on a night when the Celtics couldn't make many threes.
Tatum appears to lax when he's on the court. It's like he's rarely in a ready stance on the offensive end. I feel he would be better if he was more into the game when he doesn't have the ball. Good team win though.
Tatum draws attention and usually makes good choices
I do wish his shot and mentals were stronger and more consistent tho
The Celtics with Porzingus have 5 starters you can not let have a good look at the basket. Dallas needs to play good defense and not switch. They also need to box out, especially when they're on D.
Tatum leads the Celtics in PPG, APG, and RPG for the post season. He’s not shooting well, easy to see, but he’s doing so much more for the Celtics. He defended centers and Luka and got a steal off kyrie in an iso defensive spot. Tatum also consistently gets the ball late in the shot clock and is expected to get a great shot off which just isn’t gonna happen when there’s 4 ticks left on the shot clock. Maybe he gets a neutral shot, but it still won’t be a ‘great’ look.
Mavs' offense wasn't totally stagnant. Didn't get enough assists because shots weren't going in. They've had bunch of open shots that didn't go in = 0 assist
To be fair. Marcus Smart was the DPOY and thats what the Celtics gave up to get Porzingis. Wouldn't call it a steal.
They needed to get rid of smart to clear space for Jrue Holiday, who is twice the role player he was.
@@jbbrolic Smart trade happened way before the Lillard trade.
They also got two 1sts in that trade. Pick 25 and then that GSW FRP which ended up being P14. They moved down from 25 multiple times and turned it in to a billion 2nds. But getting that pick was huge, it had high upside as a very lightly protected GSW 1st. Also yea Smart won DPOY, but it’s not like he was the clear runaway winner. 2 other guys on BOS could’ve won it easily.
No shade to Smart, he’s really carved out an amazing career for himself. But BOS saw that he was starting to regress, he’s never been a good 3P shooter, and BOS wanted more floor spacing.
MEM made a bad trade. They really fumbled the bag by not making a bigger move last offseason or the one before when they had multiple extra picks in each one. They really needed a 3&D F, they tried to get OG but he apparently wasn’t gettable for just picks. They needed to find a guy though. Mikal maybe, someone who was a 37%+ 3P shooter on decent volume that’s 6’5-6’6 to 6’9, and could defend 1-3 or 2-4. Smart just wasn’t the right fit IMO.
They should’ve just kept Melton and went out and got that 3&D F. Even a lower end one until they could make a bigger move. A Nesmith type, someone like that would’ve been fine if the market just wasn’t there.
But ya I mean the reason it’s a steal is they identified they needed to move off of Smart. If they would’ve waited until the deadline or next off-season his value would’ve taken a monster hit. It’s always better to move off of someone too soon than too late. Kinda like MEM not trading Dillon Brooks, could’ve attached a pick or two to him prior and upgraded but they let him walk for nada.
I like Memphis a lot, they have a good FO, I like their HC. But they made a few mistakes. The Ziaire Williams move up, not having a C now, not moving for a Brooks replacement when they had the chance, and the Smart deal. They traded Melton for a pick in the late 20s and I thought that was p crazy.
Just imagine if Celtics had gotten Dame instead of Jrue.Perhaps Celtics make that trade this off-season.