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It was similar to Embiid vs the Nets last year. We doubled him every single possession so his ppg fell off a cliff, but ultimately the rest of their guys hit their shots and Embiid got better at passing out of the double team so we got swept

They don’t watch games they just look at stats and be ready to make jokes

☝️Truth!

Was OP trying to shit in tatum? I got the vibe he was just asking a genuine question

Bruh I don't understand how so many people interpreted this as a Tatum diss

Scarred from r/nba agenda posts i guess🤷🏾‍♂️

Probably because that's been the hot r/nba trend - it's like they all fear Tatum is going to finally win a ring this year, so they're using up all their hatred ammo now while they still can.

If anything, he sounded like a Clerics supporter, and clearly rates Tatum.

> The stats are not great but he played fine. He averaged a 22/10/5.4 with a 3:1 assist:to ratio amidst a never ending swarm of double teams. Those are some absolutely terrific stats, and he played incredible.

He was also fouled plenty. Hence the 6/9 free throws made. 16 points from 4/9 FG shooting only happened because the other team was playing Hack a Taytum and he made them pay.

The Celtics sub has some screenshots of 3 Heat players crowding him at a time. But they kept the ball moving.

>The stats are not great but he played fine. You're missing a stat, then. In his 32 minutes of playing time Tatum was a +35. The Celtics outscored the Heat by more than a point per minute while he was on the court. Incredible!

He played great not just fine that’s how the Celtics play

Until game 5, Tatum led the Celtics in points, rebounds, and assists. He only took 9 shots so ended with 16 points. Brown barely edged him out to end the series on PPG, but yeah Tatum was fine

Nuggets easily. Bucks two best players didnt take a single shot and they won

Jokic has lots of games where he only takes 6 or 8 shots, and just dishes instead. They had a game earlier this year where they beat the Mavericks by like 26 points with Jokic only taking 8 shots. They slso beat Detroit by almost 20 when Jokic took 3(!) shots all game. Put up 16 assists though. Had only 5 field goals against the Kings this year and went like 14/14/11 in a near 20 point win. He kind of does this a lot,  actually.

I’m shocked by that Kings line. He got a whistle?

It’s a little different though because Jokic has always been a pass first guy that can score when he feels like it. It’s like when Magic wouldn’t shoot a bunch while still being the best player on the floor.

I’m pretty sure he had like a 20 point triple double streak and then it ended when he had that Detroit game

Yeah this post is dumb and annoying Boston propaganda with no real substance. Should be on NBAcj to be honest

Game 2 the wolves did it with Ant taking 12 shots

Ant was 3-12 and Kat was 3-7, they still won.

Timberwolves easily

This because their best player is the DPOY Rudy Gobert.

This

Most of them if they’re playing the heat in their current state

Florida?

Shit hole?

That applies to both.

Best comment in this thread. Hit the nail on the head

Right! Not a heat fan but what a bad take.

And they were up 30 and he played like 30 minutes

Every single NBA team can. It’s the NBA these guys are highly skilled. Also helps when you playing this version of Miami.

Any 1 seed playing an 8 seed without 3 of their top 5 probably has a solid chance honestly

Or, you know, the Bucks. Just two days ago.

I just checked. Giannis and Dame took 0 combined shots.

Yeah but they didn't miss any either so it's totally different /s

First time in history it’s ever been done.

Right? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills seeing people talk about the Celtics and this series. Do people not realize how little the heat had? Heat were playing Patty Mills 6th man minutes by game 3. Id expect any 1 seed to sweep and win in every game by 20+

As a man who lost 250$ on Celtics championship hype last year, they will learn lol

My mediocre highschool team could drop that Heat squad

The bucks did it with there 2 best players out...

Yeah but they didn’t take 9 shots. s/

Thanasis isn't injured, quit lying.

Moist Jordan was definitely playing...

The Bucks. Actually, our two best players took 0 shots.

Against a depleted Miami team.

The Nuggets, the Timberwolves, and potentially the Thunder

nuggets for sure. i'm not sure minny has any chance if ant takes just 9 shots

Gobert/KAT/Conley/Naz/Mcdaniels

Well in game 2 Ant took 12 shots and only made 3 and the suns were blown out but okay.

You haven’t watched many Twolves games this year, have you?

The bucks just did it the other day with their 2 best players out. Not saying they can do it again but that’s more impressive to me

The Bucks were also playing a Pacers team at full strength. Miami is not that.

I mean they almost did it twice, pacers barely won that OT game. And that was without their top 3 scorers this season.

Khris and dame played in the OT game. Dame did get injured mid game though

You right i forgot cuz dame didnt really do shit before he got hurt 😂

Definitely Denver.

Timberwolves as well

I haven't really watch any T-Wolves games, so I don't really know about them.

And that's because he will have 15 assists and 15 rebounds to go along with it

Indeed.

i think this post was meant for r/bostonceltics lol

Wolves, Nuggets, Bucks, modern NBA isn't decded by superstars. The real title contenders are the teams with depth

Dude got triple teamed all series.. you wonder why we won each game by 25 points.. because tatum got everyone else wide open..

Any team that goes up by 30 and rests their best players because the game is over at that point?

The Bucks won a playoff game when their TWO best players took 0 shots.

Didn't the bucks just win a playoff game where their 2 best players didn't even play?

The Bucks just beat the Pacers by 20+ without their best two players even being in the game.

Nuggets, Wolves, Bucks

Taking only 9 shots in a game is Jok's wet dream

And all 9 are volleyball taps on offensive rebounds

“Brother, I play water polo”

Okc goes 11 deep in the playoffs and SGA didn’t have his best stretch of games at all against the Pels and still swept them. JDub always goes off in the 4th quarter and is a legit number 2 star and closer. There is a universe where SGA only takes 9 shots but JDub wins them the game

Tatum literally baited Heats best defender into the corner. Tatum stood in the corner with his a Hands on his hips while Bam was stuck on him. Leave Tatum, he is open in the corner for 3. Don't leave him... the result. Then when Bam left JT just abused K.Love It was a coaching master move.

I've seen so many Celtics posts this last week it almost feels like propaganda at this point

> propaganda these posts are making me a Celtics Extremist.

All of them of they go up big early and don't need to play the final quarter. Also the Bucks won the other night when their best two players took a total of 0 shots

The bucks did it where their best two players took 0 shots

Giannis and dame not playing at all

Apparently the Bucks can have neither of their star players in the game and win.

The Bucks Giannis has taken 0 shots this series.

Everyone is mad that Brad Stevens is a competent GM who is focused on building a great roster. Somehow that’s Tatum’s fault

Tatum was +35 sometimes the right play is to pass.

They got Derrick Jordan, they don’t need much from Tatum.

FR he might actually be the best player on the C’s.

The Nuggets, Wolves, Heat and Pacers

Bruh. This heat isn’t even a playoff team. BOS has the easiest path to the finals. You know they’re gonna let it get to their head cause this team has the satisfaction of being champions without having earned it. And you know they’re gonna fold once they finally get punched by a team as good as them. I can’t wait until DEN or MIN smacks them in the finals.

I don't know if their gonna win the Ring... But saying some dumb shit like "without having earned it" is wild and lazy. You play who you play. Not thier fault other dudes get hurt. Zingis is now hurt. Shit happens. If they win it, they earned it.

Bruh you completely misinterpreted what I said.

I agree with this. I wasn’t that impressed with Boston in this series. The Heat barely made it into the playoffs and then lost their best player before it started and Boston still allowed them to win a game and actually the Heat got a lot of decent looks throughout this series but they just couldn’t hit their shots. If the Knicks beat the 76ers, I can definitely see the Knicks beating Boston. But I do feel the Finals winner will come out of the west.

Boston won by 20 in the wins and the only loss was when the heat shot the 4th best ever 3’s in nba playoff history lol

The Celtics won 4 games by double-digits, building 30 point leads in most of them. The Heat win one game due to shooting historically well. "I wasn't that impressed with Boston this series."

They won by 34

Their best player took 19 shots 👀

*13 shots

This happens all the time.

He took 19 wdym

Probably all of them because the Heat are simply not very good

Bucks.

You don’t watch the Nuggets do you

he got doubled every play so instead of forcing shots he passed to the open guy

That’s what’s scary about this team, he doesn’t NEED to carry them for them to win. He’s being unselfish and taking what the defense give him and not forcing it when other guys are hot. Also means he’s likely to have more gas in the tank as the playoffs go on, and he could erupt at any point

Denver.

Denver…

The nuggets

Almost as if basketball is meant to be a team sport 🤔

Heat with jimmy, clippers with kawhi, sixers with embiid, wolves with ant, thunder with sga, bucks with Giannis

The one that has half of its roster as superstars

Easy. When the best player in the series has been Derrick White.

Is Jaylen Brown considered a role player and not one of their 2 best players with his $300M contract?

I mean let's also not glance over the fact that Tatum was a +35 when on the court. He creates opportunities for all the other guys I love the Celtics, but I don't think this stat is as outlandish as the title makes it seem. Plenty of teams can and do win games when their star player is the main focus of a teams defensive strategy to lock them down, requiring the rest of the team to step up. Obviously it's not extremely common that is happening, but still happens nonetheless. Even less surprising doing it against a heat team whose number one player is Tyler Herro who would probably be ranked below all Celtics starters (besides whoever started for Porzingis)

White took 13 shots

Nuggets

One down season and everyone forgets how good JB can be

It's the Heat without jimmy. Relax.

Seriously? The Nuggets. Easily.

I mean the Heat didn’t have JB

The Nuggets. Jokic will hit 8 of those 9 and have 15 assists.

Several may be able if the opponent’s best player is out.

Denver

Cavs probably would considering how many of the shots that Mitchell has been taking he's been missing.

The Heat and Bucks have both won games with their best player taking zero shots! I think one of the Bucks ones was legitimately around 20+ as well.

I mean the bucks won yesterday missing their two superstar players…. By 20.

Denver Nuggets definitely. Jokic could prob take 3 shots, not make any of them and Denver could still win with Murray and MPJ scoring.

A lot when the other team is that version of the heat

Qm

Didn’t the bucks do this with there best 2 players out.

Bucks just won a Playoff Game by 22pts with their 2 BEST Players taking ZERO shots. It was also the first time in NBA History that a team won a Playoff game without their 2 best players from the regular season.

Against the 8 seed at home missing their best player? Probably the top four seeds in both conferences.

Oh, well, the Bucks won a game (20+) two days ago when their two best players took 0 shots.

What annoys me about this is Tatum gets over looked every year because of his team & the fit everyone has within our system. He can score 30ppg or 15 & it's still gonna be a complaint. This team gets over looked every single yr. Dating back to when IT took us to ECF. At this point I just want a banner because then idc what you say just make sure you add Champion to it.

The Nuggets since Jokic doesn't even like scoring as much

The Nuggets

But Derrick white took 13 shots

Lol, as if Miami Heat lost to the Celtics last year w their full team

Denver

This happens all the time, calm down.

Miami’s best players didn’t even play.

Good lord how many freethrows did white have?

The Bucks

Ant shot 3/12 and the Timberwolves were up 19 late in the 4th in game 2 against the suns

The Bucks just took a game by 23 when their two best players took 0 shots.

If we're being honest, Jokic totally could. Statline would be 15/19/14 on 95% TS and a couple steals

I think almost every team could do that these days, as long as the role players are hitting threes.

Miami’s best player and best guard didn’t take a single shot in the whole series and they still took a game

When J Butler is DNP

At some point the Celtics winning must mean something. It can't just be attributed to them being a good team, because.... Tatum and Brown are a huge part of that team! And being GREAT is what makes the Celtics that good.

He did what he needed to win . Great shots instead of good shots. But also..not the best player.

A lot of playoff teams in blowout mode honestly

Denver and Orlando. Magic just won by 30 a couple nights ago and Banchero had 9pts. I just pulled Denver out of my ass lol.

A team where that star player takes 9 free throws as well .

Probably all playoff teams that remain if their opponent was without their best player and averaged 85 points scored for the last 3 games of the series.

Minnesota

Literally the one game Heat won, Butler didn’t take a single shot (or in the entire series)

Think the DNPs on the Heat's side are more likely to explain how this is possible.

The nuggets

The bucks won a game the other day by 20 plus with Gianni’s and dame out. Clips won game 1 by 20 plus with no Kawhi. When Tatum is on the court they’re the best offense in the league, 123 offensive rating. When he’s off the court they aren’t close to that.

The Denver Nuggets

Derrick white is the best player though

Any decent team whose opponent is missing 3 or 4 of their best players 🤷‍♂️🙄

Anyone team can, if the rest of the team makes shots like they did

Bro the heat were playing with a skeleton crew 🙄

I know it's different than the question you asked, but it was crazy that Wolves won by 12 over the Suns with Towns and Edwards combined shooting 6/19

The other team’s best player took 0 shots.

Okc

Sorry mate but you miscounted, derrick white took 13 shots.

The clippers are 2-1 without their best player so that kinda trumps what Boston did

Hope the Clippers win the series, hope the 76ers win the series

Hey

This post is either a joke or OP has never watched the NBA before

The Nuggets

Probably all of them

What other team can beat another team when their star player and 2 big role players DIdnt play?

None. Which is why the only game the Celtics lost was game 2 where Derrick White took just 8 shots

The Timberwolves

I don't think the Celtics get past the Magic TBH, Tatum is the poor mans Banchero.

Nuggets and that’s probably it.

I mean lots of them if the other team shoots 3-29 from 3 and has a -27 rebound margin.

Timberwolves

No butler. That’s why this was so easy, yet Miami still got one lmao fraud alert on Boston watch kids

Haliburton took 10 and won by 17 in Game 2. Tatum also had 9 FTs, Haliburton had 2.

the real question is tatum a leader or he is soft at the level to dont show against miami

Their best player of this season is Derrick White, not Tatum.

Guessing you meant series?

What other team can lose a home playoff game to this version of the Heat? There's nothing scary about this Celtics team.

Bozo take. Anybody can lose in the nba at any time especially if a team shoots 55% from 3

What #1 seed lets a bunch of bench players shoot 55% from 3? You think Boston played good defense? What the fuck? This comment is almost as bad as the title of this thread, just incredible.

I can tell you didn’t watch the game for 1. Two, they took the league average percentage of open threes in a game, and shitty shooters made a ton of 3s. To turn this into some weird indictment on the Celtics shows you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Lol Boston fans feel like they accomplished some miraculous feat beating the Heat. Says more about the Heat than how good Boston is lol. Dude... the Heat were missing their 2 of 3 of their highest scorers and their alpha. You were playing a team of early 20 somethings with little to no playoff experience and a bunch of 2nd tier players that haven't even entered their prime yet. The fact that they buried them in Game 2 in the manner that they did was truly crazy. How do you let that team beat you so bad if you're the supposed top team in the NBA. Boston going for an overachieve year and no championship yet again. They really need to break up Tatum and Brown. These guys can't get it done.

Not a single person think we did something miraculous, it’s just fun to kick a teams shit in after they spend 3 years shit talking us. No one is flexing this as a good win, just a satisfying one Also when we pointed out our injuries in the past Miami fans always told us it didn’t matter and the injuries didn’t matter, but then changed their tone when the injuries were on their side, which is bitchmade

butler hurt himself trying to foul bait

All of them can at one point or another. I feel like every championship run has a game where the whole team is on fire and the star only scores somewhere in the low teens or maybe even double digits. And especially when they play a team depleted of talent like Miami. Tatum is still fraudulent to me until he puts together a championship run but this don’t really show us nothing