Jaylen has become a real shark. As a younger player he would sort of float around aimlessly and that could be sharklike too but now he is more sharklike in the way Quint describes a great white. He is kind of immune to whatever is going on around him and just wants to get buckets and is unbothered by anything else in the way most players occasionally will be bothered by something from time to time.FWIW: Jaylen was great in the Finals, while Jayson was blah.
I hope not. He clearly was putting pressure on himself tonight. He is a top 5 player in the league and he just needs to play and stop thinking.Tatum has been off his game tonight. I’m glad they’re not peaking yet. Hopefully this one sticks with him for months.
Yup. 30 mins of 4/2. Solid.Basically. But Grant has been totally invisible
he should. He is the best player in the NBA.Giannis gaining some MVP votes tonight.
Yeah, I'm not worried at all. Of course we wanted them to beat the Warriors, but they're going to lose some games along the way this season.I can see this game as being a gut check for them.
Yeah it’s big picture. I can see this as a reminder that they still have to get tougher mentally.Yeah, I'm not worried at all. Of course we wanted them to beat the Warriors, but they're going to lose some games along the way this season.
Totally agree. He has been much more consistently good/great in the big games than Tatum.Jaylen has become a real shark. As a younger player he would sort of float around aimlessly and that could be sharklike too but now he is more sharklike in the way Quint describes a great white. He is kind of immune to whatever is going on around him and just wants to get buckets and is unbothered by anything else in the way most players occasionally will be bothered by something from time to time.
He has used these moments to motivate and stay focused. A cathartic romp through all the western conference contenders in December would be fun for fans but not sure if the team isn’t better off being humbled a bit.I hope not. He clearly was putting pressure on himself tonight. He is a top 5 player in the league and he just needs to play and stop thinking.
Sure, but it's only December. Tatum was never going wire to wire.Tatum tanking on a national stage didn't help his MVP campaign. OMG picked a bad night for it to be one of those nights.
Wasn't the loss to Miami supposed to be the necessary humbling experience.He has used these moments to motivate and stay focused. A cathartic romp through all the western conference contenders in December would be fun for fans but not sure if the team isn’t better off being humbled a bit.
How many of those games did they win more Quarters?Only the third regulation loss by the Cs in 27 games.
Look at the vaunted 86 Celtics who were 21-5 and lost their next two to meh opponentsWasn't the loss to Miami supposed to be the necessary humbling experience.
Sure. I’d rather they had won tonight. Just looking for a silver lining here.Wasn't the loss to Miami supposed to be the necessary humbling experience.
And Al isn't in protocol. Again.It would have been a message game. Unfortunately, GS sent the message.
Let's hope Williams is healthy in June.
Making lemonaide when all you gots is lemons .... makes sense to me!Sure. I’d rather they had won tonight. Just looking for a silver lining here.
I think this is fair. GS is still king of the west and the west is meh as the Celtics have previously proven. GS will probably be there at the end.If the Celtics get out of the East, I just hope it’s anybody but the Dubs out West.
Thank youWe weren’t going to avenge last June tonight regardless. We’ll avenge last June next June. And it’ll up to Golden State to decide whether to watch or not.
They're the defending Champs with their core returning intact. There's really no one else in the west playing well, I just don't see how anyone could count them out.Anybody who's counting out the Warriors in the West is crazy. As long as they have a healthy Curry, they have a chance. No doubt PHX or NOLA could beat Golden State, but I'll believe it when I see it.
I think soWe weren’t going to avenge last June tonight regardless. We’ll avenge last June next June. And it’ll up to Golden State to decide whether to watch or not.
Hehe I think so but also prayingBad game from Tatum, a bummer but he will survive.
Klay is mostly washed, but had a throwback game.
We just lost to the 88 Celtics. It'll be OK.
The gamethread vs Phoenix tells the story. That was No Horford No Problem. We basically Globetrottered them for 3 quarters while all of us on the thread sat absolutely gobsmacked in admiring awe.I missed whatever the fuck happened in Phoenix the other night, but I think this team just looks different with Horford in. In a really good way.
Don't deny him his 2 turnovers!Grant’s line is abysmal. 4 points on 3 shots, 2 boards, 0 assists in 31 minutes? Yikes.