Tatum absolutely wrecked Kornet in a celebratory shoulder jump in the aftermath of the final whistle. I took the liberty of capturing it...

I’m surprised Bontemps didn’t vote for Jimmy Butler.View: https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1795288513392640449
As close as it can get (I wonder what would have happened if Tatum/Brown/Holiday all got 3 votes). Tatum had the stats but Brown had the narrative (and defense, he was terrific), which is more than enough.
With him and Washburn voting, Tatum didn’t stand a chance lol.I’m surprised Bontemps didn’t vote for Jimmy Butler.
I could do without Tatum doing a 180 and landing on a twisted knee!Tatum absolutely wrecked Kornet in a celebratory shoulder jump in the aftermath of the final whistle. I took the liberty of capturing it...
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I'm getting a bit sad now realizing (A) it'll be 9 days until the next time we see these guys play, and (B) at most, I only get 7 more games to watch them. Last team that really got me choked up realizing how much the clock was ticking was the 2018 Red Sox.I know the media has tried to rob some of this joy lately, so it's nice to just enjoy it. We're lucky to get to watch this iteration of our favorite team.
11-1 without Porzingis, and now I believe 30-4 on the season without him. He really is a cheat code.We survived no Porzingis. 12-2
Somewhere in another universe, a couple of buckets were changed and in that universe, IND is up 3-1 and MIN is up 2-1.For a sweep that was darned close.
I dunno, Going from mediocre to good is a lot easier than going from good to contender. I'm not sure Halliburton and Nembhard can play together and be a contender and when Mathurin comes back, Carlisle is going to have his hands full splitting up the guard minutes?The Pacers are going to be tough going forward. I know people were making Caleb Martin jokes but I think Indiana has something in Nembhard and their rotation overall is pretty good assuming a Siakam deal is all but done and Toppin doesn't get pried away.
Indeed.Indy really played well overall this series, much better than MN is playing relative to its talent. This is not a victory to be ashamed of or apprehensive about. Boston was put to the test and earned it.
lmao, glad I’m not the only one who hasn’t let that go. Butler scored 27 points in the middle three games combined.I’m surprised Bontemps didn’t vote for Jimmy Butler.
If you’re going to do that after the whistle, you have to expect the foul.Tatum absolutely wrecked Kornet in a celebratory shoulder jump in the aftermath of the final whistle. I took the liberty of capturing it...
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The kick was wreckless (both for Pritchard's health and Jackson's), but the hit was much less forceful. I'm very surprised the Jaylen play was not a flagrant. The right hand came in a bit late, the contact was directly to the face and not all that close to the ball, and the actual result was jarring to watch. I actually think if Jaylen doesn't immediately look concerned and contrite, they call it, because the NBA just makes this stuff up as they go.I’d have to watch it again, but I kind of thought the kick in the face was intentional. Not in a well thought out I’m trying to hurt this guy kind of way, but I’m up in the air and I see this guy getting past me and maybe I can stop him with my leg kind of way. Like a sort of instinctual reaction, but still intentional and not an accidental thing.
With regards to Jaylen’s foul, I think I would have given him a flagrant. It was a shot to the face and the whole idea is to have the players be a little more careful to not hurt other players. It was certainly worse than all those my pinky toe was a cm away from his landing space on the step back three flagrant fouls they give out.
It might have looked less forceful, but I’m not sure it actually was less forceful. PP was bleeding and you could basically see Jackson’s shoe print on his face while he was taking the FTs.The kick was wreckless (both for Pritchard's health and Jackson's), but the hit was much less forceful. I'm very surprised the Jaylen play was not a flagrant. The right hand came in a bit late, the contact was directly to the face and not all that close to the ball, and the actual result was jarring to watch. I actually think if Jaylen doesn't immediately look concerned and contrite, they call it, because the NBA just makes this stuff up as they go.
Jackson has made an almost identical move in the past on Jordan McLaughlin. Same spot on the floor too.I’d have to watch it again, but I kind of thought the kick in the face was intentional. Not in a well thought out I’m trying to hurt this guy kind of way, but I’m up in the air and I see this guy getting past me and maybe I can stop him with my leg kind of way. Like a sort of instinctual reaction, but still intentional and not an accidental thing.
Weight room, LukeTatum absolutely wrecked Kornet in a celebratory shoulder jump in the aftermath of the final whistle. I took the liberty of capturing it...
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He probably meant to say he was a good shit but had used up his cuss quota and had to audible.Jaylen has become a quote machine:
View: https://twitter.com/legionhoops/status/1795303928533512646?s=46&t=11SXTvIYT-tl8b6e7iEUVQ
Turner is older than Jaylen btw.
View: https://twitter.com/Celtics_Junkies/status/1795298281746206991It might have looked less forceful, but I’m not sure it actually was less forceful. PP was bleeding and you could basically see Jackson’s shoe print on his face while he was taking the FTs.
View: https://twitter.com/cmonbrudda/status/1795253823411564550Jackson has made an almost identical move in the past on Jordan McLaughlin. Same spot on the floor too.
It can't be easy to continue to play ramped-up lockdown defense against a high-powered offense like the Pacers'. They really had to have the belief and commitment that if they kept it up, it would work at the end.Even without Haliburton I think Indiana was head and shoulders better than either Miami or Cleveland. It is extremely impressive to sweep that offense, especially considering they shot >50% in 3/4 games. Whoever said the Pacers are the Celtics from a few years ago nailed it. Played us tight for 45 minutes in 3/4 games but the Celtics just destroyed them at the end of games. The difference between a good young team and a great vet team.
Agree, Jackson's movement was in no way a natural follow through after getting faked out. He was trying to block or bother the shot with his foot. Dangerous playI'm seeing some on-line whining that Jaylen Brown was not called for a flagrant foul when he hit McConnell in the face going for a loose ball.
I have no idea what the league policy on shots to the face is, and I can see what Brown did being called a flagrant despite the lack of intentionality. But, I think it would have been a travesty had they called it here, because earlier in the game Jackson kicked Pritchard in the face and it was not called a flagrant. If you are going to call flagrant on careless (not just intentional) shots to the face, you had to call both. If you aren't, then you should have called neither.
Correct. They’re categorized differently for in game ejections.One of the things I was thinking about is I wasn’t sure if they called a Flagrant one on Brown does it count as a technical foul. Jaylen had one earlier in the game for pushing Siakam. He wouldn’t have been tossed correct?
It's okay— he has what now feels like months before the next game to heal up.PP is going to have a nasty shiner.
I feel the same way, but it's worth remembering that the entire squad is under contract next year. Unless they make a trade, they can run the entire 1-8 back again for another go around.I'm getting a bit sad now realizing (A) it'll be 9 days until the next time we see these guys play, and (B) at most, I only get 7 more games to watch them. Last team that really got me choked up realizing how much the clock was ticking was the 2018 Red Sox.
that IS worth remembering! And with Tatum obviously going to accept the supermax, White seemingly at least slightly favored to accept the $31M max allowable extension, and Hauser presenting less of a dilemma with every bricked shot, the chance the band stays together for a few years yet seems pretty good.I feel the same way, but it's worth remembering that the entire squad is under contract next year. Unless they make a trade, they can run the entire 1-8 back again for another go around.
(1) You might have been right "But for the injuries", first of all...My "The East is tougher than the West" take from the start of the playoffs did not end up aging well!
Wait, we’re playing another round? I thought Minnesota-Denver was the finals.(1) You might have been right "But for the injuries", first of all...
(2) You might have been right, except Boston is just such a juggernaut that it didn't matter - all the other teams might well have been superior to their equivalent seed in the West, but the train came for 'em all. Bucks-Pacers was a dogfight, Cavs-Magic was a dogfight, Knicks-Pacers was obviously a bar fight worthy of an Old West movie... but the Celtics still outclass everyone so badly (1st seed by 14 games!) that it's easy to underrate the talent here. And there was no equivalent steamroller in the West, much as everyone expected Denver to be one.
(3) When the Celtics finish steamrolling in the Finals, your take will be back on terra firma. "At least the Pacers had 3 close games that they might well have won!" will go the whining. The excuse-making will be as appalling as it is predictable - and amid all of that, there will be room again for your "Actually the West wasn't nearly as good as advertised" point to land.
That was the one true finals. These other games are just to get the ad revenueWait, we’re playing another round? I thought Minnesota-Denver was the finals.
I can’t imagine a basketball player having adept control of his foot enough when it is that high off the ground and he’s spinning around as to kick another player with it. He’s not a kickboxer or a ballerina. JMO.Agree, Jackson's movement was in no way a natural follow through after getting faked out. He was trying to block or bother the shot with his foot. Dangerous play