In Game 1, the Celts came out of the gates and built a 40-25 point lead early.
In Game 2, the Celts came out of the gates and built a 38-24 lead early.
The best way to describe the first back-to-back of the season?
Yeah, it’s the Hornets, but just like I said yesterday, who gives a shit.
You play who you play and they all count the same.
We prayed for times like these, and watching it unfold on a nightly basis is truly a gift.
This is fact, not opinion.
Some guy named Michael Jordan and another fella named Rick Barry.
All this without their 7'3 basketball unicorn I might add.
Better than Luka, better than SGA, pick whoever you want.
So he may take a couple tough side step 3s that miss.
Who gives a fuck.
You know why he takes those shots?
Because he knows he can make them?
Do we all forget the side step 3PM in the final seconds of regulation against the Pacers?
Tatum’s pullup threat is arguably the most important piece of the Celts offensive puzzle.
Teams needing to respect the threat of Tatum pulling up from deep is what opens up EVERYTHING.
I do find it strange how so many Celts fans still can’t seem to grasp this.
You hear all the time “He needs to shoot less 3s!
That, will never make sense to me.
I would argue that Tatum’s approach has been the ideal version to start the year.
Again, he’s averaging a career high in FTA.
Other than that, it’s been a chef’s kiss of a start on both ends.
That is the exact reason why Pro Am Pritchard exists.
As soon as Pritchard saw a few go down early, we all knew what was coming.
If you give him space, even from 35ft, that’s a bucket.
But you know what?
Holding opponents to 109 points or fewer in 3 of their last 4 games shows progress.
As we know, their defense is the foundation to their success.
If they don’t defend, they die.
- He gets a lot of flack for some reason, but shoutout Luke Kornet.
Granted the Hornets literally did not have an opposing center play in this game, but whatever.
Make the most of those opportunities, which is exactly what Kornet did.
When you watch Kornet play with the starters, you could see why things work so well.
The chemistry is off the charts.
once you nail that trust, anything is possible.
Another game, another instance where Jrue Holiday continues to make massive momentum shifting 3s.
The same praise should be given to Derrick White.
Just a tremendous Celtic in every aspect.
- We hear a lot about what the Celts do when their 3s don’t fall.
They finished just 16-52 (30%), so what did they do?
Mazzulla Ball is whatever the game needs on any given night.
That’s what makes it so impossible to stop.
In their last 4 games, the Celts rank 27th in AST% at just 55.5%.
- Really wish Jordan Walsh knocked down those two open 3s off Tatum passes.
43/30% as a team definitely stinks.
Getting outshot 91-82 should never happen in my opinion, but that’s the problem with 15 TOs.
When the Celts don’t care of the basketball, they allow other teams to hang around.
Way too careless with the basketball which leads to easy momentum makes for their opponent.
We saw it against the Pacers, and we saw it again last night.
But hey, 6-1 is 6-1.
While things certainly don’t look perfect, it’s also only November 3rd.
The fact that they are this good even despite that, is pretty remarkable.
