Boston Celtics Game Day Recap

Jayson Tatum continues his MVP hunt with a 51pt performance on MLK day propelling the Celtics to a huge 130-118 win over the Charlotte Hornets. This truly was one of the best offensive games we have seen this year and that is saying a lot considering how we have started this year. We ended the game with 34ast on 43fgm which is super impressive and Tatum was a huge part of that. Often times when su...

The Celtics outscore the Hornets 60-40 in the 2nd half on their way to a 122-106 W! With no Jaylen Brown in this one, we needed guys to step up and Derrick White did just that with 8pts in the first 4 minutes of the game before colliding with Marcus Smart and leaving the game with a neck sprain. From there, we had no JB and no White for the remaining 44 minutes and we really needed guys to step up...

The Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-98 to win their 5th straight game! With no Jaylen Brown in this one, I was very much expecting Jayson Tatum to go off and carry this team to a win but that was certainly not the case. Tatum didn't play bad in this one but it certainly wasn't his best. He ended the night with just 20pts shooting a horrible 31% from the field and 20% from 3. Fortunately for him...

The Celtics beat up the Pelicans 125-114 in another Raining Jays Masterclass. Jaylen Brown was the lead guy in this one contributing 41pts and 12reb on a crazy efficient 15-21 from the field (71%!!!!!) and 8-9 from the FT line. The Pelicans had no answer for JB all night long which led to the Celtics leading this almost wire to wire. Jayson Tatum ended with 31pts 10reb and 4ast in this one but mos...

The Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99 in one of the best defensive games we have seen in a long time. While Marcus Smart sat this one out due to a knee injury, we did see Timelord inserted back into the starting lineup and he looked incredible. This was also a monster night from Jayson Tatum (32pts 8reb 7ast) and Grant Williams (20pts 8reb 2blk). We saw the full range of versatility to Grants...

The Celtics escape the Romeo Langford & Josh Richardson revenge game with a 121-116 Win over the Spurs. The Jays did their thing combining for 63pts but it was the play of Malcolm Brogdon, Derrick White and Robert Williams that put this team over the edge tonight. Brogdon ended the night with 23pts 2reb and 7ast and made big shot after big shot when the Celtics were starting to revert back to iso...

The Celtics destroy Luka and the Mavs 124-95 in the best game we have seen in weeks. Jayson Tatum led the way in this one with just his second career Triple Double with 29pts 14reb and 10ast. This was a game where the Celtics got back to their roots on the offensive end. The ball and player movement was amazing. Guys were cutting backdoors for easy layups and we finally saw them hit their wide ope...

There's not much to say about this one. The Celtics got embarrassed from start to finish and lost 150-117. This was a game where the Celtics came out with absolutely no energy from the jump. We gave up 34 in the first, 40 in the second and 48 in the third. That totals out to 122 which is the most points allowed since we gave up 123 to Syracuse back in the 60s... In the second quarter, we made 5 fi...

The Celtics fall to the Denver Nuggets 123-111 in another brutal 3pt shooting effort. JB came out firing in this one and ended the night with 30pts 8reb and 3ast while shooting 12-20 from the field and 4-8 but outside of him, everybody struggled creating offense and hitting shots. Tatum did end the night with 25pts but his shooting struggles popped up again as he missed all 4 of his 3pt shots as w...

The Celtics beat the Clippers 116-110 in another impressive performance from the Jays. While the Jays contributed 29pts each, it was the play of Marcus Smart that pushed this team over the edge. From his incredible defense including a steal and finish at the rim in transition to go up 112-102 during a big Clippers run, Smart controlled the pace and play of this game. This wasn't a game where the b...

After scoring 70pts in the Celtics last game against Giannis and the Bucks, the Jays explode for 77 points in this monster 126-102 win against the Houston Rockets. This truly was another masterclass from them but the part that I enjoyed the most was the way they played Celtics basketball. This wasn't a game where they were super heavy on iso ball. They assisted on 32 of our 43 makes which proves t...

The Celtics destroy the Bucks 139-118 because of an absolute masterclass from the Jays. Jayson Tatum was the headliner in this one where he scored 41pts alongside 7reb and 5ast and was super aggressive getting to the rim in this one. Jaylen Brown came out hot scoring 13 in the first but then scored the only 3 in the 2nd and 3rd quarter combined while Tatum cooked. When that 4th quarter came back,...

The Celtics bounce back in a big way to a 121-109 Win over the Timberwolves. It may not have been perfect all the way through and our 3s still weren't falling but our ball and player movement was fantastic in this one. We saw a lot more cutting and driving in this game than we have in the last couple weeks and you could tell from the jump. JB was the big gun in this game ending with 36pts 7reb inc...

The Celtics fall to the Pacers 117-112 after an embarrassingly bad first quarter where we were outscored 42-22. The Celtics got out out to an 11-5 start and were super aggressive going after old friend Aaron Nesmith but it all came crashing down as the Pacers went on a 26-2 run following it. The Pacers dominance continued the rest of the first half where they built up a 30pt lead right before half...

The Celtics lose once again to the Orlando Magic 95-92. There was no Tatum in this one but that doesn't even remotely count as an excuse against this Magic team. We can call it like it is, this was an absolutely hideous game from the Celtics offensively. Defensively, I think they played fine. If you hold a team to 95 points in todays NBA, that should result in a W every night but our offense did n...

The Celtics lost to the Orlando Magic 117-109 but the headline of this game is Timelord's return. As tough of a loss as this is especially after losing 2 of our last 3 coming into this one, it's hard to talk about much else besides the play of Robert Williams. After missing the first 29 games of this season, he came out and certainly needed to work out his jitters. He had 3 fouls in his first 4 mi...

The best rivalry in the NBA is renewed in this absolute rollercoaster of a game but the Celtics edged out the Lakers 122-118 in OT. The Celtics came out of the gate with excellent ball and player movement and looked like their unstoppable selves in that first quarter where we shot 7-11 from 3 with 11 assists on 14 field goals made. We continued the great play through the half and the wheels fell o...

After an extremely disheartening loss to the Warriors, the Celtics come out and get embarrassed against the Clippers. Similar to the game against the Warriors, this was not Celtics basketball. The ball wasn't moving and our 3s weren't falling. On top of that, the only time the Celtics played defense with any sense of urgency was when it was far too late and they were already down by 20+. Both of t...

The Celtics lose the NBA Finals Rematch against the Golden State Warriors 123-107. This was a tough one to swallow. After an emotional loss in the Finals last year, every Celtics fan had this game circled on their calendar because they wanted revenge but that is not what they got in this one. Besides an All Star caliber performance from JB (31pts 9reb) this was really a dud all around. We saw Blak...

The Celtics destroy the Suns 125-98!!! This game was close for the first 5 minutes but as soon as the Suns subbed out Chris Paul, the Celtics went on an 18-3 run and never looked back. We went on to outscore the Suns 38-21 in the 2nd and 35-23 in the 3rd. The Celtics had a 45pt lead in this one and we were lucky enough to keep all of our starters under 30 minutes giving them some rest in this grue...

The Celtics win this one 116-110 over the Toronto Raptors. This was a game with 2 surprising heroes. On the second night of a back to back, Blake Griffin once again collected the start and came up huge alongside other big Luke Kornet. Blake Griffin scored 13pts alongside 8 rebounds and had the game icing putback to go up 7 with 26.8 seconds left but was great throughout the entire game. Luke Korne...

The Celtics beat the Nets 103-92 on an impressive night from Jaylen Brown. This was probably one of our worst offensive performances of the year but, fortunately for us, it was also probably our best defensive game of the year. Jaylen Brown started the game scorching hot and scored 20pts on 6-7 from the field and 5-5 from 3 in the first quarter and ended the game with 34pts 10reb 2ast 2stl and 4bl...

The Celtics lose to the Miami Heat 120-116 in OT. This was a game the Celtics had no business being remotely close in. The Celtics shot 33% from 3, turned the ball over 20 times resulting in 21pts, gave up 12 offensive rebounds and watched Tatum score just 14pts along with 5turnovers on 5-18 from the field and 0-7 from 3. This is a game that the Celtics should have gotten run out of the building s...

Jayson Tatum scores 49 POINTS in this 134-121 win over the Miami Heat. There is absolutely nothing Tatum couldn't do in this one. On top of his 49pts, he also chipped in 11reb and shot 15-25 from the field, 8-12 from 3 and 11-12 from the FT line. On top of that, he was also playing excellent defense and hustling for balls left and right including a play where he dove to the floor, ripped the ball...

The Celtics decimate the Hornets 140-105 in this one. The Hornets didn't stand a chance in this one from the start. The Celtics outscored the Hornets 45-19 in the first quarter in one of the most impressive offensive performances I have ever seen. The Celtics shot 10-15 from 3 and assisted on 13 of their 17 made field goals and shot 73.9% from the field and 66% from 3. Every part of that is absolu...