Boston Celtics Game Day Recap

The Celtics came out firing tonight and started the game off with a 12-2 lead. Everything seemed to be working for the first 4 minutes lol. Then the Warriors went on a ridiculous 35-10 run including a 21-0 run in the mix that completely shut the Celtics out. Turnovers remained an issue as the Warriors scored 20pts off our 23 turnovers (which is the second most in an NBA Finals Game). The Celtics a...

Okay so let's talk positives: Celtics did a much better job of staying attached to Curry's hip and forcing him to take tough shots. They held Curry to just 16pts on 0-9 from 3. Now let's talk negatives, it wasn't enough. Celtics shut down Curry but Wiggins went off and Klay Thompson woke up as well. Defensively, this was actually a really solid game so we can leave it there. Offensively, the Celti...

Turnovers, rebounding and poor shot selection down the stretch led to this extremely disappointing 107-97 loss to tie the series 2-2. We saw a Jayson Tatum masterclass in the first quarter where he scored 12 pts and was super efficient. From there, he only scored 9pts the remaining 3 quarters and ended up shooting 8-23 from the field. JB had a killer start to the 4th with 6 quick points to build a...

In a game where the Celtics were up 12pts at halftime, the Celtics grinded out a win after another horrible 3rd quarter performance. It's hard to say they grinded out a116-100 win but this was as grind it out as it gets considering how great we played for 3 of the 4 quarters but that 3rd quarter was brutal. This win is everything you want to see though. They continued to show their resiliency and...

The goal for every team in the playoffs is to steal a game on the road and that is what the Celtics did in Game 1. Tonight was a very different story in a very embarrassing loss but the last fact remains true. The Celtics took back home court advantage. People want to blame this on the refs and I'm not going to sit here and say they were good but this is 100% on the Celtics. They gave up 33pts off...

The Celtics came out and played the best 4th quarter of basketball I have ever seen. They outscored the Warriors 40-16 in the 4th quarter to steal game 1 on the road 120-108. After falling behind by 12 after the third quarter, JB stepped up in a major way and took over the start of the 4th to get the Celtics back in it. Derrick White and Al Horford both played phenomenal tonight as well scoring 17...

CELTICS ARE GOING TO THE FINALS!!! Wow what a game for the Celtics. I said prior to the game today that we would need to see 25+ from JB and Tatum and that didn't technically happen but they did combine for 50 pts. We had a really solid game from Smart but saw a really great defensive performance from Horford as well. This was as well as we could've asked for as far as a defensive performance. The...

The Celtics came out with a chance to close this series out on their home court and get a much needed rest before the NBA Finals start and they couldn't pull it out. Celtics gave up 22pts off 18 turnovers tonight including 7 from Tatum. Both of the Jays needed to be better tonight which is frustrating considering how great Derrick White played. Outside of White, there really isn't another player t...

WOW WOW WOW. Celtics beat the Heat 93-80 in a true defensive battle. This is another game where the offense wasn't great but any game where you hold a team to 80 points, you should win. We saw Derrick White earn his contract with his 2nd straight brilliant performance silencing the haters. Tatum and JB combined for just 10 pts in the first half on 3-16 from the field BUT went on to score 37pts on...

The Celtics shot 39% from the field and just 23% from 3 in this one while giving up 23 points to Oladipo off the bench and managed to pull off a 102-82 WIN over the Heat to tie the series at 2-2. With those stat lines, how did the Celtics manage to pull this one out? DEFENSE. Timelord came back and made an enormous impact in this one. You have to credit Ime for the defense as well for having Timel...

This one hurts. As bad as they played in the first quarter (and yes it was bad) the Celtics were in this game till the very end. We ended the game giving up 33pts off of 24 turnovers and Jayson Tatum scored just 10pts on 3-14 from the field and we were still only down 1 with 2:40 left. This was a game riddled by injuries on both sides. We saw Jimmy Butler leave the game and not return for the Heat...

Who would've thought that having Smart and Horford back would help? What an unreal performance by both of those guys but Marcus Smart in particular. This was a quintessential Marcus Smart performance. He ended the game with 24pts 9reb 12ast 3stl and a block with only 1 turnover. Zero part of him looked like he was coming back from an injury which is great to see. We saw great games from both of th...

Well the Celtics won 3 of the 4 quarters BUT we got outscored by 25 points in the 3rd quarter. You will never win a game where you get outscored by 25pts in a quarter. Take that one quarter out and this was a really solid game. Celtics had 42 points in the paint in the first half and were super aggressive getting to the rim which was great to see. Then the second half happened and we only had 6 po...

The Boston Celtics came out and struggled to hit shots in the first quarter but once that quarter ended, all struggles went out the window, The Celtics went on to outscore the Bucks by 34 points in the next 3 quarters and everything was working. The identity of this team all season long was defense and tonight, we made former Giannis WORK for every opportunity and held the Bucks to just 81 points!...

Jayson Tatum goes NUCLEAR and scores 46pts in Game 6 beating the Bucks 108-95 to tie the series 3-3. With this huge win, we force a Game 7 in Boston! This is the exact reason the Celtics fought for that 2 seed! Honestly, there isn't much you can't say about Tatum after this game. We haven't really had that huge Tatum Takeover Game this series and this was for sure it. Every time the Bucks made a r...

Man, I'm sick to my stomach after this loss. 3 quarters of great play outshined by a brutal 4th quarter. Celtics lose to the Bucks 110-107 because of a Bobby Portis putback. The last 30 seconds went the exact way you would've wanted. Tatum drives to the rack and gets to the line, hits both free throws and preserves the 2 for 1 opportunity and then you foul Giannis forcing him to the FT line. He mi...

Wow what more can you say about Al Horford! He led the Celtics to a massive 116-108 win against the Bucks in a must win game. This guy at 35 years old just had the best playoff game of his career with 30pts 8reb and 3ast on 11-14 from the field including a couple of massive baskets down the stretch. Tatum had the breakout game we needed contributing 30 also with a huge second half. This game was p...

The Celtics fall to the Bucks 103-101 and fall behind 2-1 in the series. This was a game they had no business even being in based on their shooting numbers. They shot just 37% from the field and 27% from 3. It was an abysmal shooting performance but somehow the Celtics were in this game till the very last second so how did we get there. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford turned the jets on and scored a c...

The Celtics came in and destroyed the Bucks 109-86 in a wire to wire win. If you break this down, you could have 3 different players of the game. Jaylen Brown was the clear player of the game in the first half where he scored 25pts on 9-10 shooting and was absolutely lights out. Then you have Tatum going nuclear in the 2nd half for 19pts in huge spots but the guy for that was lights out all night...

This game was as ugly as we've seen from an offensive standpoint in a very long time. Defensively, I still think we played solid. We held the Bucks to just 101 points while giving up 27 points off of our 18 turnovers... That number is unacceptable but take away even half of those points and that is a respectable defensive performance. The offense today really struggled highlighted by the combined...

The Celtics complete the SWEEP and send Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets packing after a 116-112 win. This was another impressive win headlined in my eyes by the play of Marcus Smart. He did everything tonight. He led the team with 11 assists but also made a lot of the "Marcus Smart DPOY Type Plays" tonight that put this Celtics team in a great position. We saw a lot of great performances throug...

The Celtics came out with their sights on one thing and that is taking a 3-0 lead. This was a dominating 109-103 victory over Brooklyn and you love to see it. We finally saw Robert Williams get back on the court and play 16 minutes. His minutes were restricted but his game wasn't. He was sprinting down the court and jumping out of the gym again so that is a beautiful sight to see, While that might...

Another Tale of Two Halves! The Celtics struggled in every sense of the word in that first half but managed to come out with a huge 114-107 Win to take a 2-0 Series Lead over Brooklyn. We went from giving up 65 points in the first half to allowing just 42 in the second half. The Defense truly clamped down and played exactly the way we know they are capable of. Offensively, the first half was stale...

Wow Wow Wow!!! Celtics come up with a huge win 115-114 over the the Brooklyn Nets after Tatum hits the buzzer beater at the rim. This was as Game 7 feeling of a Game 1 I have ever witnessed. I don't care what people say about Smart but I thought he was unbelievable tonight. Defensively, he must've made 6 game winning type plays and he was also very efficient from the field. We also saw an Al Horfo...

The NBA Regular Season has officially come to an end and the Celtics ended up in 2nd place! It's hard to believe that this team was under .500 at some point in January and are now sitting in the 2 seed. The Celtics came out and faced a Grizzlies team that sat all of their starters and we absolutely destroyed them 139-110. This was a fun game to watch some of our bench guys in the 4th quarter. We s...