CELTICS 2010

I was too young to personally experience the 80s Celtics but I was at the playoff game in 02 when the Pierce/Antoine Celts had a massive 4th Q comeback against the JKidd Nets (largest ever at the time and maybe still?). In the final minutes of the game, the chants of "Beat LA" were electric. I don't think most of the crowd expected that that team was actually going to the finals to face LA. In other words, hatred of the Lakers is like one of the most integral parts of Celtics fandom, I love it.

recall watching that game at a bar in the middle of nowhere colorado rockies

That's funny, I watched Game 6 2012 - when Lebron demolished the last hurrah of the KG/Truth/Ray Celts - in a bar the middle of nowhere in the Rockies!

even weirder, it was the same rockies

dam

sick

What a perfect pass from Jaylen Brown 🔥pic.twitter.com/KjvLOnDHDJ

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) August 8, 2020

jaylen is really locked in

amen

Time Lord is an emancipatory figure in all of our lives. He has delivered us from Enes

— LIFELONG PELICANS FAN MAN 69☭ (@Riffs_Man) August 8, 2020

lol no arguments here

Jaylen Brown's transition pass to Gordon Hayward last night was impressive.

Worth noting: Brown made the exact same pass to Hayward vs. Toronto on Oct. 25: pic.twitter.com/Xsg7Tgdq9G

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) August 8, 2020

scripted

Robert Williams has 32 points and 9 rebounds on 13/14 FG in 31 minutes so far in the bubble.

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) August 9, 2020

Brad Stevens went full Belichick this afternoon and it was great: pic.twitter.com/oZWAXQOlqB

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) August 11, 2020

@BrianTRobb
Bubble Jayson Tatum looks pretty similar to that guy we saw in February since his nightmare outing against Bucks:
25.3 ppg,
53.7% FG
48.9% 3pt (7.5 attempts/G)
87.5% FT (5.3 attempts/G)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfPsrN3XgAIsx4i?format=jpg&name=medium

hahahahah

loving the jaylen/donovan bubble banter today

congrats brad

Brad Wanamaker is the 6th player in the last decade to shoot over 92.5% from the line on at least 100 attempts, per @SportRadar

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 13, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgUy7b_Nsw

wow, i now have to be thankful to coach k for something? damn.

ha same

The Celtics will now receive the 14th pick of the 2020 draft from the Memphis Grizzlies, unless the 2.4% chance of the Grizzlies winning a top-4 pick in the lottery occurs. Then the pick would roll over to being officially conveyed next year.

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 15, 2020

the coveted "Lottery Pick"

big time lottery baby

wow, i now have to be thankful to coach k for something? damn.

haha. the thing that surprised me in that story, though, is the implication that when they swapped picks w/the sixers, exactly three days before the draft, the celtics still hadn't made up their mind about tatum.

I didn’t assume that, sounds like he had already worked out for them so it might’ve just been to check off a few final boxes or something. Obv the decision to draft Tatum paid off, but even with hindsight I still mostly read that trade as Ainge being on some clairvoyant shit about Fultz

I.e. they may not have decided fully on Tatum but had decided they wanted to trade the pick. I do remember a lot of the buzz in those few days after the pick was traded was about them taking Josh Jackson lol. Glad things didn’t go that way!

yeah, i got curious about this so i'm reading some contemporary accounts, and the party line out of the celtics was that they didn't see much difference between fultz, ball, tatum, and jackson as far as draft board rankings go. seems like they were comfortable deciding between tatum and jackson following the trade.

thank u to jayson tatum for going to that workout lol

jackson would have had a better chance of developing in boston than he did in phoenix but yeah all the red flags about him (couldn't shoot, attitude probs, good athlete not great athlete) turned out to be true.

Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown: "I can't stress enough how special and important JB is."

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) August 18, 2020

jt really is jbs biggest fan

Jaylen Brown in fourth quarter of Game 1 vs. 76ers:
15 PTS
4/5 FG
3/3 3PT
4/4 FT

jaylen brown stan account

bae len brown

Kemba Walker on the way the 76ers see guarding him: “It’s different. I really haven’t seen that much space in a very long time.”

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) August 20, 2020

lol yeah

not a great sign when your scorer calls the defense on him "different"

https://www.si.com/nba/2020/08/20/philadelphia-76ers-2020-nba-playoffs-sleepwalking-nightmare

kemba rounding into form on schedule

Yah the timing of this is perfect. Especially with losing Gordo.

i need a supercut of kemba hitting pullup js while embiid gazes impassively at him from the paint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYm41DEG0gY

Can the Celtics take advantage of Toronto’s half-court offense?
Even when Kyle Lowry (sprained ankle) is right, the Raptors can have issues scoring. They finished the regular season 13th in offensive efficiency. In the half court they were even worse, ranking 16th overall, according to Cleaning the Glass. To their credit, they play like they know their limitations well. They forced more turnovers than any other playoff qualifier. They lived in transition throughout the regular season. They’re a smart, deep bunch.

Over four regular-season games, the Celtics defense held Toronto to 102.9 points per 100 possessions — a mark that would have ranked dead last in the league over the full season. Patrick McCaw started two of those games, so it wasn’t like the Raptors were always at full strength. Still, it’s fair to wonder where their points will come from when the games slow down. Pascal Siakam has been inefficient in the bubble; he has barely cracked the 50 percent true shooting mark over Toronto’s 11 games in Orlando. The Raptors need him to be able to create shots, especially late in games. For all the talk about the minimal offense of Hayward’s replacements, the Celtics still have no shortage of wings who can guard. That should be the most entertaining part of this series: Each side is loaded with tough, athletic perimeter players. Buckets won’t come easy.

today is the day the boston celtics fight their #1 enemies the raptors

celtics have played the raptors twice in the bubble and are +40, torontos only two losses

seems like a good matchup honestly. who on the raptors is supposed to be a problem for the celtics?

siakam but u know...

xp that's the conclusion i reached as i thought about this series. if anyone on the raps gets hot the celtics have 2 or 3 guys they can try to slow that person down.

raps have some regular season team qualities

they really need to be scrambling flying around on d but its tough cause the celtics have guys who can make plays

celtics had a ton of turnovers today which was supposed to be A KEY for the raps but they didnt capitalize