CELTICS 2010

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

if they're not getting transition points off of the turnovers it's much less of a problem (they did not get any transition points).

lots of experts saying the raps are a better team even if this is a bad matchup and i'm not even sure i see that. the celtics were 4th in both defense and offense. the raps were 2nd in defense and.....13th in offense.

raps could really uses some sort of big unstoppable #1 scorer haha

nice piece on kemba's defense. the stats from this game are an outlier but he's been very, very good so far in the offs and doesn't deserve to be lumped in with other small offensive guards

Raptors when Kemba Walker was primary defender in Game 1, per NBA tracking data: 2-12 FG, 0-5 3PT, 4 PTS

An ode to Kemba's playoff defense (especially when he's taking painful charges like this 📼⤵️)

📓 https://t.co/s5ppo5Fh2n pic.twitter.com/NWdfjjQNKR

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 31, 2020

kemba garnett

Semi hits the 3 and Romeo hits the Hype 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ihdj1cou4P

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 30, 2020

Kemba looks great in the bubble, the whole team does.

yeah theyre clicking

need to get gordo back thooooo

kemba is such a crazy pull up shooter i didnt realize before he was on the c's that he was a leet shooter but you give him any daylight and hes putting in yr eye hes always ready and looking to hoist

i knew it because i watched the charlotte hornets' valiant 2016 playoff run

i shouldve done that

its cool too despite being on a team where he had to do everything his entire career he has a really good sense of when to take over and when to operate in the flow

that team had batum as a secondary playmaker so he played offball some

Tacko Swim Class 🌮😄

Senegalese Phelps 🇸🇳 🏊🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/BjiwnF21ZB

— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 31, 2020

This is a very lovable team

jaylen is freaking yoked

https://i.imgur.com/IjTwsWV.png

hahah cute video.

the vibe reversal from last year's team to this year's should make it clear to everyone that yes, one person can make that big of a difference.

two people tbf

More madness from @Celtics practice! 😂@tackofall99 @jaytatum0 pic.twitter.com/tNEO0N1IRR

— NBA on Campus (@nbaoncampus) August 31, 2020

😂🕺 @smart_MS3 & @FCHWPO show off their moves at @celtics practice!

Game 2 (BOS/TOR) of the East Semis tips off Tuesday at 5:30pm/et on @ESPNNBA pic.twitter.com/zfPxppjpnQ

— NBA on Campus (@nbaoncampus) August 31, 2020

I’ve worked for this my entire life.
Never backed down from the challenge of getting it.
Its all I’ve ever wanted...

...and finally...

...my own personalized mask!😷 pic.twitter.com/UNnoQJCWX5

— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) September 2, 2020

wait cj tweeted this right before marcus got hot? damnn https://t.co/xDt8AssxRa

— david (@whaamncheese) September 2, 2020

tatums playmaking under heavy defensive pressure was really good last night

34 PTS, 8 RBS, 6 AST@jaytatum0 was a steady force in our Game 2 win ☘️ #BleedGreen pic.twitter.com/u97RpA3X9R

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) September 2, 2020

it's funny, he said after the game that you have to make really quick decisions and move the ball against toronto yet he still looks very not hurried

yeah the game is moving slow for him

yeah the game is moving slow for him

that's pretty much the essence of tatum's great leap forward in 2020, innit? it's like he's solved the matrix.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8d/51/39/8d5139baab8776fdf0d2978f45e02611.jpg

it's like he's solved the matrix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vMO3XmNXe4

Jaylen Brown Explains It All

so was that the first time in his career that tacko has played in a meaningful situation?

college players count the NCAA tournament games as 'meaningful'

i meant pro career but yes, point taken!

please do not disrespect the g league like this sir

https://www.passionweiss.com/2020/09/03/jaylen-brown-explains-it-all/

"Jaylen Brown is arguably the greatest iteration this side of Klay Thomas of the modern, proto 3&D wing."

i think it goes without saying that i hate to be this guy but jaylen actually drives to the basket at a notably high rate

theres something about him that just seems 3 and d ish like it might have to do with that hes really not a great playmaker or maybe it just his basic being but he does take it hard to the rack a lot

60% of his shots are 2s and 45% are within 10 feet of da rim https://stats.nba.com/player/1627759/shots-dash/?Season=2019-20&SeasonType=Regular%20Season

he’s never been a 3 and d guy, he spent his rookie year trying and failing to dunk on everything in sight.

infinite jest reference in the first graph = there is no way i am reading that whole article.

he’s never been a 3 and d guy, he spent his rookie year trying and failing to dunk on everything in sight.

― call all destroyer, Friday, September 4, 2020 8:21 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

tbf its the sickest shot

exactly! and now he dunks on guys on the reg.

one must attempt to dunk before one can dunk --ancient wisdom