CELTICS 2010

the celtics should be a bad matchup for the cavs, i have no idea why those games have been so competitive. the knicks don’t seem to do anything in particular that should translate to being a scary playoff team.

knicks should be the weakest but theyre very physical do you really want to jostle with them when youre looking to play two more series after also theyve got guys who can heat up and become problematic cavs are better but the celtics should be able to overpower them philly has embiid

well yeah i don’t really want to play any of these teams, they will all be challenging. i would say i’m more scared of mitchell heating up than anyone on the knicks

yeah mitchell is just good the knicks guys are more variable

the celtics are back baby! (have played three good games in a row)

its happening

Malcolm Brogdon: "I think we're getting more and more locked in."

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) March 27, 2023

looks like the celtics are not really caring about seeding too much

Celtics injury report vs Utah where 3 starters are questionable and Rob is doubtful. pic.twitter.com/U4GLQ4bKsr

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 31, 2023

lol theyve cut tatum twice tonight stuffing a handful of popcorn in his mouth

Tatum enjoying his night off lol 🍿 pic.twitter.com/OoIVTAdjbV

— Pull up shoot (@NElGHT_) April 6, 2023

one of the things that makes JT easy to root for is his total lack of self-consciousness

i can’t believe we have to do more celtics-heat playoff games

maybe the heat will lose to the hawks haha

yeah its not a done deal unless you think the heat are drastically better than the other play-in teams

as it stands now they would be playing the hawks who theyve absolutely owned fwiw

yeah i mean anything can happen in a one game playoff esp w/ trae there but they've been ruining his life for like 2 years running now. that said the coaching match up is more even than in previous iterations of this match up so we'll see

i would prefer the celtics to not play the heat

jaylen cmon man focus

Jaylen Brown cut his right hand picking up a glass vase he knocked over while watering his plants last night and got 5 stitches. Said he’s expected to be ready for the playoffs, but he’s pissed. pic.twitter.com/JMVYnwGgtN

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) April 7, 2023

Water your plants

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) March 3, 2023

crazy

Jayson Tatum now has 17 points in the first half.

If he does not play Sunday, he's just clinched the first 30 points per game season in Boston Celtics history.

— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) April 8, 2023

hauser hit two threes then dunked what a night lol

SAM HAUSER DUNK ALERT pic.twitter.com/4xyYFOk1H3

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) April 8, 2023

That was, indeed, the first dunk of Sam Hauser's NBA career.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 8, 2023

eddie house missed almost the whole third quarter then we he got back he was like no im going to tell you what happened and the story was he was eating pizza with a lady who works for the raptors

tbf its unclear if hes actually working the game or hes just kind of around hes wear a celtics hoodie

hauser dunked again!

and again! this crazy his first three nba dunks all within like five minutes

i'm kind of surprised this was the first tbh, hauser has the size and general athleticism to dunk

ya it is kind of weird

If he does not play Sunday, he's just clinched the first 30 points per game season in Boston Celtics history.

if he does play, he needs 16 points.

you know the bench was not going to let hauser get away with only dunking once

congrats buddy

Payton Pritchard has the first triple-double of his career.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) April 9, 2023

celtics great payton pritchard

Here you go....

BOSTON CELTICS HISTORY
30 POINTS - 13 REBOUNDS - 11 ASSISTS

Larry Bird
John Havlicek
Payton Pritchard

— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) April 9, 2023

Full list of players in NBA history to make at least 9 3-pointers while recording a triple-double:

Payton Pritchard
James Harden pic.twitter.com/5phfnVDHll

— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) April 9, 2023

he really should be getting minutes but the celtics have too many guys

nice that they let him cook in this one, he's been a good soldier and deserves minutes somewhere

i'm watching the replay of this game and it's hilarious, the pritchard/hauser/kornet/muscala/davison group has so many good intentions for unselfish cutting and off-ball movement but they've never actually played together so they're throwing the ball all over the place

if you see these 5 guys in your local pickup run you are in trouble

grant is nice

Salute to Grant Williams, the 2023 winner of the Jeff Twiss award. Presented by the Boston chapter of the Pro Basketball Writers Association, the award is given to the Celtic who goes above and beyond his regular media responsibilities with exemplary professionalism and kindness. pic.twitter.com/9DURoCLONb

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 10, 2023

Fun fact as I fill out my NBA awards ballot...

Among qualifying players, Sam Hauser finished the year No. 1 in the league with a 106.4 defensive rating.

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) April 10, 2023

heh

Rob Williams on Joe Mazzulla wanting him to be more aggressive with his offense: "I don't know if you guys heard (in my last game) but I caught the ball in the post and Joe yelled from the bench, 'Score the F'n ball.'"

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) April 11, 2023

When he actually decides to score or shoot he isn't bad

the shooting is iffy but he def should be much more aggressive around the basket he kicks it out when he has good looks so much

i think at least some of it is a product of him never being in rhythm with regular playing time, if he were out there more he'd build up the feel for when to score vs. pass

he also just does hot potato pass a lot in like every situation actually throws the ball away a bunch when guys just arent ready quick passing is generally nice but could use tempering with a lil more feel for the rhythm of the game

yeah definitely, another thing i think would improve a lot if he could play more

big for celtics if true

I've seen enough. Jaylen Brown has made All NBA.

— Ryan Bernardoni (@dangercart) April 13, 2023

Almost all the public votes have either been voters favorable towards Jaylen's points+votes base and put him 2nd team, or done Zach's dance with the low-games forwards where only one gets selected and it's inconsistent across voters who their one is.

— Ryan Bernardoni (@dangercart) April 13, 2023

lowe was just saying he didnt see jaylen as all nba last week now hes got him on the third team lol

Brown was a tougher choice. Advanced metrics have never loved him for a combination of reasons -- shaky playmaking, blah rebounding, hazy off-ball defense, and that Boston's scoring margin typically declines when Brown plays without Tatum.

But 27 points, 7 boards, 3.5 dimes, 58% shooting on 2s, and very good on-ball defense against any type of perimeter scorer -- that's All-NBA quality, as much as anything Siakam, Randle, and Markkanen did. Brown was durable, and his team is in a different stratosphere than the Raptors, Knicks, and Jazz. He (barely) gets the nod.

creating a wind open corner three at a jog, could be a tough series for atlanta

I don't want to go full "Trae defense" here but the C's have a different element. They have zero issue using White, Smart or smalls as screeners on *and* off the ball. White screens for Brown, no switch and Trae is back. Drive forces help, kick to Horford for 3. pic.twitter.com/xslyq7YScu

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) April 12, 2023

eddie house just said the celtics are out there really putting a foot all the way up in the hawks

four starters playing 37+ minutes each in a first round game in which you're up 30 pts at the half seems... weird?

(and is grant williams being punished for some reason?)