Celts Order a 6 Piece But Only Get 5! Loss vs Nuggets 3/7

[titlebound1]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

[Fierce1]

One day you folks will wake up and realize that Tatum isn't an Alpha and really the Celtics need an Alpha for him to play with.

BTW, the next time someone compares him to Bird, they need to wash their mouth out with soap.

Jayson Tatum will be what Larry Bird was to the Celtics and their fans in the 80s.

Eventually you'll have to accept that fact.

[Fierce1]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

Exactly!

The Nuggets were playing at their best, championship basketball, and they were one Jayson Tatum 3-pointer away from losing this game.

Celtics played bad and they were as close as you can get from getting a win in Denver.

The Cs just need to get comfortable in big games.

That's why all those wanting the Cs to blow out every team they face is just wrong.

Cs need to practice clutch situations in actual games because clutch situations can never be simulated in practice.

[Bar Fight]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

Exactly!

The Nuggets were playing at their best, championship basketball, and they were one Jayson Tatum 3-pointer away from losing this game.

Celtics played bad and they were as close as you can get from getting a win in Denver.

The Cs just need to get comfortable in big games.

That's why all those wanting the Cs to blow out every team they face is just wrong.

Cs need to practice clutch situations in actual games because clutch situations can never be simulated in practice.

Murray shot 7-18 with 5 TOs, they shot 19% from three, MPJ was invisible. That was not the Nuggets best lol

[Fierce1]

This is just one of those growing pains that young star players go through.

Go be a Sixer fan and let's see how miserable you'll be.

Embiid entered the NBA in 2014, won MVP last season, but has never played in the eastern conference finals.

Sometimes the ingrate in us is clouding our judgement.

Our guys are young and will be in the hunt until 2030 and beyond.

I hope those on the doubters list will be man enough and show up when the Cs raise that trophy for Banner 18.

[Fierce1]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

Exactly!

The Nuggets were playing at their best, championship basketball, and they were one Jayson Tatum 3-pointer away from losing this game.

Celtics played bad and they were as close as you can get from getting a win in Denver.

The Cs just need to get comfortable in big games.

That's why all those wanting the Cs to blow out every team they face is just wrong.

Cs need to practice clutch situations in actual games because clutch situations can never be simulated in practice.

Murray shot 7-18 with 5 TOs, they shot 19% from three, MPJ was invisible. That was not the Nuggets best lol

But they were making the right plays.

They were not turning the ball over, like the Celtics.

Murray just didn't shoot well, but you can never accuse him of being passive or making bad decisions.

Part of championship basketball is still being able to impact the game even when you're not shooting the ball well.

Murray was never a negative for the Nuggets in this game.

[CelticsPride18]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

Exactly!

The Nuggets were playing at their best, championship basketball, and they were one Jayson Tatum 3-pointer away from losing this game.

Celtics played bad and they were as close as you can get from getting a win in Denver.

The Cs just need to get comfortable in big games.

That's why all those wanting the Cs to blow out every team they face is just wrong.

Cs need to practice clutch situations in actual games because clutch situations can never be simulated in practice.

Murray shot 7-18 with 5 TOs, they shot 19% from three, MPJ was invisible. That was not the Nuggets best lol

MPJ not going off was part of the gameplan.

[Fierce1]

Some of you guys should check out the game thread of that Game 6 of the 2023 east semis.

A lot of doubters melted when JT took over in the 4th qtr.

[CelticsPride18]

Some of you guys should check out the game thread of that Game 6 of the 2023 east semis.

A lot of doubters melted when JT took over in the 4th qtr.

We are lucky Embiid it’s bigger bitch than Tatum.

[Bar Fight]

Exactly!

The Nuggets were playing at their best, championship basketball, and they were one Jayson Tatum 3-pointer away from losing this game.

Celtics played bad and they were as close as you can get from getting a win in Denver.

The Cs just need to get comfortable in big games.

That's why all those wanting the Cs to blow out every team they face is just wrong.

Cs need to practice clutch situations in actual games because clutch situations can never be simulated in practice.

Murray shot 7-18 with 5 TOs, they shot 19% from three, MPJ was invisible. That was not the Nuggets best lol

But they were making the right plays.

They were not turning the ball over, like the Celtics.

Murray just didn't shoot well, but you can never accuse him of being passive or making bad decisions.

Part of championship basketball is still being able to impact the game even when you're not shooting the ball well.

Murray was never a negative for the Nuggets in this game.

Ok. And the Nuggets can play much better than they did last night, and have done so before. This was not one team playing "their best" and the other playing like **** like you tried to portray it.

[Tyakack]

I love all the felger takes after every loss. We lost by 6 to the best player in the world on a night where JB missed 7 FTs and Tatum scored 15. We can beat these guys in a series...they're just really really good and it will be brutal.

Everyone pretending like we haven't seen Tatum score 47 or whatever it was on the road in an elimination game vs the Bucks. Or 50 in a game 7. We'll be fine

I love all the, "everything is fine nothing to see here" takes after every loss too. As if this team has already proven they have what it takes to win a championship or something and deserve the benefit of the doubt.

When you say "we''ll be fine" what does that even mean? That we will make a deep playoff run? Yeah, I think even the most pessimistic posters believe that.

[Jammer]

Someone else needs to point out that while k.P is extremely talented.He does tend to be a soft finesse player often.

Can Boston win with its best 2 players Tatum And k p arguably being soft and finesse like??

OK, I'll be the someone to echo your analysis. Yep, they'ze soft. Coach needs to address that. It's fixable, but not with the current coach.

[Jammer]

I gotta mention that when Jaylen got that early tech from Tony Brothers, on a tech that the NBA should legitimately rescind, that the NBA Gods were not watching over the Celtics tonight. And ditto that when Porzingis got his first tech.

This game was not in the cards for the Celtics. The Basketball Gods had already willed it the other way. And I came to that conclusion when Tony gave that BS tech to Jaylen at the start of the game. Porzingis BS tech was just affirmation.

[tfribs45]

Live and die by the three and coaching is becoming an issue against the Elite teams….Tatums obviously a star, but when his three ball isn’t falling and the lights are bright, he continues to shrivel up. Onto the Suns on Sat night!

[Larry_Russell]

I am not concerned at all.

Celtics played their defense and it worked, problem is the offense was pretty poor at times and Tatum didnt get off the plane.


Both teams at full strength and playing peak BBall and Celtics win every time.





Also, we have the muscle to through at Jokic if we choose to do so, so not to worried there. Slow the rest of the team and you beat Denver, simple formula. What make Jokic great is his ability to make others better, if you make the others worse you will win.

[Jammer]

Unfortunately the Celtics starting lineup LACKS a GREAT PICK SETTER for Tatum, Brown and White to blow by and attack the rim in pick and rolls. Tatum doesn't want the abuse on his shoulders of guys constantly running into him, and Porzingis is a bit of a softie (the way he's built and plays) for a 7 footer.

[zoyathedestroya]

I learned nothing new tbh. JT still incosistent in these big games. Turnovers and shooting inefficiency are a bad combo in these games where you need to value every possession. 20% usage (and mid-teens FGAs plus only 4 FTAs) as the top dog is also not enough. Part of it is Nuggets showing two and making him give up the ball but it's also lack of aggression from his part. White, who's arguably our best decision maker with ball in hand, had a 10% usage rate. Nuggets also did well pushing KP out on his postups and having guys blindside him on the catch. Only one they couldn't/didn't stop was JB. Their free throw defense was topnotch though.

I don't think we're far off from Denver (even if there's a wide gap between Tatum and Jokic as an offensive engine), but right now they're the favorites to win it all.

[Setshot33]

One day you folks will wake up and realize that Tatum isn't an Alpha and really the Celtics need an Alpha for him to play with.

BTW, the next time someone compares him to Bird, they need to wash their mouth out with soap.

Jayson Tatum will be what Larry Bird was to the Celtics and their fans in the 80s.

Eventually you'll have to accept that fact.

The closest Tatum will ever be to Bird’s level was a couple of weeks ago, when he met him.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Nuggets in 5, 6 at most.

If JM gets injured, or Suns take them down with Nurkic's size and extreme firepower by Durant&Booker, we might have a chance for the title. I am not very optimistic otherwise.

[CelticsPride18]

I learned nothing new tbh. JT still incosistent in these big games. Turnovers and shooting inefficiency are a bad combo in these games where you need to value every possession. 20% usage (and mid-teens FGAs plus only 4 FTAs) as the top dog is also not enough. Part of it is Nuggets showing two and making him give up the ball but it's also lack of aggression from his part. White, who's arguably our best decision maker with ball in hand, had a 10% usage rate. Nuggets also did well pushing KP out on his postups and having guys blindside him on the catch. Only one they couldn't/didn't stop was JB. Their free throw defense was topnotch though.

I don't think we're far off from Denver (even if there's a wide gap between Tatum and Jokic as an offensive engine), but right now they're the favorites to win it all.

White was carrying our defense last night. It’s not fair to ask him to initiate offense as well. JT just needed to be average. His defense was abysmal.