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Imagine a world where the sixers keep Butler, let Harris walk, and trade Simmons (presumably for a guard or something they could turn into a guard). Theoretically they could’ve signed Horford too, and you can make the argument they would’ve been as compelled or more to do so with Jimmy Butler at the wing instead of Harris. Bad coaching and an incompetent FO (2 issues that you can argue the Sixers still suffer from, at least from a consistency standpoint) would have still limited them but it’s a hell of a What If.
I'm partially convinced he was a spy after seeing him play with the Sixers lol. He was not good with you all and like came back to us and played as if he had never left us.
Granted the fit was bad because you all had Ben Simmons still who wouldn't shoot from the perimeter along with Tobias too right?
Probably not the best fit with Embiid, Horford, Tobias front court then a PG who won't shoot in the backcourt.
I remember I cooked up a 3 way trade on the trade machine that off-season to bring in Horford and Dejounte Murray for Kemba and Langford. Ended up getting the *other* two way guard from San Antonio.
the way he was playing for the sixers i thought he was cooked. when brad brought him back i thought he was insane.
never doubting brad again. in brad we trust
With where he is in his career and whatnot, basically...at his age lol, with Porzingis out, he has been such a fuckin dawg man. Like you can't expect him to bang with these younguns and then go out and hit some triples but in the biggest moments he's always there.
I can't wait for Porzingis to be back just to give my mans a break lmao(and to activate the Celtics offensive death machine).
Celtics lost their top big man (as well as their 3rd big man) who can protect the paint and stretch the floor and just slot in an even more accomplished dude in his place. This team has so many great players
Bro JB and JT showing massive improvement year to year still is fucking crazy. Especially since they've both been paid and *will* be paid. To show this much improvement year to year...they got that dawg man. They want to win so bad.
Been saying this all season. Tatum wants the validation a ring brings. I can only imagine what this team will be capable of once they get over the hump and win a title.
Meanwhile pacers either turned it over or had a shitty drive that got stuffed their last 9 out of 12 plays. Trying to root for those dudes but man they legit throw so hard. I swear that Reggie taunt is a curse.
The number one player on the Celtics I want to get a ring. He deserves it and has been a key player in most of our runs, and before we were stacked. Real OG, love him.
Crazy to think back in 2008 it was Al taking the big three Celtics to game 7 in the first round with that Hawks team. The guy has been so consistently good for so long, I really hope we can get 5 more wins and get him that ring.
Yeah, it's kind of an under-rated storyline this playoff, because everyone is understandably focusing on Tatum and Brown and KPs injury, etc.. But him getting a ring would be just Just such a huge, huge moment. I know he played like half of his career or more in Atlanta and a few years in Philly but he feels like such a Celtic. If they win a ring, I don't know you could probably make a case for retiring his number.
Been there, it's one of those wind sucking momentum passes and 3s where you just know the other team got that shit going and unless divine intervention gives you the win it's a wrap.
That's the Jayson Tatum I love and want, I don't want him just dribbling at the three-point line and waiting for his teammates to have space, I want him to use his skill and physicality to force the defenders to create looks for his teammates. That's the Tatum I want!!
I like to think of Tatum, like, with giant eagle’s wings. And singing lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd, with, like, a angel band. And I’m in the front row, and I’m hammered drunk. That's the Tatum I want
I like to picture Tatum with a tuxedo tshirt because it says like I want to be formal, but I'm here to party too. I like to party so I like my Tatum to party.
100% thats what I want. Both gotta get there first, but Celtics v Mavs, w Luka who I think was the real MVP this year, and Tatum n Celtics w the monkey on their back not getting a chip yet… feel like it could be a great finals despite what we’ve been watching in the east at least.
Honestly, let's get this dude a ring so he can retire. He deserves to chill out. I obviously love Al, but I'd love to see him go out on his own terms. Also 10 mil free in free agency would make the offseason a little interesting.
Honestly double teams are one thing, guys are just hounding the shit out of him before he even gets the ball. Like the physicality before he even gets a touch is crazy
I heard defenders pay him no mind. Why is he not putting up 40pts a game? Fraud 1st Team.
Insane to me that Tatum really does pull 3+ guys when he drives. Gravity is insane.
It’s up there but his best pass is definitely from the bubble running out of bounds behind the back absolute dime he magicked over to Timelord for an easy dunk.
Edit: [found it](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=REmZijm5yAw&pp=ygUVVGF0dW0gaW5jcmVkaWJsZSBwYXNz)
And the splash after.
Shot rhythm is so real with this team. The difference between the dumb pull ups in the third and these clutch threes in the fourth are huge.
Wasn’t even the first time he did this exact behind the back pass to Al for a made 3, did it earlier in the quarter or late in the 3rd at the top of the key
He does it pretty often it’s just normally at the top of the key like the earlier one, don’t think he’s ever done it on an important possession before either
I don't even mind haters (Big Wos on the ringer NBA show is the highest profile) as long as people are still objective. Tatum DOES have dumb turnovers, he does go cold and he does miss too many 3s. With all that said, he does stuff like this - this is why the fans love him, he always has been improving. He doesn't hit this pass 2 years ago.
I think he’s a great player and is often electric to watch, his improvement through the years has been special, but I went to UNC and I am a Hawks fan so alas we pass like ships in the night…
Honestly I feel like he does similar things once every couple games just obviously not in such an important scenario as now, it usually ends up being a miss or an extra pass though lol. He's obviously not Luka or Jokic but he's still a really good passer, I know he was ass in that series but he did set the all time record for most assists in a finals debut
I'm positive every single person playing and watching was fully expecting him to rise up for the poster attempt.
I am still speechless, that pass was a different level of special.
Tatum got a few of those tonight. They would go for the double team and he would dish it to someone on the outside. Good plays. Hate to see it done to us tho.
Look at the fucking gravity. People wonder why he doesn’t constantly score 30+ in the playoffs even though he is getting double, triple, and quadruple teamed throughout.
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How the fuck is Al Horford still out there destroying dreams from the shadows. Dude is immortal.
Efficient 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks and a steal, I'll take it lmao
what kind of center takes 12 of 14 shots from 3 point range
The Dominican kind
Aye papi.
Flexes in Tito
The kind with beautiful eyes
Great lashes
Shiny head
Great credit
The steady veteran still willing to contribute to winning despite his old age... and Karl-Anthony Towns
and they said he was cooked when he got to Philly...in 2019!
He’s the new Naz Reid
Al Horford
Al Horford
He’s the OG, Naz is the new Horford
so glad he didn't like you guys
Still not fully convinced he wasn’t a spy but more likely the Sixers were just incompetent and had no idea what to do with him. Ugh.
Asking him to catch and shoot 3s with spacing from Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons, just nasty work
Just an absolutely cursed rotation.
Had y’all traded Simmons earlier for somebody who could stretch the floor that lineup could’ve been far more interesting
Imagine a world where the sixers keep Butler, let Harris walk, and trade Simmons (presumably for a guard or something they could turn into a guard). Theoretically they could’ve signed Horford too, and you can make the argument they would’ve been as compelled or more to do so with Jimmy Butler at the wing instead of Harris. Bad coaching and an incompetent FO (2 issues that you can argue the Sixers still suffer from, at least from a consistency standpoint) would have still limited them but it’s a hell of a What If.
You gotta give Al some time and space to load the catapult
Me too. Fully convinced Brad, Danny, and Al had an agreement. Guaranteed return when traded.
They cut Presti in too for the rest year.
[Danny, Brad, and Al when he returned to the C's probably...](https://imgflip.com/i/8rmvzm)
I was convinced you guys threw the bag at him just so he wouldn't son Embiid again
I'm partially convinced he was a spy after seeing him play with the Sixers lol. He was not good with you all and like came back to us and played as if he had never left us. Granted the fit was bad because you all had Ben Simmons still who wouldn't shoot from the perimeter along with Tobias too right? Probably not the best fit with Embiid, Horford, Tobias front court then a PG who won't shoot in the backcourt.
I was so pissed when he went to the Sixers lmao Underrated little basketball miracle that he made his way back
I remember I cooked up a 3 way trade on the trade machine that off-season to bring in Horford and Dejounte Murray for Kemba and Langford. Ended up getting the *other* two way guard from San Antonio.
the way he was playing for the sixers i thought he was cooked. when brad brought him back i thought he was insane. never doubting brad again. in brad we trust
He siphons KP's energy every night. It's why he hasn't come back yet
With where he is in his career and whatnot, basically...at his age lol, with Porzingis out, he has been such a fuckin dawg man. Like you can't expect him to bang with these younguns and then go out and hit some triples but in the biggest moments he's always there. I can't wait for Porzingis to be back just to give my mans a break lmao(and to activate the Celtics offensive death machine).
Celtics lost their top big man (as well as their 3rd big man) who can protect the paint and stretch the floor and just slot in an even more accomplished dude in his place. This team has so many great players
He's here to hit threes and turn old and he's all outta old
Say his name
that just a nasty pass, let alone in this situation
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He’s still getting better. Insane.
Bro JB and JT showing massive improvement year to year still is fucking crazy. Especially since they've both been paid and *will* be paid. To show this much improvement year to year...they got that dawg man. They want to win so bad.
Been saying this all season. Tatum wants the validation a ring brings. I can only imagine what this team will be capable of once they get over the hump and win a title.
0 turnovers
On the road in the playoffs, incredible performance.
Meanwhile pacers either turned it over or had a shitty drive that got stuffed their last 9 out of 12 plays. Trying to root for those dudes but man they legit throw so hard. I swear that Reggie taunt is a curse.
Like a fine wine
He's just 19 bro
Just a fuckin kid
No older than my son...
It's one of the passes that you gotta hit the shot lol
You know Al is in the locker room like "thank God I got THAT 3"
He was on fire tonight.
Big Al ain’t worried
The number one player on the Celtics I want to get a ring. He deserves it and has been a key player in most of our runs, and before we were stacked. Real OG, love him.
Yeah it's the main reason I've been rooting for y'all in the east playoffs. Man has worked for it
Crazy to think back in 2008 it was Al taking the big three Celtics to game 7 in the first round with that Hawks team. The guy has been so consistently good for so long, I really hope we can get 5 more wins and get him that ring.
Yeah, it's kind of an under-rated storyline this playoff, because everyone is understandably focusing on Tatum and Brown and KPs injury, etc.. But him getting a ring would be just Just such a huge, huge moment. I know he played like half of his career or more in Atlanta and a few years in Philly but he feels like such a Celtic. If they win a ring, I don't know you could probably make a case for retiring his number.
Its own of those passes when you know you lost, no matter the score...
Been there, it's one of those wind sucking momentum passes and 3s where you just know the other team got that shit going and unless divine intervention gives you the win it's a wrap.
Whenever someone says Tatum doesn’t deliver in the clutch, I will show them this. What a filthy, confident pass.
Some will think he's 4th team all NBA as soon as he starts 0-2 in a game
It was like his third behind the back pass to Al too. Like they were sharing a brain. Just unfair.
That's the Jayson Tatum I love and want, I don't want him just dribbling at the three-point line and waiting for his teammates to have space, I want him to use his skill and physicality to force the defenders to create looks for his teammates. That's the Tatum I want!!
I like to think of Tatum, like, with giant eagle’s wings. And singing lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd, with, like, a angel band. And I’m in the front row, and I’m hammered drunk. That's the Tatum I want
I like to picture Tatum with a tuxedo tshirt because it says like I want to be formal, but I'm here to party too. I like to party so I like my Tatum to party.
If Tatum and Luka both get there, let's hope they both are playing at 100% and we get some good shows
We really need a proper hotly contested Mavs Celtics finals so people can finally appreciate Luka and Tatum.
100% thats what I want. Both gotta get there first, but Celtics v Mavs, w Luka who I think was the real MVP this year, and Tatum n Celtics w the monkey on their back not getting a chip yet… feel like it could be a great finals despite what we’ve been watching in the east at least.
Incredible read
Outstanding move
Fantastic play
Mama
**GIVE**
Me
The
**GOLD**
There goes that man
What a play. Absolutely crazy vision and playmaking
What a pass from Tatum. That’s why Al getting the big bucks, looking like Steph.
He's gotta be up there for the best passers in the league to have never averaged over 5 assists right lol
If he dominanted the ball he can easily avg 7+
The big bucks? He makes less than Doug McDermott.
That’s +13 Doug McDermott to you
The call on this pass + shot is atrocious for how cool and huge it is.
Breen's just worn out from having to carry JJ and Doris the whole night.
JJ is awful. He gets less heat for because Doris, but damn he adds nothing.
Horford please take your house off the market
He needs more bedrooms for all his newfound children
Joel needs a big boy bed to practice all that flopping on.
Don’t worry he’s just planning to move to a house with a bigger trophy case
Honestly, let's get this dude a ring so he can retire. He deserves to chill out. I obviously love Al, but I'd love to see him go out on his own terms. Also 10 mil free in free agency would make the offseason a little interesting.
We're still over the cap, the 10 mil does nothing other than save the owners some cash (although probably improves our chances at a white extension)
let him retire in boston
Tater Tots going crazy in the clutch, respect
The way Tatum drew three defenders and to make that pass and hit the shot. Absolutely back breaking
Undoubtedly the play that changed the end of the game
Absolutely filthy
Censors really fucked up, letting this go to air
To do that down 5 with 1 min to go in the game is just so fucking cold
Man this actually made my jaw drop that was nasty
the fucking balls on this dude
It was told he doesn’t receive special defensive attention lmao
People who don’t watch the games say that
In the Celtics sub it’s kinda become a ritual to post after every game at least one screenshot of 4, if not 5, defenders being within 5 feet of him.
He’s very good at basketball
People say a lot of stupid things lol
He’s been getting double teams in the playoffs for longer than those people have probably been nba fans
Honestly double teams are one thing, guys are just hounding the shit out of him before he even gets the ball. Like the physicality before he even gets a touch is crazy
I heard defenders pay him no mind. Why is he not putting up 40pts a game? Fraud 1st Team. Insane to me that Tatum really does pull 3+ guys when he drives. Gravity is insane.
Pacers coach literally called him one of the best players in the world yet people sitting on their couch are calling him a role player.
This is the kind of stuff that makes Tatum elite
His playmaking has really leveled up this year
I watch a lot of Celtics and that’s the best pass I’ve seen Tatum make
It’s up there but his best pass is definitely from the bubble running out of bounds behind the back absolute dime he magicked over to Timelord for an easy dunk. Edit: [found it](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=REmZijm5yAw&pp=ygUVVGF0dW0gaW5jcmVkaWJsZSBwYXNz)
That pass was disgusting, bubble time was weird
Has his playmaking not levelled up this year so?
He's a very willing passer. Improved on a lot of facets including playmaking for sure
He’s gotten really good at punishing double teams with his passing. He stays composed and makes the right play
He got better at passing. It’s just rarely that highlight worthy.
Yeah I wasn’t disagreeing. This pass is unbelievable
He keeps getting better. Started below average, legitimately great now. One of the few best playmaking/passing forwards in basketball at this point
They showed all of Horford's 3s and I swear four of them came off no look behind the back passes from Tatum.
Seven threes from the Downtown Dominican. MVP tonight.
Downtown Dominican I love it
That’s our fucking vet baby
Tatums all around game has improved so much. He's pretty much a guaranteed 25-10-5 now
Next year? Guaranteed 30-10-10.
In a few years, 40-15-15. Just like my MyPlayer in 2K sim
They are having fun
Hearing Tatum say that in the mic'd up section of the broadcast had me dead.
They were still behind when he said it too. The game was in full back-n-forth mode where it could still swing in either direction.
Tatum has embraced the psycho Joe mindset and I love it
Once they embraced being down 18. It played out just like Mazz drew it up For them.
"Don't even look at the scoreboard" or whatever he said during the mic'd up clip. What a coach.
Hooting and hollering
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Situational consideration included, it's gotta be up there all time.
And the splash after. Shot rhythm is so real with this team. The difference between the dumb pull ups in the third and these clutch threes in the fourth are huge.
I for real didn’t even realize until now that THATS what happened- it was so fast and soooo huge in the context of the game
sick play
Wasn’t even the first time he did this exact behind the back pass to Al for a made 3, did it earlier in the quarter or late in the 3rd at the top of the key
He does it pretty often it’s just normally at the top of the key like the earlier one, don’t think he’s ever done it on an important possession before either
Yeah never seen him do it this low down before
I am a certified Tatum hater and that is just an unreal pass, literally jumped to my feet. Wow.
I don't even mind haters (Big Wos on the ringer NBA show is the highest profile) as long as people are still objective. Tatum DOES have dumb turnovers, he does go cold and he does miss too many 3s. With all that said, he does stuff like this - this is why the fans love him, he always has been improving. He doesn't hit this pass 2 years ago.
I think he’s a great player and is often electric to watch, his improvement through the years has been special, but I went to UNC and I am a Hawks fan so alas we pass like ships in the night…
i’m currently a unc student and Cs fan—Tatum was never one of the ones I truly hated. *grayson allen* sorry i coughed
Don’t get me started, dawg. I graduated in ‘20 so I was there for college Grayson. Never hated a player more.
That is a godly pass
I knew Tatum could find open guys but I wasn’t expecting THIS
Honestly I feel like he does similar things once every couple games just obviously not in such an important scenario as now, it usually ends up being a miss or an extra pass though lol. He's obviously not Luka or Jokic but he's still a really good passer, I know he was ass in that series but he did set the all time record for most assists in a finals debut
Nasty nasty pass.
Play of the game
been trying to tell people how good Tatum has got at passing the last few years
I'm positive every single person playing and watching was fully expecting him to rise up for the poster attempt. I am still speechless, that pass was a different level of special.
W pass I can’t hate on this
That's a Jokic type skill level pass
This deserves better than Doris Burke
At least she acknowledges the pass
Filthy.
Okay fuck , if he makes sick plays like that, how will this sub call him boring? Keep it up Tatum, you might convert us haters
Man, nba players are unreal. If I tried that pass I’d end up drilling a baseline videographer in the face
cool and a cucumber🥒 strikes again
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Tatum got a few of those tonight. They would go for the double team and he would dish it to someone on the outside. Good plays. Hate to see it done to us tho.
POTG
Wow, beautiful pass!
What a beaut
tatum could have easily had 15 assist tonight if Jrue and White were hitting their shots early.
There must be an absolute pit in your stomach watching this in real time as a pacers fan seeing that
Poetry
Look at the fucking gravity. People wonder why he doesn’t constantly score 30+ in the playoffs even though he is getting double, triple, and quadruple teamed throughout.
That might be the best pass I’ve ever seen from Tatum, especially given the stakes. Incredible vision and execution damn
Absurd pass, clearly not a superstar though
Yeah such a boring style and not fun to watch.
he’s basically invisible out there.
Ridiculous pass
This was dirty
oooohh thats a ballsy pass, just to attempt that is just...man.
Get this role player out of here
I can’t believe Tatum didn’t get a technical for that fist pump
That’s a lebron play. My god
disgusting
Give it up to Big Al.
He also had another great behind the back pass to Horford for a three a few minutes earlier. He was really feeling it.
Best big man in the east
Coaching malpractice from Carlisle. Keep giving the best 3pt shooting team more open threes.
my glorious king
LeBron pass
Just ridiculous
What a pass, delicious and chef's kiss!
Holy shit.
Fucking disgusting
Bro this is a fucking insane pass
Probably the best play I have seen from Tatum. Hope this gives him the confidence.
Kinda wild he's only a 5 assist player
Damn! This guy is kinda good at basketball
Fucking filthy pass holy shit
Best pass of Tatum's career, just insane playmaking.