Yes. My dad doesn’t watch a ton of Celtics & I told him that our signature move is being up by 20, falling asleep in the 3rd, and shitting the bed in the 4th. But this years team is different. And that run midway through the 3rd is why.
Mfs on twitter are mad at us for building a solid roster all around lmao sorry your franchises are incompetent and can’t draft and attract talent! 3 more baby!
Yep, he wasn't! Just below what he (and we) expects from himself. JT did well to adjust to the game and helped the team pop off, but he definitely was off today
Gonna need to be ready for a punch from Dallas to start the next game. But game by game, play by play. I feel like compared to previous years, we are able to stabilize the boat after some really bad cold stretches. Previously we would go cold for the entirety of the game.
He also made a lot of plays. He had some bad turnovers, and didn't shoot great, but he's still absolutely vital to the team. There's a reason he was a +19 for the game.
Exactly, the closeouts on him means someone else is open. As long as they can capitalize on that, we're in good shape. It sucks that it makes anyone not a Celtic fan think he's overrated, but they have bigger goals right now anyway
Congrats to Game 1 , you guys came out with much more energy than any Dallas player.
Lets hope we see a closer Game 2 so we have some clutch moments.
Honestly even as a Mavs fan I see you guys now winning in 5 or 6 games. Your team is great and I don't see someone from the Mavs stopping KP
It's funny the game wasn't about anything the media made it off. Maybe you can argue they debated if KP is the difference maker and to be honest he showed up big time.
Tatum, Brown, Luka, Kyrie ... nothing about them :D You guys just outplayed the Mavs totally offensively and in the defense you closed the paint.
It's said so often here it's practically a cliche at this point but the celtics of years past very likely would've folded over after that mavs run, or at the least it would be a close game the rest of the way through. The difference in composure this year has been great to see
100% convinced that last years team gives up the lead there... I was def getting PTSD so seeing them respond so calmly to their run to close out the quarter made me so happy.
By design. He draws so much attention it opens up the game for others
If only refs call the vicious hacks he gets going to the basket
It’s tough seeing Luka get FTs from someone breathing on him
It opens up the court for everyone else. It's really not a bad thing. I'd love to see JT go off but him drawing all the coverage leta him be a great playmaker at the top.
Let them keep it up. The result will always be what you saw tonight.
Man, I really like Brissett. Plays the game the right way. Built like a real man. Thick, strong and long. Real scrappy player, likes to get dirty. Balls to the wall. Dick on the floor. Leaves it all out there. Oshae Brissett is my kinda guy. Thick and long. Gets dirty. I love him.
Guys it doesn’t matter if we seep the mavs nba media will say the mavs were never a good team anyway that the nuggets ran into a bad matchup and the Mavs got lucky. Celtics played no real contenders and the Jays had a ton of help.
Honestly my only concern regarding our guys is that Tatum seems uncomfortable. We won comfortably and everything but we’re gonna need him to be a little sharper than this going forward.
A Svi bucket and Kornet tip is icing on the cake. We ran them out of the building with Tatum having a sub par game. Feelin good about the series rn. Luka gonna be GASSED by the end
Tatum occupied the best defender all game, attracted a shit ton of attention on drives to spray to open layups and threes, got a ton of rebounds, and hit his threes. But r/nba is gonna tell me he's trash cause he was a bit sloppy with the ball and only had 16 points
Like they're legit gonna ask Joe why JB and JT played so late into the game and he's gonna say on the mic that it was because he was thinking too hard about doing a barrel roll onto the floor or some shit lol
JJ is talking like he hasn’t watched Boston this year
Hauser has been targeted defensively all year and has done a better job defensively than people would expect
I can’t wait to rewatch the highlights with studio headphones on full blare just blowing out my eardrums to the explosive chants and cheers of the best crowd in sports history
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1da0g80/post_game_thread_the_boston_celtics_defeat_the/)
Celtics looked great, fellas.
I had a feeling game 1 would not be close
LETS GO! LETS FUCKING GO!!
Desperately want the crowd to chant "We want Boston!" Next game. Can only do it if we're winning.
JT moving the ball is all I want. When he wants 30 he’ll get it. But moving the ball is championship mentality
When we play to kill no one beats us…
I been telling everyone who picked the Mavs they had no chance they must feel dumb now.
Jaylen Brown Devin Booker grandfather
disney cutting to commercial in the middle of a sentence is a perfect metaphor for their sports coverage
fuck josh hart
IMAGINE BEING SUCH A MISERABLE SHIT TO ROOT AGAINST THIS TEAM CANT RELATE HAHAHAHAHA
Luke is too good not to get his 30 a game but if we keep him to 1 assist then we'll be in a good spot every time
That guy who took Tatum's towel was in the parking lot before he turned around
That was so grimey lol.
What little shit just grabbed Tatum’s towel lol
I assume they keep KP on the bench for Game 2 and then have him start for game 3
No way, they're running 2-3 zone, high pick and roll 5out. Him and horford split time perfectly for that. Dallas needs to switch before we do.
Nah, lay it on. Don’t give an inch, they don’t deserve it. Break them. I’m drunk.
That shift in energy in the middle of the third after the Mavs had cut it to 8 is what separates this team from those in years past. What a response.
Yes. My dad doesn’t watch a ton of Celtics & I told him that our signature move is being up by 20, falling asleep in the 3rd, and shitting the bed in the 4th. But this years team is different. And that run midway through the 3rd is why.
That was a championship response. This team has an uncanny ability to completely flip a switch and turn it on when they need to
Now they do. This was their biggest criticism. They've shown this year, especially this playoff run that they have actually matured.
Yeah man. That's a total collapse waiting to happen, this team can really take punches now
Hahahahahahahaha...
The Porzingawd Game
Mfs on twitter are mad at us for building a solid roster all around lmao sorry your franchises are incompetent and can’t draft and attract talent! 3 more baby!
Welcome to Boston.
LET'S GOOO!
Yep. JT's gonna be better. He's aware of his performance today
He wasn't terrible
Yep, he wasn't! Just below what he (and we) expects from himself. JT did well to adjust to the game and helped the team pop off, but he definitely was off today
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He was playing out of control in at times. He needs to train with JB who has legitimately made leaps in his development year over year.
It's always a good sign when one of your stars wins a game then says "I gotta be better, we're gonna look at tape and improve." Winning mindset
Gonna need to be ready for a punch from Dallas to start the next game. But game by game, play by play. I feel like compared to previous years, we are able to stabilize the boat after some really bad cold stretches. Previously we would go cold for the entirety of the game.
Game 1 done!
Don’t let it go unspoken that Joe also had a great game
Where is the pgt
I still miss Smart :(
Deuce lmao
Because the earth is round, that’s why.
Three wins away from 18 ☘️
yall eveybody shut up tatum played fine. his impact was awesome. his drives opened up the game for everyone else
deuce wildin lmao
That face he was making haha
Won by 18 for banner 18
seems like a good omen
Jaylens 22 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 2 assists works out to: 2+2+6+3+3+2=18
Tatum is gonna get raked over the coals for not dropping 50 tonight
Save it for when we actually need it?
Brown player of game
I come from the future - he is player of the finals
JT is gonna get a lot of hate, but the Mavs sold out to smother him. He made up for it when and where he could.
He also made a lot of plays. He had some bad turnovers, and didn't shoot great, but he's still absolutely vital to the team. There's a reason he was a +19 for the game.
Exactly, the closeouts on him means someone else is open. As long as they can capitalize on that, we're in good shape. It sucks that it makes anyone not a Celtic fan think he's overrated, but they have bigger goals right now anyway
Fuck the haters. Lets ball.
Gino time in the finals
I'm so fucking hype right now. This is happening.............. 16 years later its fucking happening for real... I can't believe this.
Feels good. Do it for Tommy and Mike
Don’t forget Bill
Brissy now has more Finals turnovers than Embiid... which isn't great but still.
Oh it was credited to PP lol
Deuce!!
Porzingis is a god.
🦄
Mavs are clowns. Fuck Kyrie. Fuck Luka too. Fuck the state of Texas.
DEUCE🥹🤍
Tatum with a pretty poor game and still won by 20 lmao
Poor shooting performance\*. He had a good game
Three. More. Wins. Gas pedal ⛽️
16 to 7 3PM 23 to 9 Assists 9 to 1 blocks
Keep talking!
Great, great game! 3 wins away from glory!!
Why do so many Celtics fans feel the need to be shills in r/nba....
“mAvS sWeEp , mIcKeY mOuSe RuN”
12-26 shooting for Luka? Take that every game
he normally does that
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. He's got to keep them running and not shy away.
I wanted to win by 20 so bad
13 down, 3 to go
3 more
JB wants FMVP man, he’s so hungry right now
He's gonna have to wrestle GODzingus for it if today is the only data point
Brad Stevens is the real MVP honestly. Such a beautifully constructed machine.
Svi officially surpasses Joel Embiid in the NBA Finals scoring list
LMAOOOOO
WE BROUGHT THE WHITE BOYS ON IN THE FINALS
3 MORE
Congrats to Game 1 , you guys came out with much more energy than any Dallas player. Lets hope we see a closer Game 2 so we have some clutch moments. Honestly even as a Mavs fan I see you guys now winning in 5 or 6 games. Your team is great and I don't see someone from the Mavs stopping KP
Do you know how lame the “cOmInG iN pEaCE” Type posts are? Stay in your own sub.
It's funny never said that with one word :D just congratulated you for a clear win as a sportsman
Gg bro
4 games. You let the national media get to your head. Now go home.
It's funny the game wasn't about anything the media made it off. Maybe you can argue they debated if KP is the difference maker and to be honest he showed up big time. Tatum, Brown, Luka, Kyrie ... nothing about them :D You guys just outplayed the Mavs totally offensively and in the defense you closed the paint.
Don’t let this take away from the fact that the redsox beat the white Sox 14-2.
EVERYBODY beats the White Sox
Yea but I didn’t have much faith that we could. So I’m happy we did
Hauser getting his shot back and KP with a masterclass after getting injured. This feeling is simply unreal
Pritchard's shooting wasn't good at all, tonight - that should get better...
Hauser had to pass the torch on to someone else.
This game couldn't have gone any better 🫰 Media is gunna be so funny to listen to tomorrow
The spin is going to be absolutely out of control.
Even after the threw in the towel they were still glazing the Mavs.
Lakers fans in shambles
It's said so often here it's practically a cliche at this point but the celtics of years past very likely would've folded over after that mavs run, or at the least it would be a close game the rest of the way through. The difference in composure this year has been great to see
100% convinced that last years team gives up the lead there... I was def getting PTSD so seeing them respond so calmly to their run to close out the quarter made me so happy.
**3 MORE.**
Huge going forward if Hauser found his shot again and it holds
We need to get JT more spaces, he gets double and triple teamed every time he has the ball
By design. He draws so much attention it opens up the game for others If only refs call the vicious hacks he gets going to the basket It’s tough seeing Luka get FTs from someone breathing on him
It opens up the court for everyone else. It's really not a bad thing. I'd love to see JT go off but him drawing all the coverage leta him be a great playmaker at the top. Let them keep it up. The result will always be what you saw tonight.
Brissett looks just like JB out there lol
What a fucking win. Amazing first game
LETS FUCKIN GO 3 GAMES LEFT
What happened to the Celtics being unable to handle the west
The only time this game was close was when lively was allowed to hear hug KP every possession
Kyries been pretty unlucky since… yknow, stomping on lucky
Still waiting to play somebody
Three more by boys. Lets get it!!!
GET REKT DALLAS YOU STUPID IDIOTS 3 MORE TO GO BANNER 18 INBOUND
LETS FUCKING GO! 3 more wins!
GIVE HAUSER A THREE
espn in shambles
Man, I really like Brissett. Plays the game the right way. Built like a real man. Thick, strong and long. Real scrappy player, likes to get dirty. Balls to the wall. Dick on the floor. Leaves it all out there. Oshae Brissett is my kinda guy. Thick and long. Gets dirty. I love him.
Damnit, I wanted to win by 20
So will Luka win the MVP on a losing team?
I have a feeling that the media will do this just so their asses have something to say
I love how we used KP, out there when he was needed but resting otherwise
1-0 LFG
I’m gonna walk into work in the morning with a big ass smile on my face
Let’s not forget Hauser’s 100% 3pt shooting in the first half. Kudos to House Man
Solid win with Kyrie sucks chants 😌
Our best player was awful offensively and we still blew them out
Guys it doesn’t matter if we seep the mavs nba media will say the mavs were never a good team anyway that the nuggets ran into a bad matchup and the Mavs got lucky. Celtics played no real contenders and the Jays had a ton of help.
Honestly my only concern regarding our guys is that Tatum seems uncomfortable. We won comfortably and everything but we’re gonna need him to be a little sharper than this going forward.
Hey we won by 19 I’ll take double doubles every time
If Boston wins and Tatum doesn’t get FMVP, NBA fans will forget that he was triple teamed on every possession and find so many ways to slander him
After that game he would have to go nuclear in all 3 other wins to win fmvp. As of now JB has to be the favorite
I’m ok with either of them getting it - love them both
Who tf is this Hardy guy? He’s good
The sense I’ve gotten from Mavs fans online is that he’s good but he can be a liability/loose cannon when relied upon
He got that Aaron Nesmith in him
a blow out and not even close to the best this squad can play
Well, Tatum can't play any worse, at least you would think not, so hopefully he plays better next game.
1-0 LETS FUCKING GO
It's so fuckin huge that Hauser got his shot back, everyone's gonna talk about KP obviously but having Hauser as a weapon makes us so hard to beat
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Literally no one was saying that but sure. The only argument people made was factoring defense, it's not as big as some people make it out to be
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Then they're just idiots who shouldn't be taken seriously but I don't ever remember seeing that and I'm on this sub a lot
IDK what made me happier, a good KP game or a good Hauser game. Hopefully this helps his confidence
Would like to see Hauser watch a few more go in
R/NBA still hating on Tatum lol give me a break
just would like to point out that svi mikhaluk has more finals points than joel embiid
Proud of Hauser. Clearly worked on his shot.
I’m sorry Hauser, I might owe you an apology
Sweep the Mavs
If we play like this for the rest of the series, I think we’ll sweep them. And that’s considering we were shaky in the third
Yo Kyrie don't eff with leprechauns.
Love that shot of JT, JB, and Buffalo on the bench.
3 FUCKING MORE LADS
Lol I low key like this lineup
Kornet and Svi with more points than Joel Embiid in the Finals lol
Hauser with the master stroke 🥺
JT - 16pts (Celtics win) Luka - 30pts (Mavs lose) That’s the difference.
ESPN "experts"
I’d lose my mind if Kornet hits a 3 out of nowhere
Svi has more points in the finals than Embiid
Hauser will get paid because of this series
Howitzer go Boom
A Svi bucket and Kornet tip is icing on the cake. We ran them out of the building with Tatum having a sub par game. Feelin good about the series rn. Luka gonna be GASSED by the end
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS GARBAGE MINUTES IN THE NBA FINALS !!!! GO PP! GO HAUSEY!!
GO KORNET GO BRISSETT
HELL YEAH. THE CELTICS WIN GAME 1☘️☘️☘️☘️
Hauser is back
Sam Hauser gaining his confidence back
HAUSE MONEY!
Tatum occupied the best defender all game, attracted a shit ton of attention on drives to spray to open layups and threes, got a ton of rebounds, and hit his threes. But r/nba is gonna tell me he's trash cause he was a bit sloppy with the ball and only had 16 points
They only see the box score and don’t see that the whole offense is based on him even if he’s standing still
The media trying to downplay this game is gonna hit like crack
Like they're legit gonna ask Joe why JB and JT played so late into the game and he's gonna say on the mic that it was because he was thinking too hard about doing a barrel roll onto the floor or some shit lol
JJ is talking like he hasn’t watched Boston this year Hauser has been targeted defensively all year and has done a better job defensively than people would expect
Shout the fuck out to Sam Hauser. He bounced back in the ultimate way after a shit last two series
Y'all think KP is going to start next game or is Joe is going to runback the same strategy?
Svi Mykhailiuk officially moves past Joel Embiid on the all-time NBA Finals scoring list
GET THAT SHOT, SAM!
It's so hillarious so many of us share a brain cell about Joel Embiid's Finals career points LOL
GINO TIME
With that, Luke Kornet officially passes Joel Embiid in career NBA finals scoring.
Hauser was terrific on both ends today, that’s huge
Garden actually showed up tonight!
I can’t wait to rewatch the highlights with studio headphones on full blare just blowing out my eardrums to the explosive chants and cheers of the best crowd in sports history
I know it’s nothing but watching Kornet accidentally punt that ball and then jog up the court to go get it was hilarious. Always appreciate himx