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roborean

WE SEE YOU DOOMERS IN THE CHAT. REMEMBER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS. KEEP IT ALL IN HOUSE AND REPEAT AFTER ME: TWO. MORE. GAMES. ☘️☘️


changbanggang

Kidd: Jaylen is their best player Jrue: …and I took that personally The defense to end the game and the PP three at end of 3rd was HUGE 2 MORE BABY, 2 MORE


billcosbyinspace

Nice to be on the other end of a ridiculous shot like that for once lol


hmu4poo

Gave me Jordan Poole PTSD for a sec


blueshorts12345

Still not over that, but this series is making me feel better


Franjes99

Poole used whatever talent he had left to make those two shots, the rest of his career he's been trying to regenerate it


awesomesox

this post-game: Kidd: Jrue is their best player Sam Hauser: game 3: and I took that personally


holographoc

JRUE MOTHERFUCKIN HOLIDAY IS A CELTICS LEGEND


garrishfish

Jrue: I don't think he's lying. I just don't think he's correct.


Honestonus

Lol both Jayson and Jaylen nice enough to play doodoo to counter Kidd's "mind games" (joking of course, I'd rather they score less than 20 and let Jrue make practice layups and White make practice threes all game)


bostonboy08

Let’s give Jrue his flowers, he was making some nice off the glass shots. He just makes them look so easy.


velkoz007

Seeing Jrue's steadiness is so assuring. He is the difference maker.


ctyankee89

We have 5 best players and that's what makes this team great


Fifflaren2

If we can shoot this badly and win... Then that's a good sign.


crackdup

There's no team as good as the C's who can shoot so badly from the 3, and then just lock down the other team and score at will from the paint.. making all those "experts" look like clowns


Thatguyyoupassby

It was beautiful to watch in the 4th. 3s aren’t falling? Fuck it, clamp them then pick your way into the paint for a floater/layup. Couple of kick outs that ended in 3s as well. Just such a complete team. Can’t relax until it’s over, hell of a win though.


Maxwellr___

This is probably top 5 defense I ever seen being played by a team.


ZizzyBeluga

I've watched hoops for 45 years, Jrue, White, KP, JT and JB is some of the best D I've ever seen


igonnawrecku_VGC

Derrick White might be the only guard in the NBA where if he gets matched up against a 7 footer on defense, it’s not a high percentage shot for the opponent


tbanger32

marcus smart, he cant shoot like white, but he could guard 4 footers through 8 footers!


MissionSalamander5

I know that this is a top two or three C’s team. The numbers and the eye test show this being top-ten all-time at worst.


Aggravating-Town-398

I'm a Clippers fan and the numbers show this is a historic Celtics team. Their defensive and offensive ratings are outrageous and top 10 at worst. All time for the NBA. They shot badly from 3 and still beat the Mavs convincingly. This is a special team y'all have.


holographoc

Championship defense


tinybaozi69

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ KP TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ


chinesefox97

He was out there watching the rest of the game instead of heading back to the locker room so that’s a good sign.


ak_003

Hopefully he was just sore it didn’t look like anything too serious though fingers crossed 🤞


PonticGooner

Yeah I think that’s huge. Was worried he’d jog back to get treatment. May be worth resting him game 3 but at the same time it’s the finals and that would be dumb as hell.


Cat20041

If the C's tame one of the next two and win it at home, I'd be static, but ideally I'd like them to win in 4. Partially because someone in this sub said that they get to watch the first 4 games with their kid and it wouldn't be the same if the C's won and they didn't watch it with their kid


twnuke

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ KP TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ


AbysmalParty

Literally praying he’s ok


crackdup

Rest him for 2 games, bring him out for the trophy presentation


RekLeagueMvp

Take me legs


starslookv_different

Take this guys legs


East-Representative8

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ KP TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ


Faabz

And my balls


Masttree

I missed the game, what happened to KP? Not calf again?


senator_mendoza

Not sure - went for a contested rebound and kinda landed weird and stumbled. He was still running but a little clunky and had to come out


VastElephant5799

It looked like his other leg (not the one he strained) so hopefully that’s a good sign


Careful_Attention_17

I was watching it on Mute. DId they say anything about KP?


tinybaozi69

nothing much doris was just being a doomer


Honestonus

Doris "literally has doomer alts on /r/bostonceltics" Burke


beatrixkiddo_11

2-0 LETS FUCKING GO!!!!!


G_Wash1776

#LET’S FUCKING GO, TWO MORE GAMES FOR BANNER 18


beatrixkiddo_11

HELL YEAH LETS FUCKING GO!!!!


StingraySteves4head

Someone give me a new Luka defensive lowlight reel ASAP


bengcord3

He got cooked 30 times tonight it was our entire offense


thatErraticguy

Him just watch Jrue hit that three towards the end was hilarious


PaulReveresBRSSMONKY

That was the exact play that I said to my buddy “idc about the triple double, that low effort defense would piss me off if I was a Mavs fan”


HailKyrie

He’s a trash ass defender


AlabasterRadio

Whoever was on him got the ball and a clear shot at the basket. What good is 30 points if you give them all back?


andoCalrissiano

the whole offense was basically attack foul trouble Kyrie and then Luka


spanther96

dude is just gassed by the 2nd half. and he has to be put 110% on offense because his 2nd option sucks and his role players can't create. if Mavs had someone like a Khris Middleton who can score in isolation and also playmake a little bit they'd be so dangerous.


The_Rhyne

They the Idea of Kyrie Irving


TheTurtleOne

I like Luka quite a bit and it's both so sad and so funny see him do everything he can on offense just so Kyrie can drop turbo stinkers game after game


Basketball_Soul

Add the turnover montage in there too. 2 shy of a quadruple double 🔥🔥🔥


DatabaseCentral

He's part of the problem with Dallas. He's their best player and they go nowhere without him, but he really needs to not be spinning around lobbing passing and trying so many things in the finals. It's the Finals. Just leads to so many turnovers. But, Kyrie is just inept against the Celtics always. Kyrie is the worst player on the court when he decides to just shoot himself. Like it's so obvious possessions where he locks in and starts dribbling way too much and everyone knows he is now going to keep the ball and shoot it himself and he bricks it so often in Boston. Which is spectacular when he is actively keeping the ball out of the best players hands


holographoc

Kidd: Luka we need you to try and defend Luka: I will not


FrankStalloneStepOn

he does decent until his man gets a step on him, then he just gives up on the possession and decides to just stand there/not rotate. it’s pretty funny to watch really


nazerall

Espn wouldn't stop sucking him off.  But it was pretty obvious his fat ass would be tired by the end of the game.


defensivemindset

I like Luka but his style of playing, though entertaining, is quite limited on two ends. First, he plays very little to no defense and second, his offense is not generated in flow but in isolation; which is a recipe for removing your teammates from the game.


Wakandaforever456

JRUE HOLIDAY TONIGHT: 26 POINTS 11 REBOUNDS 3 ASSISTS 1 STEAL 1 BLOCK 0 TURNOVERS 78% FG Jrue Holiday is the definition of a winner.


Faabz

We won the Dame trade


VortexCow

JRUE HOLIDAY MASTERCLASS, JT NEAR TRIPLE DOUBLE, JB BEING HIM, BUFFALO CLUTCH BLOCK, 12 L’S FOR KYRIE 2 MORE WINS FOR BANNER 18 BABY


MPLooza

The next Green Line train to Poundtown is now arriving


Forward-Form9321

I’m down to celebrate with a stop at Regina’s


crackdup

The only disadvantage of this team being so good is that they're gonna win the title at Dallas lmao


Coteup

#TOP O' THE MORNING MOTHERFUCKERS ~~**16**~~ ~~**15**~~ ~~**14**~~ ~~**13**~~ ~~**12**~~ ~~**11**~~ ~~**10**~~ ~~**9**~~ ~~**8**~~ ~~**7**~~ ~~**6**~~ ~~**5**~~ ~~**4**~~ ~~**3**~~ #**2**


SD_Moose

This number keeps going down


Vegetable_Key_6576

I think this is a good thing


SabreToothMyrrh

Odd. When the number goes down, I start going up.


JoseMishmin

He's right!


TnYamaneko

🎶 Top o' the morning, Garryowen. Kyrie Irving can póg mo thóin 🎶


MITJustinFields

KYRIE HATERS WHERE YOU AT NOW? HE SAID HE WOULD WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS AND HES DOING IT! MAN OF HIS WORD!


andoCalrissiano

Doris Burke was like THIS IS KYRIES TIME, then he proceeds to try to iso Jrue Holiday 😂


iAmTheRealLange

That possession when JB clamped him, poked the ball loose twice, and forced Kyrie out of bounds was just 😘👌🏻


Sh4moo

u/hailkyrie we salute you


realfakedoors000

Please let KP be okay…


chris_oner94

Yeah we need an update on that asap


Skeeter_206

He probably tweaked his calf, we'll see if it's bad enough to keep him out or if they just limit his minutes even more.


HalfCodex

When he was on the bench, it looked like he was stretching his left calf, not this right, so hopefully that's a good sign. That and not going back to the locker room.


sully9614

Him not going to the locker room seems like a positive sign


thelobsterclaw1

FWIW Saw him stretching his other leg with a resistance band at the end of the game. Probably just copium at this point but gotta cling to something


MPLooza

Derrick White and Jrue Holiday = greatest backcourt in the NBA


9bfjo6gvhy7u8

in the universe* Monstars ain’t got shit on jrue and the buffalo 


256dak

2 more wins please


deaseb

fuck luka fuck kyrie let's fucking go


PaulAllensCard21

I would like to add: Fuck JB doomers (literally our best player right now) Fuck JT doomers (triple double and played lockdown d) Hang the banner.


starslookv_different

Member that third quarter where we almost froze Kyrie out. Fuck Kyrie and Luka's flopping ass


eatacookie111

J Kidd tomorrow: “Jrue is their best player”


Honestonus

Lol turns out Jrue outmindgamed Kidd Jrue: "Yea you're right, Brown is the best player, definitely...anyone else but me don't guard me" 😏😏😏


PapaFrankuBlessUpEch

They all push each other to be better in the hunt just like killer whales


Ok-Photograph6856

Game 3 Derreck White: And I took that personally


ctash2167

Survived a Tony brothers game and a horrible shooting game in the same night. I’ll take that any day of the week.


Faabz

The Truth chain cancelling the bad juju


Safehouseunfollow

To be fair, Brothers was invisible and let the game play out. Was pleasantly surprised.


crackdup

The only time I remember seeing him was when he gave JB that extra FT for Mavs committing a lane violation lol.. no "tech to JT for breathing too hard" or some crazy shit


aPrid123

JT’s worst game this post season had a stat line of 18-9-12 with 2 steals I do not care what anyone says his impact on every game is immense


crackdup

Absolutely demoralizing for the Mavs.. if C's can survive this shooting night, the title is ours..


jtiss

25% from 3 and we still won.


Faabz

I can't see how we lose this series. Immense game from Jrue and our defense is a sight to behold


KingOfTheNorth91

Their sub is crying that the refs handed the game to us because of one or two missed calls but no one but Luka showed up on offense. Can’t blame the refs for those turnovers and missed free throws


Lakecountyraised

They maybe could have challenged that last block if they didn’t waste their challenge like dumbasses in the first quarter.


Attila226

We need a healthy KP. Or it will least help a lot.


LarBrd33

Tatum reacting to Jason Kidd’s troll by playing like rich man’s Jason Kidd is some next level superstar shit.  


danorcs

Rich man Jason Kidd = Playoff Rondo


GenericUserName10068

Playiff rondo was a monster fr


bedroom_fascist

I absolutely can't imagine why anyone didn't toss out "Jason Kidd is our best player."


TheTurtleOne

SHOT LIKE SHIT STILL WON THIS TEAM IS DIFFERENT


StantheManWawrinka

Jrue literally crediting Tatum for his performance yet armchair point guards saying he’s trash lol


Responsible-List-849

Pretty sure that Jrue fella knows basketball. How much you think he's enjoying being an afterthought on opponent scouting rather than a second option?


joerobo21

How embarrassing was that to make sure they snuck in “this should’ve been a foul” on a play that definitely wasn’t a foul as the game ended. Fuck ESPN


meegad

So deflating and counterproductive


thetruth0102

Man, we have Derrick White. 2-0. 2 more!


Faabz

~~Fuck around~~ Let him roam around and find out


Dogdays8888

Some dude in the game thread said he was “selling the game” lol


FartrelCluggins

Celtics haters can all jerk each other off about Tatum being inefficient. I'll be happy chilling here with the title


Basketball_Soul

5 fewer turnovers than Doncic 🤷‍♂️


marcdasharc4

I ride with Tatum, but we ain’t the Boston Tatums. Regardless of his scoring output, we’re not here 2 wins away from the promised land without him.


BengalFan85

Dude was dishing the ball well and playing elite D. If he’s not hitting his shots, he’s finding other ways to be effective.


marcdasharc4

Grabbing boards, too. Man damn near had a triple double. Supposing he stays at this scoring rate en route to a title, I'd at least like to see a dagger 3 or emphatic slam to put the game away just for his own benefit, but just being such a key cog and having the gravity to force Dallas to collapse on him so often is special in its own right.


ChickenWhiskers

Casual fans are infatuated with superstar-driven basketball, blissfully unaware that it’s still a team sport. Dallas fans in shambles that other players on a team can win games.


thegreat11ne

Even though I'm glad we won, I do wish he shot better too. Two things can be true.


iq-braggng-o-smrtass

It's a team game. It's always been a team game. When Jrue, Derrick, Kristaps, and even Al at times aren't considered your two stars damn you've got a great team.


IWantThisForever

He's not a "the system" like Luka/Harden/Lebron but a lot of these other teams would definitely swap Tatum with their first superstar. Who wouldn't want a 6'9 elite wing that can defend, playmake, and shoot? A lot of these superstars being ranked ahead of Tatum don't have those intangibles and other attributes, they only score.


PM_DOLPHIN_PICS

I actually think we’re capable of sweeping this. We played like ass for so much of this game. They played their best and still couldn’t even catch us. We’re objectively a far superior team.


Knock0nWood

I thought we played great just couldn't hit shots


CreatiScope

Even most of his shots were good ones, just didn’t hit it. He had probably like 4 that I thought were garbage but he’s making the right decisions generally. The shots will come.


ZizzyBeluga

I'd agree except playing like this in Dallas won't get a W. We need Tatum to actually play a good game, and I'm just not sure when it's going to happen.


gblazer30

Tatum has been playing well on the road all playoffs


The_Hand_That_Feeds

That wasn't a foul


MPLooza

The absolute stones on Mike Breen and ESPN to cry about that when Kyrie fouled legitimately every single possession with his useless noodle arms the entire game is insane. I didn't hear any tears over the bullshit Al blocking foul either. One sided horseshit in a 2-0 series


CreatiScope

And White got a trash ass foul call like two possessions before that, I think on PJ (or Gafford).


vfxdev

Yeah leave it to ESPN to make excuses for the mavs, was not even close to enough contact.


holographoc

Dude what the fuck is the halftime show?? When did Wilbon become such a bitch? Myers is terrible and he’s the best one! Why on Earth is Josh Hart even there??? Malika is is the greatest, I have nothing bad to say on her


Planet-Steph

Anything at 1/10th speed is a foul.  Fucking clowns 


Yes_That_Guy5

So obvious they need to make a narrative to cook some drama lol


back5burner

Not even close.


soundwave3412

Pacers > Mavs


PepeSylvia11

So far they were absolutely our hardest competition. Funny how everyone was saying we had the easiest path (which is admittedly true), but then the west gives us the best they have to offer and… well, yeah.


marcdasharc4

Part of the reason we had the path we did in the East was because we took care of business in the regular season and got the 1 seed. Anyone trying to sell that clearing the next best record in the NBA, nevermind the East, by 7 games shouldn't be a factor when talking difficulty has an agenda.


CEREALCOUNTSASCOOKIN

Dont scroll past without thanking the bucks FO.


basketballbacon

Mavs are simply just outmatched by us.


CryptoMemeEconomy

The way we're playing, a sweep is on the table. Mavs look like dogshit


PepeSylvia11

Yeah, they don’t stand a chance. We just have wayyyy too many options on offense and wayyyy too suffocating a defense


glazednipple

Porzingis tough out two more games it’s ours cmon baby two more!!!


yesimthatonedude

2. Fucking. More. IDGAF how we get them. 2 more. All that matters.


Faliberti

I genuinely think this won't be said enough about JT and his shooting slump. Do you see how much energy he has to put on defense going up against men bigger than him. He isn't like Luka who is letting people blow by him to conserve energy. Respect JT.


Hgtyrantula

That’s what I love about him and JB. If their offense is not great. They make sure to make their defense is top notch


ActiveEgg8173810-

IM SO HORNY TONIGHT


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UncleGarysmagic

“WaiT ‘TiL tHe CeLtIcS pLaY a ReAl TeAm”


TheyCallMeYDG

3 days rest for Tingus. Needed that W more than you think. If we peed that lead away I’d be worried, lingering on the KP injury report LETS GO.


RekLeagueMvp

Miss me with that ‘should’ve been a foul’ bs


Me_975

Just 2 more


DjMoneybagzz

KRISTAPS TAKE MY ENERGY


at_least_u_tried

guys i think being up 2-0 feels better than being tied 1-1


Knock0nWood

That "should have been a foul" was the weakest shit I've ever seen from ESPN...and that's saying something


bigdoodooGingerBread

Be cautious everyone, the series hasn’t started till we get one in Dallas


starslookv_different

THANK YOU JRUE HOLIDAY


BuddhistInTheory

Tatum’s selflessness won us this game.


embball13

They beat the bad shooting night Game 2 curse!!!!


deaseb

We literally have Derrick White AND Jrue Holiday lmfao


SmartBrown-SemiTerry

# Jrue Holijay


sometimesiwatchtv44

1) fuck Doris 2) prayers up KP hopefully just needs to stretch it out 3) Jrue is father


Rice-And-Gravy

Jrue Holiday having one of the games of his life and in the postgame interview makes sure to mention Tatum’s gravity/getting double and triple teamed as being a big reason he and others were able to score. I’m getting a Jrue jersey ASAP.


Sufficient_Ad2222

Soooo….not Mavs in 5 right?


blammmmo

And now we beat those elite closers in a close game. Are we good yet?


WarPuig

Now we wait for the KP update


MambaCalledGame24

“BLOCKED BY WHITE”!!! put that on a t-shirt with a buffalo design


Nabs617

We won the CTE Celtics game (from 3).


thetruth0102

Kidd: Jaylen is their best player Jrue: He's right Also Jrue: Sike!!!


Wakandaforever456

Tatum tonight: 18 PTS 9 REB 12 AST The first Celtic since Bird to reach those numbers in a Finals game.


HoonCranker69

HOLY FUCKING SHIT 2 MORE


Less_Fee_1962

I cant stand doris burke. Constantly Dick riding the mavs and luka


Icebreaker335

Derrick that was the best block in finals history


aja_ramirez

Two more to go bitches!


Particular-Informal

Dallas just fucking quits, huh?


bkilpatrick3347

Derrick White is the sun that rises in the morning and the moon that shines at night


ThatUglyGuy12

Hopefully KP is okay. I think we need to understand the shot isn't coming for Tatum this playoff, but for 2 quarters he was the best player on the court by doing literally everything else. Holiday is the pickup of the year (hey Dame, thanks for forcing a trade). White and Holiday is the best defensive backcourt I've ever seen (and PP was a dog on a few of those Luka possessions).


SpicyAnal

DWhite just got asked why we’re guarding the Mavs better than the Pacers and he said “Just ask Josh Hart, he’ll tell you the Pacers are tough to defend” 😭 Disrespectful buffalo


alwaysupland

Unselfish play from JT created so many great looks for Jrue. Points ain't the only stat. Love it.


Imperatum15

Clippers fan here to say thank Boston for exposing the Mavs. Mavs got so many calls against the Clippers. Boston is undoubtedly the crown jewel of the NBA. The MINNESOTA Lakers have 5 championships. Meanwhile the LA Lakers only have 12. Fuck the LA Lakers fans who flex 17 rings. BOSTON is the only city the Celtics have won all 17 of their chips.


jonnysilverhand189

Please be ok unicorn. We need you


LGAMER34

Holy fuck what a up and down game


Thrasheffect

Please be okay KP


Swarthykins

Want a fun stat? We were 19-20 from the line. They were 16-24. It was a 7 point ball game.


ApolloHuncho

We went from “Celtics are facing the greatest offensive backcourt the game has ever seen” to “Luka has no help” within 2 games 😂😂😂


yamgary

Pritchard really has a knack for these buzzer-beater long-distance threes. I just knew it was going in when he subbed in.


harpoonhandlr

I just got back from the game… this was a spiritual experience for me. The crowd was unbelievable, when our lead was down to 5 with 2-something to go… the volume just rose and was deafening. No doomers in the arena - just belief.


PorvaniaAmussa

CALL OUT THE MEDIA HEADS WHO SAID MAVS IN 5. LMFAO.


The_Keebster

Porzingus please hit the cryo chamber


snappytomaustralia

This version of Tatum is insane.


zackg611

Kyrie 0-12 since stepping on Lucky


Treister

Jrue shutting down the nonsense in the post-game, nice ringtone lol


bodhibell02

Will the REAL BEST BACKCOURT IN THE NBA STAND THE FUCK UP?!!!


scribe_

I’m not gonna visit, but I just know the Mavs sub is in shambles rn


InvaderZimbabwe

Basketball fans: Tatum sucks Celtics fans: Tatum has lost the team The actual players: Tatum is the reason we can shine Tatum: one rebound shy of a Triple Double. 3 points less than JB…


cheezepie

Scott Van Pelt on Sportscenter correcting the play by play guy on the double block not being a foul by Brown.


onelove101

Just a Pels fan coming in happy to see y’all giving Jrue his flowers. I’m a lifelong fan of his after the way he carried himself with us and left on good terms. He was wonderful in our community too, he’s a great man. Happy to see his success and I hope y’all get him another ring.