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This is the first possession of the game, and Marcus Smart already sets the tone. You see him with the attention to detail watching both his man and the ball. And as soon as Adebayo commits to the drive, Smart attacks him, the swipe and the dive for the loose ball to secure it.
The flame started burning for Boston in the first 20 seconds and lasted for the entire game.
Watch their emotional leader snatch this ball right off of Lowry and go on a break ultimately ending with a dunk by Horford.
And right here on the switch Marcus battles against the much bigger Bam under the rim. And he’s able to strip the ball once again, opening up yet another transition opportunity which this time Smart will finish off himself with the 3 as the entire arena explodes.
With the momentum now completely on the Celtics side, they start believing in the impossible.
And Jaylen Brown said something interesting in the postgame that kinda got me thinking. Check this out.
The only one who can beat us is us. He is absolutely right about that. This team has a first team all NBA player in Tatum and a second team all NBA guy in Brown,
their number 3 but also number 4 scoring option can give them 20+ points in a playoffs game, and by the way all of them are great defenders, there is no reason whatsoever to get in a 3-0 hole to a Miami Heat team that on paper is severely undermanned in this matchup.
But that’s the thing, as you look at these phenomenal defensive plays from last night, you see that it’s got nothing to do with adjustments, or X’s and O’s or a special type of strategy.
Boston came in aggressive and got 13 steals in this game flat out outhustling Miami. For reference, the league leader in steals this season had 9 per game. The Celtics blew that out of the water.
Compare this fight to the first three games where as Brown mentioned- they literally beat themselves with a lack of effort and silly turnovers.
Another thing that Boston improved, this time on offense is the decision making especially when they faced the Heat zone.
Everything is snappy and quick. The ball is flying from side to side stretching out the zone and making it difficult for the Miami defender to recover.
This results in open shot opportunities, and after hitting 18 threes on 40%, they now hit 16 threes on 41%. The difference compared to the first three games is night and day.
Jimmy Butler guaranteed a win at home but they better get Gabe Vincent back to help them do it because Kyle Lowry as the starting point guard gave them absolutely nothing.
He looks slow and lost at times, had turnovers but more importantly besides the bad stuff- doesn’t contribute with any good. 5 points and 1 assist from your lead point guard doesn’t put any pressure on the defense.
Meanwhile the Heat are an elite threat offensively when Vincent has the ball in the pick and roll.
1.19 points per possession. For reference, anything over a point per possession is good for your team and over 1.1 is great. So it’s crucial that they get him back for game 6.
Either way it’s going to be crazy as it’s basically a must win for both teams. The Heat don’t want to come back to Boston, and the Celtics definitely don’t wanna go fishing after all this effort to come back to this point. So buckle up.
Celtic fans, are you getting excited? Can they pull off a historic comeback? Let me know.
Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
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This is the first possession of the game, and Marcus Smart already sets the tone. You see him with the attention to detail watching both his man and the ball. And as soon as Adebayo commits to the drive, Smart attacks him, the swipe and the dive for the loose ball to secure it.
The flame started burning for Boston in the first 20 seconds and lasted for the entire game.
Watch their emotional leader snatch this ball right off of Lowry and go on a break ultimately ending with a dunk by Horford.
And right here on the switch Marcus battles against the much bigger Bam under the rim. And he’s able to strip the ball once again, opening up yet another transition opportunity which this time Smart will finish off himself with the 3 as the entire arena explodes.
With the momentum now completely on the Celtics side, they start believing in the impossible.
And Jaylen Brown said something interesting in the postgame that kinda got me thinking. Check this out.
The only one who can beat us is us. He is absolutely right about that. This team has a first team all NBA player in Tatum and a second team all NBA guy in Brown,
their number 3 but also number 4 scoring option can give them 20+ points in a playoffs game, and by the way all of them are great defenders, there is no reason whatsoever to get in a 3-0 hole to a Miami Heat team that on paper is severely undermanned in this matchup.
But that’s the thing, as you look at these phenomenal defensive plays from last night, you see that it’s got nothing to do with adjustments, or X’s and O’s or a special type of strategy.
Boston came in aggressive and got 13 steals in this game flat out outhustling Miami. For reference, the league leader in steals this season had 9 per game. The Celtics blew that out of the water.
Compare this fight to the first three games where as Brown mentioned- they literally beat themselves with a lack of effort and silly turnovers.
Another thing that Boston improved, this time on offense is the decision making especially when they faced the Heat zone.
Everything is snappy and quick. The ball is flying from side to side stretching out the zone and making it difficult for the Miami defender to recover.
This results in open shot opportunities, and after hitting 18 threes on 40%, they now hit 16 threes on 41%. The difference compared to the first three games is night and day.
Jimmy Butler guaranteed a win at home but they better get Gabe Vincent back to help them do it because Kyle Lowry as the starting point guard gave them absolutely nothing.
He looks slow and lost at times, had turnovers but more importantly besides the bad stuff- doesn’t contribute with any good. 5 points and 1 assist from your lead point guard doesn’t put any pressure on the defense.
Meanwhile the Heat are an elite threat offensively when Vincent has the ball in the pick and roll.
1.19 points per possession. For reference, anything over a point per possession is good for your team and over 1.1 is great. So it’s crucial that they get him back for game 6.
Either way it’s going to be crazy as it’s basically a must win for both teams. The Heat don’t want to come back to Boston, and the Celtics definitely don’t wanna go fishing after all this effort to come back to this point. So buckle up.
Celtic fans, are you getting excited? Can they pull off a historic comeback? Let me know.
Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
