Boston Celtics get 61 points from Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, & beat Cavs in Game 3
The Celtics got a hot start from Jayson Tatum, an efficient night from Jaylen Brown, and finally a big contribution Jrue Holiday on their way to a big win over the Cavs in a very hostile environment. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal is at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse with a look at the C’s defensive plan, why Al Horford getting cooked by Donovan Mitchell wasn’t as bad as it felt, and how the fourth quarter execution was exactly what Boston needed. It wasn’t all good, though. There’s one thing Boston needs to watch out for in Game 4.
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20 Comments
I was waiting patiently for this video to drop.
Just like that, all the talk in the NBA has switched back to a Nuggets-Celtics finals. If the team had the mental fortitude of their fans, they would've imploded in the 1st round.
Good to see a good game from JT again, it's been a while. Jrue was awesome tonight, setting the tone.
Nothing like listening to John breakdown a playoff win while on the night shift. 💪🏾💪🏾☘️☘️
John never misses an Ep. Was waiting all night for this 🔥🫡🫡
Knew they'd come back big after the disappointing game 2. That's how the Celtics roll this year. Especially good to see JT back in the saddle, nice double-double 33/13/6.
Celtics in 9!
not a celtics fan but im curious what you all think about tatum. I saw a lot of people freaking out that yall lost again and i didnt think anything of it but a lot of them were actually celtics fans who were saying stuff like "tatum always gets like this" i didnt watch the game and dont watch many celtics games so i was really confused as to why celtics fans were saying this about tatum. can someone explain what happens with him and if it worries you and why or why not?
Respect to Tatum knew he would bounce back but against that Cavs roster he shoulda easily had 40. They can’t gaurd him he his own worst enemy
"It's Holiday season.." 🍀🏀
I tend to be more on the understanding/non-Chicken Little/lose my mind side, but to hear they NOW have come to understand, "we get too casual?" I'm sorry, I just laughed when I heard that. I suppose there's truth to the phrase, "better late than never," as opposed to "never will learn."
Glad to see Jrue back to making layups.
I:m happy to see JT have better shot selection outside of the 4Q.
I'm happy to see the defensive effort agajn and them turning donovan back into a scorer while shutting down everyone else.
JB was player of the game. Almost perfect game outside of 2 FTs missed.
I'm glad that the celtics responded. Now lets go win G4 and shut down all the internet trolls/media trolls. Lets go Cs!
Super happy that we won but I’ll be honest, I wasn’t a fan of the switching on Mitchell or Mobley at all. I understand that may have been the game plan to help keep everyone else out the game but I just feel that particular defensive scheme was lazy and cost us heavily in the first half. When we stopped switching as often and started staying home & even blitzing / doubling a bit more in the 2nd half, we stopped them from scoring. Is it just me that recognised that? I’d love to know what we all think about our defense in the first half!
💯🔥🔥💯
Holiday finally steps up
All I could say after the game was thank god
Its the horrendous loses against mediocre teams that worries this celtic fan. Banner 18 is there for them. They only really need to worry bout is themselves!
I'm really surprised the celtics haven't done something else to mix it up and give a different look. Like a box-1. But yeah, just challenge mitchell to average 50 and do everything you can to keep the others pinned down. Even if mirchell dropped 50 last night it's still not guaranteed a win. Gotta trust jrue and dwhite to hound him and make it as tough as possible. Can he shoot 60% from the field for 7 games?
Once again I find myself impressed by the Hustle of White even though his recent Offensive production has taken a dip.
Teammates are still trusting him to shoot and more importantly,he trusts himself.
Also that idc I’m going for it on defense regardless of the outcome(getting shot/dunked on)
They Jays and Holiday had installed utilities in the paint the way they lived there! Holiday constantly getting boards over Mobley and driving into his chest was VERY TELLING!
Keep it up🙏🏽☘️☘️☘️☘️💪🏾
Finally JT performing well… Still wish he was more efficient shooting