The Celtics are showing they’re VULNERABLE! – Perk on back-to-back losses to Hawks | First Take

The Celtics are showing they’re VULNERABLE! – Perk on back-to-back losses to Hawks | First Take

The Celtics flew a historic lead to the Hawks who are playing without Trey young Boston led by 30 points at one point but Atlanta stormed back to win 120 118 last night the Seas had a chance to get some Revenge but uh no dice jonte Murray had

44 points on 44 shots including all 11 of Atlanta’s points in overtime to seal the win talk about dialed in all right perk are back-to-back losses to the Hawks a cause for concern for Boston a team that most of us have you know in the Eastern Conference

Finals well Miley I I appreciate the tea up but I want to I want to hear what Jay will has to say about this for you g come to me first sure by the way perk I was hearing a little bird or something in your house earlier like I know you

Have dogs but like I don’t know what’s happening we have I know you have people that take care of your lawn I don’t know if you have people that take care of your pets but what do you have the windows open like what’s happening no no

I’m just I’m saying m is Good Friday the birds are chirping outside they may be singing to me I mean they they should be chirping on Sunday but I I’ll explain that later I uh I I’ll kick it off uh perk I 44 points on 44 shots even though he had

11 points in the fourth like I okay but there is something to hear around human nature and I get the way you play towards the end of the season maybe you can that can translate into the playoffs but I I feel as if I’ve seen almost the entire body of work to know

What’s on the line for the Boston Celtics I also feel as if watching Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown I mean look I came out earlier and I was wrong at the beginning of the season because I thought there was more Chemistry Between Dame and Giannis and that’s still to be

Determined but the proof is in the body of work with the chemistry and how Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown have came together to lead this team now we still need to see the proofers in the pudding in the playoffs but there is a human nature that I understand that when you

Lock up the number one seed there is a part of you especially for the Celtics that we will look at how they handled the playoffs and how they enter the playoffs more than anything else theyve done throughout the regular season right and we can say okay they from the

Beginning to end they dominate the regular season so I know we can get into the Weeds on the these nuances but when you lock up the number one seed it’s human nature for this team to look ahead to what’s about to come because they

Know that’s go time so as I hear you on dejonte Murray dropping 44 and 44 points and hitting a game winner and them losing back to back to Atlanta okay to a degree but let Atlanta get in that eighth spot let them get in that eighth

Spot and then I want to see how all that interpretation is going to be handled when we get into playoff time and it’s really time for the Celtics to strap up cuz I think we’ll see a different Celtics team I knew it was going to come a point

A time on this show that I was going to have to get my feet hot with you and damn it is right now okay listen first of all it’s how this has happened over the last couple games for the Boston Celtics being up 30 a couple nights ago

Okay and then all of a sudden without Trey young the Atlanta Hawks they come back and beat you okay then last night Murray I understand he took 40 44 shots I get all that but the shot he did take he s the Celtics home okay now we talk about going into

The postseason you do realize Jay and you know this you never know who’s watching and why do I say that because you have NBA Scouts in the stands why are those NBA Scouts from other teams in the stands because all the NBA teams are gearing Up For What the postseason and

Right now the Celtics are showing that they’re vulnerable this is a team that is Championship AB bust I don’t believe there’s no other team in the NBA that has more pressure than the Boston Celtics I won’t buy that so when I think about what they have in play they need

To be playing their best basketball going into the postseason I understand one loss but at you get get another bite at the Apple you get an opportunity with all your guys available your starting five who people has been saying the best start five in basketball you get a

Chance to go out there and showcase that hey I want to put doubt in anybody mind especially in the Eastern Conference that if you come playing playing against us we’re going to stomp you out you have no chance and that’s a huge deal going into the postseason is making sure that

Your opponents have doubt right now I don’t think it’s anybody in the Eastern Conference that’s fearing the Boston Celtics I really don’t I really really don’t but I always alive when somebody say well you know here’s this team they’re the number one seed they lost

One of the last five or six games looks like they’re taking their eye off of it come on man cuz we Lo because the Celtics have lost back-to-back games to the Hawks with Drew h day and Derek white and their first game back now we’re going to say there’s questions to

Be concerned about the Celtics cuz they lost to a team by one point even though they blew a lead even though I just said it’s human nature now we’re going to make a case that we’re worried about a team who’s 55 and 16 every team has warts big per every team has challenges

Yes there’s a lot for Boston get over home but come on man that’s what we’re going to do now and you and you know what’s been a major concern for the Boston Celtics their clutch Time moments especially Jason Tatum do you do you know this Jay do you know players that

Actually qualify for clutch time shots meaning goahead baskets or Ty uh baskets Jason Tatum ranks 25 out of he ranks 25th out of 25 players that qualify so what it tells me is when it’s down to the clutch when it matters the most I don’t know if the Celtics could actually

Complete the mission that close out games now when they have a Big League going into the fourth and they’re dominating and they’re at home especially we know that they’re going to handle business but we also know that in the postseason coaching matter the game

Is going to slow down and now all of a sudden you got Joe Missoula who I have respect for that I feel like has done an excellent job since well good job since taking over you know uh the role of the head coach you know when eay yoka was uh

Uh left but at the end of the today think about the coaches that he has to go against in this Eastern Conference possibly a Doc Rivers people can say what they want about doc but Doc is proven he’s a hell of a coach Hall of

Fame coach a Tom Tibido a Eric sper a Nick nurse a Quin Snider you have some excellent coaches that are going to have their players prepared I heard y’all talking earlier today with Coach Seth my guy and Molly jumped in bragging about her you K Huskies rightfully so and we

Talked about coach and we talked about Coach Hurley I didn’t heard his postgame interviews and the big thing he always talk about he show major love to his assistant coaches and he talk about their preparation I believe that coach Hurley one day will be a hell of a NBA

Coach if he decides to go that route preparation and that guy that’s walking up and down that sideline directing traffic that matters so preparation has nothing to do with the team being 57 and 16 the best record in the NBA like I I understand we’re going to find WS hold

On let me ask you another question big perk since you’re so concerned about the Celtics if Atlanta finds a way to get to the AC you going to take Atlanta over to Celtics go ahead I’ll wait I Jay Jay listen I’m not say something can I say

Something real quick don’t you feel like he’s a little dialed in with the Boston Celtics I do I also think that he’s dialed in so much yeah that he’s going to find concern when actually he’s too close to when he’s speaking about this I’m kind of reading between the lines

That he might know a little more than us of things that need to happen with that team like we know the talent there but maybe there’s some things that you can control that they’re missing well of of course there’s a lot to prove they have

To go prove it but I’m just I’m not going to say that there’s not things that have to be shown in the playoffs about Joe moula and some of the coaching techniques that he’s had I I get all that those things have to be proven I’m

Just not going to say that because of of back-to-back losses to the Hawks when they have the number one seed locked up I’m not going to draw a conclusion from that to say well now I’m overly concerned about the Celtics Jay Jay Jay is not what you do

Is how you do it and I’m talking about the clutch moments and listen this is not a Sprint when it comes down to the Boston Celtics this is a marathon again remember when we started this topic I said it’s championship of bus so even if you get through even if the Celtics get

Through the Eastern Conference which they should they they still have to win the NBA championship and Lord knows they don’t want to face the Denver Nuggets because when we talk about clutch moments and we talk about having to be dialed in for 48 minutes then it’s

Really a level of concern for the Boston Celtics what also about how they m match up with the joker because that dude is different yeah I D is nobody’s matching up with him that’s what I’m saying that’s yes He

The Celtics are showing they’re VULNERABLE! – Perk on back-to-back losses to Hawks | First Take
Jay Williams and Kendrick Perkins discuss their level of concern for the Boston Celtics following their back-to-back losses to the Atlanta Hawks.
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0:00 How concerned are you about the Celtics right now?
3:00 Kendrick Perkins isn’t happy about the Celtics’ back-to-back losses to the Hawks
6:15 Perk is worried about the Celtics’ ability to close games
9:00 JWill isn’t overly concerned about the Celtics

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