Celtics/NBA 2023-2024 NBA Finals - Celtics lead series 3-1 - Game 5 Monday at TD Garden

[EverettMike]

Jrue and DW are the best backcourt in this f***ing series, baaabbaaaayyy.

 

[lextune]

Nice D by Luka there on Jrue, lol.

He gives next to zero effort. It's pathetic.

 

[JRull86]

Nice D by Luka there on Jrue, lol.

He gives next to zero effort. It's pathetic.

Literally walked up to him and gave Daria level defense

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Holiday on beast mode right now!

 

[McGarnagle]

Thank you Milwaukee for choosing Lillard over Jrue

 

[EverettMike]

Awful call

 

[JRull86]

That's not a foul

 

[EverettMike]

f***

Need a basket

 

[Johnnyduke]

Close out the f***ing game

 

[pgm16]

Let's talk about our backcourt again !!!

 

[lextune]

What a sequence.

 

[EverettMike]

Derrick f***ing White!!

 

[JRull86]

Holy f*** what a travel by Washington on the White block. Gathers and takes 4 steps

Loser loser loser attitude from DAL there not fouling.

 

[EverettMike]

For everything Luka is giving Dallas on one end he's taking it away on the other side. You can't hide him defensively against a team as good and deep as Boston. He's beyond a liability.

 

[pgm16]

14 - 2 in the playoffs, 2-0 in finals. Tatum is fine people

 

[lextune]

Both games have had incredible sequences where Dallas looks like they're threatening to get back into the game and we crush their momentum with suffocating defense.

Two. Wins. Away.

 

[Fenway]

 

[lopey]

Won this game on D.

2 more

 

[Johnnyduke]

Don't care how many rebounds or assists, 6-22 is a woof performance from Tatum. But it really might not matter. Brown on his way to MVP and whether it's Porzingis, White, Holiday...someone is always there to provide support.

 

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

Should win this in Dallas.

 

[Lobster57]

Dallas will win game 3 by 6ish points, then the Celtics close it out fairly comfortably

 

[lextune]

Tatum 18/12/9

Boston talk radio tomorrow, "what's wrong with Tatum?"

Nine straight playoff wins is serious f***ing business.

 

[lopey]

Don't care how many rebounds or assists, 6-22 is a woof performance from Tatum. But it really might not matter. Brown on his way to MVP and whether it's Porzingis, White, Holiday...someone is always there to provide support.

Yeah he was cold but played good d and found his teammates

 

[EverettMike]

Don't care how many rebounds or assists, 6-22 is a woof performance from Tatum. But it really might not matter. Brown on his way to MVP and whether it's Porzingis, White, Holiday...someone is always there to provide support.

Obviously shot like shit, but he did everything else. 12 assists and no cheapies among them. Lots of easy points because of his playmaking. And he was great defensively.

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

That's got to feel like a backbreaker for Dallas. C's played about 50% of what they're capable of, shot just above 25% from three and still won by 7.



This off-season, the Celtics had a chance to add a 4th star to this team that they wouldn't get again with this core. I wasn't against Jrue Holiday but i really wanted James Harden. I think i might have debated this with @CDJ and i'll still defend it a little because i think Harden would fit seamlessly into this offensive structure but Holiday's defense and ability to be the 5th option on offense but take over when he's needed is something i don't think Harden would be able to give you and has been so clutch in these playoffs, especially in the last six playoff games.