Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Orlando Magic	27	22	13	27	89
Boston Celtics	23	24	36	37	120

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Orlando Magic	89	33-88	37.5%	8-38	21.1%	15-22	68.2%	15	53	19	20	7	9	2
Boston Celtics	120	43-76	56.6%	13-24	54.2%	21-24	87.5%	3	45	30	18	5	11	3


Orlando Magic	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Franz Wagner^SF	40:16	25	10-22	0-4	5-5	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	5	-23
Paolo Banchero^PF	29:47	19	6-15	2-4	5-7	2	7	9	6	0	0	3	5	-15
Wendell Carter Jr.^C	34:28	12	5-10	0-4	2-4	5	5	10	1	2	0	0	1	-26
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope^SG	29:46	8	3-9	2-7	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	-18
Cory Joseph^PG	20:19	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	5
Anthony Black	20:33	8	3-10	1-3	1-2	4	4	8	0	1	0	0	1	-16
Jonathan Isaac	14:02	5	2-5	0-2	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	-8
Gary Harris	15:07	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-18
Cole Anthony	18:47	3	1-6	0-4	1-2	1	2	3	1	0	1	1	3	-21
Goga Bitadze	02:23	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-7
Caleb Houstan	06:53	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-10
Jett Howard	03:49	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Tristan da Silva	03:49	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jalen Suggs	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moritz Wagner	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Celtics	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jayson Tatum^SF	34:24	35	10-16	4-5	11-11	0	8	8	10	1	0	2	2	34
Al Horford^PF	34:06	9	4-5	1-1	0-0	0	6	6	4	1	1	1	2	28
Kristaps Porziņģis^C	21:02	9	3-8	0-3	3-4	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	3	7
Jaylen Brown^SG	31:35	23	9-18	2-4	3-5	1	5	6	3	0	0	2	3	11
Derrick White^PG	30:57	5	2-6	0-3	1-1	0	4	4	5	1	0	1	3	8
Payton Pritchard	25:00	10	4-8	2-4	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	29
Sam Hauser	20:16	10	4-4	2-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	17
Luke Kornet	23:00	9	3-3	0-0	3-3	0	4	4	2	1	1	1	2	23
Torrey Craig	04:22	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
JD Davison	03:49	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	-1
Jordan Walsh	03:49	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Baylor Scheierman	03:49	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Neemias Queta	03:49	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Xavier Tillman	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jrue Holiday	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bahamuts_Bike | Bucks

1685 | 10 days ago

Winning a game where your 3pt% at the half is 0% is wild

Finishing the game with >50% 3pt% is perhaps crazier

iliketuurtles | Celtics

1008 | 10 days ago

The “math works” and “eventually the % will even out” crowd is frothing at the mouth with this new dataset lol

Dapper-Marsupial-251

325 | 10 days ago

I didn’t expect the math to work that quickly

ripmeleedair | Celtics

216 | 10 days ago

Neither did the math

secretcache

62 | 10 days ago

They’ve been shooting poorly from three most of the series, so it really took the math several games to work. My stress level can attest to that

BlizzardThunder | Pacers

30 | 10 days ago

worked faster with Gary Trent Jr.

jpaxlux | BOS

102 | 10 days ago

Meanwhile the entire Rockets organization is seething that the math didn’t work out for them

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

42 | 10 days ago

Daryl Morey just burned a bridge with another superstar after reading this

CreatiScope | Celtics

37 | 10 days ago

I would like to remind everyone that the Celtics pulled almost the exact same thing that the Rockets did like that week. Game 7 against the Cavs, the Celtics shot like absolute shit from the 3 with Terry Rozier going 0-10 from 3. The only difference is we didn’t miss them all in a row like the Rockets did.

RageOnGoneDo | BOS

18 | 10 days ago

For us, we were a tired young team. We held a LeBron for 48 offense to 86 points. Also the East was objectively awful that year, and we were not that good.

FormalDisastrous2467 | Thunder

14 | 10 days ago

When the celtics return to the mean they are returning to good shooting.

When the rockets return to mean they make 70% of their fts instead of missing half of them.

SwolePalmer | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

r/bogleheads basketball, baby!

AcrobaticFeedback

12 | 10 days ago

Statistically, even if things “even out” in the second half, the team is still likely to shoot below their average 3P%. A lot of people here fall for the gambler’s fallacy—going 0/11 in the first half doesn’t mean you’re “due” for a hot streak. You’re expected to shoot around your team’s average, or possibly worse, since the poor first-half performance likely reflects something real happening in the game.

So the 2nd half shooting is still crazy.

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

303 | 10 days ago

The Orlando Magic held the Boston Celtics on 0/6 in the first half.

YES, zero makes out of just 6 three-point attempts!

The Magic were up 2 - 49-47.
In the 2nd half the Celtics went ¹³⁄₁₈ - 72.2% - INSANE.

The Celtics went on a 73-40 run.Yes, the Magic scored just 40 points in the 2nd half.

theseyeahthese | Celtics

124 | 10 days ago

Dude do you ever sleep lol

I was half-convinced your shit was automated somehow

Hermione_Grangerr | Celtics

54 | 10 days ago

Buckbuck is back with a vengeance.

jkwah | Celtics

16 | 10 days ago

Bro’s been in the hibernation chamber

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

25 | 10 days ago

I’m no Kawhi when it comes to be automated, but I do hate being lazy.

crunkadocious | Pacers

14 | 10 days ago

Glad you’re unbanned we love u

baccunawa | Celtics

58 | 10 days ago

that’s Mazzulla Mathematics for yall

deets23_ | Celtics

24 | 10 days ago

Regression to the mean at its finest

JoJonesy | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

helps that we didn’t actually take that many in the first half

GenuineMasshole | Celtics

24 | 10 days ago

Something something water finds its level.

math_finder476

1195 | 10 days ago

the Magic accidentally fixed Tatum’s jumpshot lol

biscuitandgravvyyy | Celtics

730 | 10 days ago

They fucked up his wrist so bad it rebalanced it out with his other wrist injury so hes back to 2020 3 pt tatum

ThanosIsDoomfist | Celtics

265 | 10 days ago

His middy is damn near automatic rn too

jkwah | Celtics

122 | 10 days ago

He’s shooting like 58% from midrange or something with top 3 volume. Everyone else with his volume is around 35-38%

bulkthehulk | BOS

28 | 10 days ago

Otherwise known as the reverse Henry Rowengartner

LurkiLurkerson

186 | 10 days ago

I think they broke his hand back into place.

pokexchespin | BOS

150 | 10 days ago

getting hit in the head a second time to cure your amnesia type shit

ssbChad | Celtics

38 | 10 days ago

So you’re saying KP needs a 2nd horn to fix his shot?

second_impression | Celtics

134 | 10 days ago

This is like that rock that unlocked Aang’s Avatar State

hydroknightking | Celtics

74 | 10 days ago

The wrist tape is a buff

truth_2_point_0 | Celtics

36 | 10 days ago

He hasn’t even put on the headband yet

netassetvalue93 | Celtics

54 | 10 days ago

You could even call it…. an Anomaly.

Zloggt | Bulls

54 | 10 days ago

“I found out a SECRET way to IMPROVE your wrist flexibility!1!1! (gone wild) (almost died!) 😱”

A320neo | Celtics

22 | 10 days ago

Saw someone call it a Rookie of the Year situation lol

yuhanz | PHO

8 | 10 days ago

Fuck the Magic for this

WasProbablyBanned | Australia

731 | 10 days ago

The magic died as they lived…

shooting 20% on 3s

imused2it | Celtics

313 | 10 days ago

I prefer the narrative that their aggressive, dirty style of defense finally caught up with them by getting their best player benched with 5 fouls just after half time.

SilentRanger42 | Celtics

141 | 10 days ago

Except that 5th foul was complete garbage lol

imused2it | Celtics

145 | 10 days ago

Yeah. That’s what I meant by it catching up with them. That one was garbage, but there were about 100 missed in this series.

truth_2_point_0 | Celtics

77 | 10 days ago

This was the refs pulling the chair on the Magic after all the BS they got away with grinding the first 4 games to a complete crawl with their endless line-stepping bullshit. And waited until the closeout game to do it so they didn’t even get a chance to adjust. It was just “hey surprise prove you can play a clean game of basketball or go home.” Poetry. Tony Brothers with the rare act of JUSTICE, it was beautiful.

CreatiScope | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

I thought he was going to swing on Paolo or Mosley or whoever was screaming at him. Brothers is absolutely insane.

heartofcoal | Celtics

21 | 10 days ago

3rd and 4th were garbage, 5th was the correct call even if it looks weird

mikesaninjakillr | Celtics

11 | 10 days ago

Exactly as garbage as Kristaps 3rd foul that benched him.

Bahamuts_Bike | Bucks

18 | 10 days ago

You should peep their sub, they have finally decided “physical basketball” isn’t fun when the other team does it. It’s just soft whining about the refs

imused2it | Celtics

10 | 10 days ago

I avoid other teams subs. I don’t even like my own teams sub. Lol

stitch12r3

721 | 10 days ago

Tatum has made 37 FTs in a row

3 straight games of 35+ points

HS941317

431 | 10 days ago

3 straight 35+ double double against the #2 ranked defense. Superstar

Nousernamesleft0555

391 | 10 days ago

The Magic allowed someone to score 35 points only 12 times in the regular season

Tatum did it three times in a row to close them out

Edit: Jaylen Brown also had 2 35+ points games against the Magic. One in the regular season and one in Gm2

LightsOut0980 | Celtics

142 | 10 days ago

He’s different

Sit_on_and_rotate | Celtics

99 | 10 days ago

No aura though

sstphnn | Celtics

44 | 10 days ago

That makes him below the top 100 players. I’m sorry but I don’t make the rules.

jslee0034 | Thunder

37 | 10 days ago

Knew he was a superstar after I tried his ruffles chips. They wouldn’t give that flavor to a bum.

My fav American chip

SilentRanger42 | Celtics

106 | 10 days ago

Can someone who is good at numbers tell me if that’s good or bad?

StickyPine207 | Celtics

69 | 10 days ago

NBA all time record is 97 by Micheal Williams of the TWolves in ‘93. So really good, but no where near the all time record.

PapaSheev7 | Celtics

44 | 10 days ago

And the Celtics record of 72 straight was set by Ray back in 2009, not sure about the playoff record however so JT may have a chance at that if he can keep this form up.

iritian | Celtics

23 | 10 days ago

Both the NBA and Celtics playoff record is 56 straight by Bill Sharman

bigdon802 | Celtics

19 | 10 days ago

Hell, he’s still 35 away from tying the Celtics’ record.

PapaSheev7 | Celtics

16 | 10 days ago

Yeah, matching Ray’s 72 straight is a massive long shot, but the playoff record is a lot more attainable.

bigdon802 | Celtics

12 | 10 days ago

Yeah, what is the record for that?

StickyPine207 | Celtics

17 | 10 days ago

56 by Bill Sharman of the 1958-1959 Boston Celtics.

imused2it | Celtics

28 | 10 days ago

It would be good, but none of them added to his aura. So it’s actually bad.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

663 | 10 days ago

I love our corny, auraless king so much. That 3rd quarter was goddamn electric.

All of the stuff from this series aside, I still like this Orlando team’s future, Banchero and Franz are a ridiculous core to build around (especially if Franz can get that hitch worked out), I’m fully convinced Paolo will be a top 5 player in the league one day. Hope Suggs can stay healthy next season, I thought they could be a top 2 team in the east this year and if not for health I think they’re right up there.

And thank god for Detroit buying a couple extra days to heal up after this series. Please go ahead and win another one or two.

Rooleet | Celtics

133 | 10 days ago

My two main takeaways from this series:

Paolo is going to be a superstar, MVP candidate type player in his prime.
Jesus fucking Christ get him a point guard and someone that can hit an open 3. Franz is nice but he can’t be your star duo if opposing teams are leaving him wide open daring him to shoot and he turns them down. Suggs returning should help but they still need massive help with offense.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

60 | 10 days ago

Completely agree on Paolo. I was blown away watching him in college, dudes that size shouldn’t be that fluid. I think people don’t realize how fucking big he is because of how proportional his body is, he is absolutely huge.

I think Paolo and Franz can work. But they definitely need shooting. I expected a dip, but I didn’t expect KCP to fall off a cliff.

Clintocracy | Celtics

24 | 10 days ago

I was really impressed by some of Paolos playmaking this series as well. Give him some shooting and he can run a high octane offense

juicejug | Celtics

15 | 10 days ago

He makes Tatum look like a skinny kid out there. Paolo is a beast.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

Seeing pictures of them with Luka and Zion on the Jordan tour was wild. Banchero’s legs look like tree trunks. He’s just a massive dude.

JoJonesy | Celtics

36 | 10 days ago

Anyone knocking him for his inefficiency isn’t looking at the team around him. There’s plenty of stuff he’ll need to improve on, sure, but he’s got the goods for real

greywolf2155 | Supersonics

29 | 10 days ago

Paolo speedran the “young promising star” -> “getting media praise” -> “he’s overrated, hasn’t won anything, why are you all glazing him so much?” path most young players get. Like, damn. Give him a break

He’s going to be a superstar, no questions

Redneck-Kenny

63 | 10 days ago

Baylor Schierman is clearly ready to be his corny sidekick

Available_Story6774 | Kings

58 | 10 days ago

I think y’all will beat either the Knicks or Pistons pretty easily, but which team scares you more? Just curious.

JoshFB4 | Celtics

114 | 10 days ago

Knicks tbh. Just a talent thing. We’ve owned them forever but the talent is still there for a series.

ShotFirst57 | Pistons

183 | 10 days ago

You’re so scared of us you choose them. I get it

DarkenedLite | Celtics

92 | 10 days ago

I’m more scared of the Pistons

ShotFirst57 | Pistons

140 | 10 days ago

Thank you this gave me the answer I wanted so it must be true.

EAS1000 | Celtics

32 | 10 days ago

Honestly I’m more worried about you all too, you should have already won your series you guys have gotten jobbed by the refs multiple games. Please at least drag this out 7.

DreTownblues | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

He’s not the only one, Brunson and KAT would be good for our offense, Pistons present way more problems

tryndamere12345 | Celtics

15 | 10 days ago

The pistons have the same type of length Orlando has which was clearly a problem for our 3 point shooting this series. The Knicks are BBQ chicken at least ²⁄₅ players every play

JesseJamesGames449 | Celtics

43 | 10 days ago

I think the knicks just dont have a way to stop us from attacking their weaknesses. Cade has given us problems in the past and they are more physical, we want a not as physical team this time, i would rather see the knicks i think.

flintmichigantropics | Celtics

35 | 10 days ago

New York have a higher upside, but I think Boston matches up well against them.

Detroit you know what you’re going to get, and they’ll grind out games and make Boston earn it.

Detroit should be an easier victory but I would prefer to play the Knicks personally

CreatiScope | Celtics

23 | 10 days ago

Knicks will most likely let the Celtics play their style of ball. Detroit will do what Orlando did and try to force the series into THEIR style of ball, which is ugly, shitty, and a grind. You’ll still beat them, but exert more energy that needs to be saved for Cleveland.

heartofcoal | Celtics

27 | 10 days ago

probably Pistons, I feel like the Knicks got figured out by the Celtics long ago

Upstairs-Scarcity-83 | Celtics

11 | 10 days ago

First game of the season lol

bugeyes10 | Celtics

17 | 10 days ago

Pistons. We just match up so much better with the Knicks.

bjb406 | Celtics

39 | 10 days ago

I respect Banchero and Franz. I don’t like some of these role players.

sitesuckslmao | Magic

55 | 10 days ago

You are basically a Magic fan now

oban12 | Celtics

37 | 10 days ago

I like Banchero but Wagner imo was the real breakout star of this series. Had no idea dude was such a straight up baller. Ethical buckets as well.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

26 | 10 days ago

His ability to finish over length is insane. I didn’t even think Porzingis did a particularly bad job contesting most of the time, it just didn’t matter.

IcyMission3 | Celtics

13 | 10 days ago

His paint finishing was amazing but he needs to develop an outside shot if he wants to be an all star player

Aeronova20 | Magic

35 | 10 days ago

It sucks because if we had Suggs and Mo Wagner all season, we probably don’t match up with yall in the first round.

Just kinda a lost season, aside from Paolo development. If our FO doesn’t take a serious look in the mirror and at this roster, next season will also be a lost one.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

25 | 10 days ago

Yeah I don’t see a world where you guys are anywhere near the play-in if you didn’t have the season from hell injury-wise. And it’s a lot easier to fill in the role pieces when you have the superstar than the other way around, so hopefully your FO makes the right moves.

Kyler1313

450 | 10 days ago

The Magic probably have the best personnel to defend Tatum in the league, and Tatum finished his final three games by scoring 35+ in all of them.

I think that’s a good sign for his future playoff performance this year.

Cvspartan | Celtics

211 | 10 days ago

Tatum joins Bird as the only Celtics to score 35+ in 3 straight playoff games 🥳

PapaSheev7 | Celtics

105 | 10 days ago

That’s Jayson “First Celtic since Larry Bird” Tatum for you.

Severe-Emu-8703 | Celtics

14 | 10 days ago

When Tatum retires he’s going to be either second to Bird or above him in most team-centric statistical categories. That’s not to say he’s better than Bird, but it’s fantastic company

EAS1000 | Celtics

43 | 10 days ago

In before Colin Cowdump’s next cringe take since he has a hate boner for Tatum for whatever reason

cadgers | Celtics

372 | 10 days ago

Wagner is other otherworldly in the paint, dude needs to spend the Summer shooting behind the arc.

DarkenedLite | Celtics

206 | 10 days ago

the layups he consistently makes legitimately blow my mind

thelobsterclaw1 | BOS

90 | 10 days ago

He kept making up angles to make shots from all series. I felt Jesse in breaking bad screaming “he can’t keep getting away with this!!!”

PapaSheev7 | Celtics

110 | 10 days ago

For real. Franz was actively hunting KP and abusing him time and time again, I’ve never seen a forward go after KP so aggressively like that. If he fixes his 3 ball he’ll be a hell of a player.

NbaAllDAYger | Mavericks

44 | 10 days ago

And they need a new coach, Paolo got 5 fouls so did Giannis btw but in a do or die game you have to keep Paolo in, he benched him when they were down by 3-4 i thin….then the yall went on crazy run.

This has to be coaching malpractice or smth, its not like paolo is some foul prone player the audacity to bench him against the champions lol. Anyway Congrats to yall but he needs to go.

walkintall84

14 | 10 days ago

ye refs swallow their whistle. Luka playing ““100 times”” with 5 fouls lol

And if he fouls out, it is what it is.

secretcache

9 | 10 days ago

Porzingis CANNOT guard that guy

SnooDogs7132 | Nuggets

352 | 10 days ago

Jayson Tatum is a top 5 player in the NBA. I don’t wanna hear any more disrespect on his name.

shhhhhhhwish

117 | 10 days ago

Oh for sure. He has 4 1st teams in a row.

Jokic is #1.

Most people have Giannis at #2.

Then you got SGA, Tatum and Luka where you can swap them around.

TheSaltySloth | Celtics

87 | 10 days ago

Tatum is so clearly better than Luka

Maximum-Procedure-61

22 | 10 days ago

I feel like Luka regressed a bit offensively this year and Tatum is far more proven than Anthony Edwards and SGA. So 3rd for sure. Also, ability to stay healthy is something JT is one of the best at which is why he has so many postseason runs.

SamiraSimp

12 | 10 days ago

Tatum also has the benefit of being in the same system for a while, whereas Luka might still have some growing pains. but regardless, it’s clear that right now Tatum is playing way better than Luka all things considered

K_Yme | Celtics

11 | 10 days ago

But I thought the reason why Luka is better, is that Luka is a one man system. Why would he have growing pains then?!?! /s

bugeyes10 | Celtics

55 | 10 days ago

But saying he’s not even top 50 gets more upvotes.

nerdyykidd | Celtics

291 | 10 days ago

“We Want Boston” is the gift that keeps on giving

flintmichigantropics | Celtics

84 | 10 days ago

“We want to win one game in the next series”

bigdon802 | Celtics

16 | 10 days ago

Still a dream for the Pacers

imused2it | Celtics

55 | 10 days ago

Before this series, I didn’t care one way or another about the Magic. Now, I hope about half their team never sees the court again.

Aeronova20 | Magic

53 | 10 days ago

Hey! Something we agree on!

I also hope half our team never sees the court again!

Critical-Cloud-568

15 | 10 days ago

I was gonna say this sounds like a shared hope on both sides lmao

JoJonesy | Celtics

23 | 10 days ago

nobody on that roster should be safe other than Paolo, Franz, and maybe Suggs

nrj6490 | Celtics

284 | 10 days ago

This game started in 1997 and ended in 2025

afjecj | Magic

77 | 10 days ago

For you guys, sure. But we never left the 2000s :(

ahsasahsasahsas | Celtics

28 | 10 days ago

Wildly accurate omg lol

EutaxySpy | Celtics

221 | 10 days ago

Tatum playing better after the wrist injury is hilarious lmao, the hatred for the Magic really fueled him

imused2it | Celtics

92 | 10 days ago

Yeah, you know it’s bad when he doesn’t even try to talk to the refs about obvious fouls. He got mugged four or five times tonight with no call and just jogged back down court. He was over it.

Clintocracy | Celtics

42 | 10 days ago

He was lowkey getting chummy with Tony Brothers tonight. I’m hoping he is actually learning how to work the refs

Upstairs-Scarcity-83 | Celtics

19 | 10 days ago

Tatum setting the new meta by being friendly with refs to get calls instead of foul baiting/flopping

GI_BOT | Celtics

31 | 10 days ago

Tatum just absolutely dominated this whole series once he came back

HornyHindu | Celtics

193 | 10 days ago

#TOP O’ THE MORNING, MOTHERFUCKERS!

flintmichigantropics | Celtics

62 | 10 days ago

I WANT THE GOLD

theseyeahthese | Celtics

26 | 10 days ago

GIMME THE GIMME THE GIMME THE

bugeyes10 | Celtics

17 | 10 days ago

GIVE ME THE GOLD

imused2it | Celtics

19 | 10 days ago

He said the thing!

Plies- | Celtics

166 | 10 days ago

If you ever want to introduce someone to the game of basketball, and there is one playoff series you show them…

It is absolutely NOT this one. This was the most dogshit series I’ve ever seen, especially for one that had 3 close games.

However bad I thought Orlando’s offense was coming in… it’s even worse.

EarthWarping | NBA

49 | 10 days ago

Boston had like a B- series overall and yet won it easily

JoJonesy | Celtics

43 | 10 days ago

Orlando did a great job slowing us down and making us uncomfortable. Some of it was a level of “the refs can’t call it every time”, but they also just have a roster full of huge guys they can ask to guard JT one-on-one and let everyone stay home on the shooters. They didn’t have the offense to actually win that way, but not a lot of teams can pull that off in the first place

TheAerial | Magic

163 | 10 days ago

Delusion will fuel the FO into thinking injuries are why we shouldn’t take this seriously & not seek changes but at a certain point we have to wake up.

Detroit and Houston were well behind us and have since leapfrogged us. Everybody is making direct actions to address deficiencies and ship out redundancies (of which we have a ton) and we have to as well.

The FO has got to stop settling and raise the standards. We can’t end every season with our top two players completely unable to trust anyone else on the team year after year if we wanna retain either of them.

Who_ate_my_cookie | Celtics

81 | 10 days ago

Keep Paolo & Franz, everyone else should be on the chopping block

JoJonesy | Celtics

51 | 10 days ago

I think Suggs is awesome tbh, if his injury isn’t a lingering thing I’d say they should hold onto him. He’s on a really nice contract too

sitesuckslmao | Magic

28 | 10 days ago

Detroit signed Tobias Harris, THJ and Malik Beasley. All 3 were guys discarded with most fans thinking they were useless signings.

Magic played for a big fish (never works out) and brought in KCP who fills the exact role of Gary Harris. They should have already known the offense would continue to struggle

ahsasahsasahsas | Celtics

42 | 10 days ago

We live in a world where Tobias Harris is a legitimate contributor on a playoffs-competing Detroit team. Wild.

AlNorte_DelSur | BOS

16 | 10 days ago

Hopefully you guys get at least a decent PG that can shoot 3s. Paolo and Franz are nextGen the Jays, they are so good.

bush_league_commish | Celtics

8 | 10 days ago

If the FO doesn’t walk into its first offseason meeting and immediately prioritize shooting they ought to just turn in their ID badge and go home. The KCP signing looked nice on paper but obviously didn’t pan out. But the sheer lack of offensive talent around Paolo and Franz is borderline insulting, even counting Suggs (who really profiles as a 4th option at best.

ultrapan | Celtics

145 | 10 days ago

JT is a big game merchant (2022 NBA finals did not happen)

aeronacht | Celtics

122 | 10 days ago

³⁵⁄₁₀ on 84 TS% against this magic defense for Tatum.

YaPhetsEz

87 | 10 days ago

No 3’s for the first half and they still shot over 50% for the game wtf

mr_dammit | Celtics

82 | 10 days ago

first ~30 minutes of the game: 59-58 BOS

last ~18 minutes: 61-31

theseyeahthese | Celtics

81 | 10 days ago

3 straight games of 35+ points from Tatum, he’s getting hot at the right time.

Chomper32 | Celtics

74 | 10 days ago

Quietest 31.³⁄₁₁.³⁄₅.3 series from Tatum ever

JoJonesy | Celtics

39 | 10 days ago

no noise no drama he’s just cooking

shhhhhhhwish

8 | 10 days ago

Eh, it was kind of loud. He was by far the main show every game he played after his injury. Dude was lights out

Pitiful_Wing7157 | Celtics

70 | 10 days ago

Waiting for whoever wins the Knicks vs Pistons series to chant the 3 words.

heartofcoal | Celtics

51 | 10 days ago

A victory for Cole Anthony haters everywhere

Rooleet | Celtics

33 | 10 days ago

It’s always annoying when the bums talk trash. If it were Paolo or Franz I’d respect it, but Anthony and KCP were too busy yapping to actually contribute to their team.

teh_drewski | Magic

15 | 10 days ago

More like they knew they couldn’t contribute so all they could do is yap

HS941317

54 | 10 days ago

Imagine thinking he’s not a superstar. 3 consecutive 35+ point double double against the #2 ranked defense. The disrespect towards Tatum is still crazy. Already see talks of Wemby and Edwards having surpassed him which is just crazy talk right now.

jkwah | Celtics

49 | 10 days ago

Tatum playing like a top 2-3 player this postseason.

thatgreik | BOS

40 | 10 days ago

Paolo sets up so many teammates with open looks, him and Franz will be an even better duo with shooting around them to punish defenses.

Happy to have gotten out of this series in 5, could’ve easily gone longer.

AcrobaticFeedback

11 | 10 days ago

Yeah but if they replace all their length with shooting they will lose their defensive identity. There are only so many 2-way players in the league and they are highly sort after.

The spacing has to come from Paolo and Franz developing their 3pt shooting.

AgadorFartacus | Celtics

42 | 10 days ago

Tatum joins Larry Bird as the only Celtics with 35+ points in 3 straight playoff games.

ripmeleedair | Celtics

39 | 10 days ago

I have never seen a full team flip a switch like that before

JiggzSawPanda | Celtics

35 | 10 days ago

Franz Wagner is a fucking problem. His finishing was killing us at times all series.

bigdon802 | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

He won them game 3.

thepeachgod | Celtics

34 | 10 days ago

How’s your aura less fraud today dick heads?

iamjeseus | Knicks

33 | 10 days ago

Fuck the nets for that stupid trade back in 2013, they really gave up a kings random for 85 year old KG & Pierce

bigdon802 | Celtics

25 | 10 days ago

Still crazy how many people were shitting on Danny Ainge at the time. To be fair, the Nets turning those picks into lottery gold wasn’t expected at the time.

Swarthykins | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

Thank you - the amount of people who have argued with me that it was totally predictable to get a #1 and a #3 out of that trade is insane. Every year, there are 4-5 teams actively tanking to get picks that high, and a lot still fail. It’s hard to do when you’re actually trying to win.

jumboponcho | Hawks

32 | 10 days ago

Tatum really killed these guys with a smile, feel like he got better every time he got knocked down

HornyHindu | Celtics

34 | 10 days ago

Celtics Pistons should be a fun series

imused2it | Celtics

11 | 10 days ago

God I hope!

JaysonTatumHOF

32 | 10 days ago

Largest win in NBA playoff history by a team losing at halftime.

Benjaminbuttcrack | Magic

28 | 10 days ago

We really ain’t shit without paolo like I’m not even against kicking the tires on trading Franz and looking for a better fit next to him.

OnlyNormalPersonHere

17 | 10 days ago

Franz, Suggs and all the picks for Giannis. Will be even worse from outside, but terrifying.

bush_league_commish | Celtics

12 | 10 days ago

I think if a team comes along and offers an excellent shot creating guard you have to entertain the idea of pairing them with Paolo

ukomsc | Celtics

12 | 10 days ago

so…. does devin booker like disneyworld?

cmcg18 | Celtics

27 | 10 days ago

Fuck the entire state of florida

brewin91 | Celtics

25 | 10 days ago

Tatum averaged 36/10/6 over the last three games of the series on 68% TS lol he’s locked tf in right now

Individual_Cap_7850

21 | 10 days ago

And now Knicks-Pistons is the only 1st round series left in the East.

Do we know when Game 1 of Cavs-Pacers is yet?

DixonYerorifice | Celtics

18 | 10 days ago

Sunday.

iliketuurtles | Celtics

20 | 10 days ago

I hated almost every minute of this series (less the last 18). I’m so happy to be done with it.

TheNotoriousJTS | Celtics

21 | 10 days ago

Player A masterclass

PattMatricia

23 | 10 days ago

Only Magic fans can lose a series 4-1 and the final game by 30 and claim they got hosed by the refs

djam0_0 | Celtics

15 | 10 days ago

You know that they say about averages, water finds it’s level… by fucking flooding Old Testament style

keefe28 | Celtics

15 | 10 days ago

Send em to Galveston

jknuts1377 | Celtics

15 | 10 days ago

Well, that second half sure was something. The Celtics just decided enough was enough.

Cul_what | Lakers

13 | 10 days ago

Franz and Paolo cant win with these bums

LurkiLurkerson

12 | 10 days ago

Only Celtic besides Larry Bird with three straight 35 point games in the playoffs. Doing it against this defense is impressive as hell too.

Basic_Commercial_806

13 | 10 days ago

Tatum’s ridiculously consistent and doing this off injury too

JoJonesy | Celtics

11 | 10 days ago

Thank fuck this series is over

AggravatingFinding71 | Pacers

14 | 10 days ago

Celtics are washed. Took them longer to beat a play-in team than it took the Pacers to take out the 5 seed. /s

JoJonesy | Celtics

36 | 10 days ago

i mean i get that you’re joking but like. strictly speaking it took less time, since y’all went to OT in game 5

Hanaichichickencurry | Celtics

10 | 10 days ago

player A strikes again

FunkbroFunk | Celtics

12 | 10 days ago

JT since getting hurt: 36.0/10.³⁄₅.7 and 2 stocks on 47.6/44/100 splits with insane ³⁷⁄₃₇ from FT

OkArmordillo | Celtics

10 | 10 days ago

The Celtics were 0-6 from 3 at halftime and 13-24 at the end of the game. Insane stat.

igonnawrecku_VGC | Celtics

13 | 10 days ago

Jayson Tatum is 37-37 on free throws since returning from his wrist injury

tryndamere12345 | Celtics

12 | 10 days ago

Someone in the Celtics sub called it when they said Tatum was going to carry the team for the W while having a near-triple double

Boston_Champions | Celtics

9 | 10 days ago

You chant you want boston, you lose. Those are the rules.

IRanOutOf_Names | Heat

8 | 10 days ago

The Magic managed to completely strange the Celtics on the permitter in the 1st half, with Boston not even hitting a single 3 at the half. The magic still hit 5 less 3s than the Celtics.

It was a good year from the Magic, but this team really needs offensive cohesion outside of Suggs.

whydontyouloveme

8 | 10 days ago

Magic are a dirty as fuck team.

Thank god we can get back to playing basketball again.

Three techs in the first three games injuring our three best players, sure that’s a coincidence.

Fuck off orlando.

The Boston Celtics win the series 4-1 and eliminate the Orlando Magic, 120-89. Jayson Tatum ignites Boston with 35/8/10, Jaylen Brown adds 23/6/3