Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dallas Mavericks	22	31	27	20	100
Boston Celtics	21	37	32	30	120

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Dallas Mavericks	100	38-93	40.9%	14-35	40.0%	10-12	83.3%	8	49	23	16	2	10	5
Boston Celtics	120	47-99	47.5%	16-48	33.3%	10-15	66.7%	14	66	29	10	6	8	10


Dallas Mavericks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Khris Middleton^SF	24:20	7	2-8	0-2	3-4	0	5	5	3	0	0	0	2	-18
P.J. Washington^PF	28:45	5	2-9	1-3	0-0	2	3	5	3	0	1	1	1	-23
Dwight Powell^C	15:23	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	3	5	0	0	1	2	4	-10
Cooper Flagg^SG	30:05	16	7-23	0-4	2-2	0	8	8	6	1	0	3	5	-17
Max Christie^PG	28:45	12	4-9	4-6	0-0	0	4	4	2	0	0	2	0	-19
Moussa Cisse	25:30	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	5	7	1	1	3	0	0	10
Naji Marshall	25:05	13	6-12	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	-20
Brandon Williams	19:13	11	3-8	2-5	3-4	0	7	7	4	0	0	0	0	-4
Caleb Martin	16:13	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
Klay Thompson	18:01	19	7-13	5-11	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-8
AJ Johnson	04:20	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan Nembhard	04:20	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Marvin Bagley III	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Gafford	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrie Irving	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dereck Lively II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Poulakidas	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Smith	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	±
Sam Hauser^SF	22:32	6	2-8	2-8	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	2	0	1	0
Jayson Tatum^PF	27:10	15	6-16	3-8	0-0	1	11	12	7	1	0	2	2	20
Neemias Queta^C	25:36	16	6-8	0-0	4-7	3	12	15	0	1	1	1	2	16
Jaylen Brown^SG	33:19	24	9-17	2-5	4-6	3	4	7	7	2	0	3	1	20
Derrick White^PG	31:04	20	8-16	2-7	2-2	1	3	4	4	2	2	0	1	23
Nikola Vučević	01:47	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Payton Pritchard	33:49	18	8-17	2-8	0-0	2	5	7	6	0	2	1	0	19
Hugo González	18:56	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	2	2
Baylor Scheierman	20:50	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Luka Garza	17:55	10	4-8	2-6	0-0	3	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	9
Ron Harper Jr.	04:20	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Amari Williams	02:42	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Jordan Walsh	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Shulga	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Tonje	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kyler1313

460 | 10 hours ago

I think Tatum still needs to get into NBA shape cardiovascularly, but man overall about as good as a debut as you can reasonably hope. Hopefully by the playoffs he will have completely worked him self into shape.

Could not be happier for him. One of the easier guys to root for in the NBA.

sloBrodanChillosevic | Supersonics

83 | 10 hours ago

Ugly shooting night (mostly just the first half) but otherwise Celts fans gotta be ecstatic with that debut

Scrizzy6ix | Raptors

58 | 9 hours ago

The shots will come, but can we talk about his first step still looking reasonably quick. Good for him.

igonnawrecku_VGC | Celtics

35 | 9 hours ago

The fact that he was able to beat multiple defenders with the first step tonight was amazing to see

TwoLopsidedZebras

52 | 9 hours ago

Hard disagree. He started 0-6. Shook off the rust and then went 6-10 which included 1 overzealous oop from JB. I don’t think 6-10 is an ugly shooting night in the slightest. I don’t think 6-16 (his actual stat line) is even that ugly, especially when you consider 2 of those were blocked shots by the rim. In midseason form that first missed dunk is an easy slam. The oop by JB is probably good too but not his fault either way since it was not a good pass.

HorsNoises | Celtics

18 | 9 hours ago

Yea those 6 shots he missed weren’t crazy misses. The dunk was a GREAT cut and he was finding his spots well on the jumpers. In a vacuum you could chalk the 3s up to variance. He played in the system and within rhythm perfectly. I truly could not have asked for a better debut.

juicejug | Celtics

7 | 9 hours ago

If you throw out the first 6 shots due to rust he was 15pts on only 10 attempts!

sloBrodanChillosevic | Supersonics

9 | 9 hours ago

Glass half full is obviously the correct read here, especially when he was objectively good on the glass & in distribution. The shot will come back in time.

Fat-Singer-9569

68 | 9 hours ago

It sucks for the rest of us in the East but it’s great to see him out there again. I loved how honest and vulnerable he was in his post game interview. If you’ve ever dealt with bad sports related injuries you completely understand where he’s coming from. Injuries are oddly more mental than they are physical.

netassetvalue93 | Celtics

18 | 9 hours ago

I’m alreading seeing it. He’s gonna drop at least one 40 burger before this month is done.

Efficient_Art_1144 | Celtics

14 | 9 hours ago

Saw some hesitation on defense at times too. Think he just needs to get the rhythm of the game and the team game back

levelonegnomebankalt | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

This is the accurate take. Celtics fans out there doing there best to make people regret rooting for Tatum.

SiphenPrax | Knicks

389 | 10 hours ago

WHY?! WHY CAN’T YOU FUCKERS SUCK AND TANK FOR ONE DAMN YEAR?!

You have all these other teams that have no problem with tanking when they know all hope is lost but the Celtics?! Noooooooooooooooo! They have to be all fancy and be like “wE sHoUlD aLwAyS cOmPeTe No MaTtEr WhAt!”

GAH I HATE ALL YOU STUPID BOSTON SPORTS TEAMS!! STOP RUINING MY HOPES AND DREAMS!!!

imgurofficial | East

104 | 10 hours ago

At least the Pats know how to suck during a rebuild year

sloBrodanChillosevic | Supersonics

71 | 10 hours ago

Lmao. That’s a Jets fan you’re talking to. I doubt Pats talk is gonna make him feel better.

TaekDePlej | Heat

31 | 10 hours ago

Hey nobody’s better at tanking than the Jets, they do it every year

Thatguyyoupassby | Celtics

7 | 9 hours ago

I know it’s dumb to say, but this HAS to be the rebuild that works, right?

Absolutely LOADED with first round picks for the next two years. Shitty QB draft this year, so they can stack the offense and defense for cheap, and dip in next year for a QB (even if it means moving the rest of their firsts to get into a top 3 pick).

Like, I know Glenn got clowned and admittedly it was rough, but I feel like the Sauce trade was so damn smart. If they fuck this one up, I don’t know, maybe just sell the team.

Michelanvalo | Celtics

4 | 8 hours ago

No. And let’s hope they never rebuild. Jets’ fans misery gives me purpose in life.

truecolors5 | Celtics

26 | 9 hours ago

Didn’t we just make the Super Bowl in what was supposed to be a rebuild year?

marcdasharc4 | Celtics

13 | 9 hours ago

Schrodinger’s Pat(s): a team both not expected to win their division at the start of the year and also clowned on as frauds for getting dogwalked by a preseason contender in a Super Bowl.

I’m a-ok with the next 6-8 years looking as bright as anyone could want for their team.

SiphenPrax | Knicks

8 | 10 hours ago

That was fun! I wish they did more of that last season. Although at least they got destroyed in the SB.^thankyoulordandsaviorGEQBUS🙏

sup3rdr01d | Celtics

7 | 9 hours ago

Making the super bowl is not sucking

MarmotWorldOrder | Thunder

1 | 8 hours ago

The season before y’all got Maye y’all sucked.

_The_Flying_Elvis_ | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Cant argue with that shit we sucked for a few years 🤷🏻‍♂️

SinibusUSG | Celtics

59 | 10 hours ago

That’s just the way it goes when you’re following Joe Mazzulla’s program of motivation, mentorship, and ritualistic sacrifices to the eldritch being which he has allowed to inhabit his physical form.

goldfish_11 | Celtics

18 | 9 hours ago

Live by The Town, die by The Town.

SiphenPrax | Knicks

14 | 10 hours ago

Belichick gave him evil black magic voodoo tips before he left didn’t he?

JoJonesy | Celtics

13 | 9 hours ago

he’s on that Game of Zones soul box shit

Rego913 | Celtics

8 | 9 hours ago

We saw Zombie Pop put the clipboard in Brad’s chest and never looked back.

Time_Transition4817 | Pelicans

4 | 9 hours ago

Win or die is a pretty good argument to the team

Primary-Tea-3715

33 | 10 hours ago

Tbf they looked at the Jets and realized tanking doesn’t guarantee roster improvement

SiphenPrax | Knicks

14 | 10 hours ago

No no no that would be a great thing for them! You can’t rely on my stupid Jets to do anything right! Even tank correctly! Celtics could have easily pulled it off in the highly competitive Tank Bowl!

DiseaseRidden | BOS

3 | 8 hours ago

Yeah at least the Patriots know how to properly tank. Two bad years and right back to it.

Michelanvalo | Celtics

1 | 8 hours ago

Marco Sturm saw the Bruins trying to tank and said “Not on my watch.”

22Seres

12 | 9 hours ago

Tanking isn’t an option when you have a psychopath as a head coach.

Me_975 | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

The only tank you are gonna see from him is him using a war tank to threaten the players or else they join the others at the bottom of boston harbor

JoJonesy | Celtics

9 | 9 hours ago

sorry man

SiphenPrax | Knicks

5 | 9 hours ago

*Sigh*……….it’s brutal out here man

JoJonesy | Celtics

2 | 9 hours ago

Hey y’all kicked our ass last year, so there’s that

SiphenPrax | Knicks

4 | 9 hours ago

BUT WE DIDN’T WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP! I WANT MY TEAM TO WIN ONE BEFORE I DIE!

jjjuuubbbsss | Celtics

6 | 9 hours ago

I love this. Keep flowing

Chadwiko | Celtics

2 | 8 hours ago

If it helps, most fans had made their peace that this was a transition/tanking year.

And then Jaylen Brown said “actually fuck that” and went nuclear.

Oceanbreeze871 | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

Spike, is that you? lol

Ps I get it. lol

southdakotagoth | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

You’re going to have to hold that I’m afraid

bryan49

3 | 9 hours ago

Haha yes it’s annoying. But careful what you wish for. The alternative might have been coming back next year with Tatum / Brown / White plus one of the top rookies.

CommercialLeg2439 | Timberwolves

2 | 9 hours ago

Tell me about it man, Im an Orioles fan too—fuck the Red Sox!

BUSean | Celtics

364 | 10 hours ago

Liked the new guy

bs_wilson

89 | 9 hours ago

he’s only 19!

Annual-Cicada-1217 | Lakers

8 | 9 hours ago

That’s a really big number

8_bw | Celtics

60 | 9 hours ago

Not sure he can play alongside Jaylen Brown tbh time will tell but one probably has to get traded eventually

SwolePalmer | Celtics

10 | 9 hours ago

Same as the old guy, almost.

khlaylav

201 | 10 hours ago

There is something very beautiful about how Brown’s first points came off of a Tatum assist and then Tatum’s last points came off a Brown assist.

jjjuuubbbsss | Celtics

41 | 9 hours ago

Shakespeare was tickled in his grave

wTI8SQEHbo | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

What points from yonder assist breaks?
Tis Kings of the East, and Celtics are Number One!

SportsDebate90513

17 | 9 hours ago

They hate each other and hate playing with each other though!

Nugur

12 | 8 hours ago

Oda level foreskinning

GenoThyme | Celtics

13 | 8 hours ago

I watched the game by myself in my apartment. When JB hit that three I called out “The Jays are back baybeeee” to myself and I would do it again

Leather_Ice_1000

1 | 4 hours ago

I can’t believe they remember how to pass to each other lol

beanz_129 | Celtics

149 | 10 hours ago

casual double-double in his first game after 298 days

LaMelgoatBall | BOS

36 | 8 hours ago

Amazing. We gotta acknowledge Queta too what a game. Again

uhhuhoney | Celtics

18 | 8 hours ago

Tatum to Queta will be feeding families for the foreseeable future

IronSnake1 | Celtics

3 | 7 hours ago

Could have been a triple double but too many bricks on good passes

w311sh1t | Celtics

1 | 7 hours ago

And 3 AST from a triple double. I was shocked at how comfortable he looked out there.

18banners090 | Celtics

103 | 10 hours ago

Obviously rusty but he was making some sharp cuts and quick change of pace moves.

Could not have wished for a better debut game

JesseJamesGames449 | Celtics

18 | 9 hours ago

The move he made on his first actual basket when White got the steal. He was back peddling behind the half court line and switched momentum so quickly,

DoctorMansteel | Celtics

91 | 10 hours ago

I’m starting to have some fucking irresponsible thoughts.

BusinessFinancial536 | Celtics

65 | 10 hours ago

THE FINALS ARE BACK ON THE MENU

TATUM IS TOP 5

Mario_Viana | Neemias Queta

63 | 10 hours ago

Al-Queta with a very solid 16 and 15 too, Jayson’s play making really does make everyone better

AnonymousIguana_ | Celtics

32 | 10 hours ago

Queta definitely left a few points on the board getting used to JT’s pace too. Even better days ahead for him.

Brown and White like to extend the dribble and pass later whereas Tatum is a lot more willing to hit the short roll (and he’s just a faster/taller PnR decision maker). Once he and Neemy build that chemistry like with Kornet it’ll be nasty.

JesseJamesGames449 | Celtics

20 | 9 hours ago

The one play that stood out was when tatum hit queta on the roll then recut to the basket and queta missed a wide open tatum going down the lane.

AnonymousIguana_ | Celtics

16 | 9 hours ago

Yeah Queta wasn’t even expecting the pass, much less the cut lol. No one else ever actually passes to him on the block.

Kika_7905 | Celtics

2 | 9 hours ago

Glad I wasn’t the only one who yelled at the TV when that was missed. Oh well, next time

mhanold | Celtics

8 | 9 hours ago

This makes losing Vuc so fast doubly disappointing

Because he’s a good passer or can hit his little push shot on the short roll, I bet that would be deadly with JT

Mario_Viana | Neemias Queta

4 | 9 hours ago

For sure, and the simple fact that he’s a good cutter and decently sized forward takes a lot of the defensive focus in the paint away from neemi, while some of those early season lineups really had Queta under the basket and 4 guys behind the 3pt line.

bedlam_au | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

JT had so many nice pocket passes to Neemy right in his hands on the roll. Don’t think he was ready for them because he’s so used to having to go get the ball. Looking forward to the development of their 2 man game.

AspiringDiplomat | Celtics

46 | 10 hours ago

He looked gassed at points, but overall Tatum far exceeded my expectations for his first game back. Didn’t look noticeably limited in his movement at all, and his playmaking ability was as good as usual

Rego913 | Celtics

49 | 10 hours ago

The posts were right, that first “JT FOR 3” hit like crack, was so happy to see him back. Little worried about Pritchard’s cold streak though and bad news for Vuc.

ArtistRabid | Celtics

19 | 9 hours ago

lmao I texted my brother word for word “that ‘JT FOR THREE’ hit like crack”

Me_975 | Celtics

41 | 10 hours ago

Queta chose to take the spotlight of this game

Jadenindubai

2 | 3 hours ago

Where the fuck did you find this dude?? Wasn’t he like a nobody last year? This year he looks like a quality starter

patstuga | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

On the Kings

Jadenindubai

2 | an hour ago

Of course it’s those dumbasses

math_is_pain | Celtics

32 | 10 hours ago

PUT THE LEAGUE ON NOTICE WE ARE BACKKKKKKKKKKK

ktgop | Celtics

14 | 9 hours ago

we never left

heat_fan_ | Raptors

33 | 10 hours ago

TATUM looked damn good hus first game back almost triple double

Boston gonna be scary af

SquimJim | Celtics

31 | 10 hours ago

Thought r/nbacirclejerk was going to have a field day after the air ball and botched dunk, but Tatum turned it around real quick

I ~~could cry~~ am crying

ThinkingMSF | Celtics

20 | 10 hours ago

this is going to go under the radar given tatum’s return but queta is a double-double machine now?

soundfade

20 | 10 hours ago

Apart from the Vuc injury you could not ask for more.

Forzareen | Celtics

7 | 9 hours ago

The 5 minutes nobody was injured were sweet.

SinibusUSG | Celtics

17 | 10 hours ago

Not enough for JT to come back and flirt with a triple-double, but Neemi is still putting up beefy double-doubles in his own right

stockyriki | Philippines

17 | 10 hours ago

Celtics’ best player with the casual double double. Oh and that Tatum guy looks good too

Spark3420 | Suns

16 | 9 hours ago

I said it in the GDT as well, but I firmly believe Celtics would be going for a 3-peat right now if it wasn’t for that Game 1 meltdown against the Knicks in the east semis last year. That set the tone for the series and Celtics were playing catch up ever since and culminated in Tatum’s injury and surprising dismissal from the playoffs.

I think if they won Game 1 they beat the Knicks handily, take care of the Pacers, and although OKC was awesome last year, the Celtics experience would have carried them over the Thunder in 6. Mazzulla is a masterful coach and this team is elite no matter who is on the roster. Best team in basketball easily.

Kika_7905 | Celtics

14 | 9 hours ago

Wish it were true but honestly we were pretty banged up (JB, Jrue, and of course KP) so 🤷‍♂️

juicejug | Celtics

5 | 9 hours ago

Yeah I honestly don’t think we would’ve gotten past the pacers, let alone the Thunder with how many injuries we were dealing with

Larrydp72181

13 | 9 hours ago

I don’t know, I’m a Celtics fan but we were limping along by that point. Orlando beat us up; JB had a torn meniscus, Jrue hurt his hamstring, JT had a wrist injury, and KP was still undiagnosed with his POTS. We were not as sharp as the year before.

MerkDoctor | Celtics

1 | 7 hours ago

Yeah kind of sucked that the first round was a football game

hardooooo

1 | 7 hours ago

Wouldn’t be the first time we lost out on a potential 3-peat because our best player got injured

Bladespectre | Celtics

15 | 9 hours ago

Guess Tatum woke up VERY probable

Hanaichichickencurry | Celtics

13 | 10 hours ago

1 day back and already flirting with a triple double. He’s a dawg

joebos617 | BOS

12 | 9 hours ago

they should give us the best lotto odds for not tanking without Tatum I solved tanking

champagnesupernova10 | Celtics

12 | 10 hours ago

League is so fucked

CarBallAlex | Celtics

14 | 10 hours ago

Tatum had a great first game back. Guy really looks like himself and just needs to get his conditioning in order. Had me smiling the whole game

TemperatureNo2243 | Celtics

14 | 10 hours ago

Tatum returning opens up the game so much for players like White, PP, and Brown. With Tatum on the floor they get more space and less double teams because the defense can’t just wave off JT. It’s truly a huge unlock

bedlam_au | Celtics

10 | 9 hours ago

Six players in double figures. DWhite and Sam so happy to get a bit of space back. Everybody eats in JT’s kitchen

KyWy75 | Celtics

12 | 10 hours ago

Couldn’t really ask for anything more from Tatum. Obviously it’ll take a bit for the lift to fully come back but he looked like himself.

Panzer_I | Celtics

12 | 10 hours ago

Cool as a Cucumber

ColdWarWarrior | Celtics

10 | 10 hours ago

HANG THE BANNER!

Stiff_Tacos | Celtics

10 | 10 hours ago

Beautiful day

Wazflame

9 | 10 hours ago

Tatum tore his Achilles and still returned before I made the league - modern medicine knows no bounds

ParsnipPizza | BOS

8 | 9 hours ago

0-4 start: Oh god oh fuck the worst people are gonna celebrate this

4-4 follow up: WE’RE SO BACK

mapletree23

8 | 9 hours ago

he might not be back to normal until next year but it’s not great for the east that he doesn’t look god awful

30ish games is quite a nice stretch to get back into playing shape

boston gonna be real annoying in the playoffs lol

No_Pop_5719

8 | 9 hours ago

Dread it.

Run from it.

The Boston Celtics arrive, all the same.

And now, they’re back.

asanoayaki | Celtics

6 | 10 hours ago

My takeaway from this game. Tatum is going to be fine. The more I listen to this announcer the more I want to turn the game off. Queta is our version of capela

truecolors5 | Celtics

7 | 9 hours ago

Took JT a while to get his shot back but once he did he looked like he did before he tore his achilles.

Anteater4746 | Celtics

5 | 10 hours ago

even if his shots a bit rusty it’s amazing how comfortable tatum looked. no issues attacking the rim

GardenStateKing | Celtics

6 | 9 hours ago

It’s so scary how much just having him on the floor opened up the space

ClappedCheek | Celtics

4 | 10 hours ago

Started 0-5 but finished strong while being a playmaker for his teammates all throughout.

A great first game back, especially how he responded to his first half.

TwoLopsidedZebras

4 | 9 hours ago

A few missed shots away from a triple double on Tatum’s first game back??? Crazy. He definitely does not look to be in midseason form, but a hell of a lot better than I expected. Struggled with physicality (fighting through screens and using his body on offense) and was missing a lot of verticality, but that’s to be expected. Definitely going to be an interesting final month of the season in the East if Tatum can play at this level or better.

TransportationOk3287 | Celtics

4 | 9 hours ago

Knicks and pistons fans should be shaking lol. This was their year

Can2feelthelove2nite | BOS

4 | 9 hours ago

Biggest takeaway, besides how crisp the first step and bball IQ looked, were how easy this made everything for the buffalo and queta. That lineup that opened up the game with Pritchard, white, brown, Tatum, queta looked like a cheat code

EnjoyWolfCola | BOS

2 | 10 hours ago

Tatum started 0-6, got an easy putback, then was dominant. League on notice now

MarmotWorldOrder | Thunder

3 | 9 hours ago

Chuck is like your outta pocket older cousin. He means well and is funny, but he’ll absolutely say what’s on his mind because he thinks a filter is only for a water dispenser.

LosAngeLukaGOAT | Cote D'Ivoire

3 | 9 hours ago

Tatum is such a great guy but damn those fuckers are again favorite to come out the east.

moneyinthebank216 | Cavaliers

2 | 9 hours ago

FUCK mayne

OmastarLovesDonuts | Mavericks

1 | 9 hours ago

Not much to say other than the tank rolls on and I’m so glad I can watch the Mavs broadcast with my antenna because it sounds like the ESPN announcers were dogshit

NotFabMelo | Celtics

1 | 9 hours ago

Charlotte accidentally activated Boston’s behelit.

Oceanbreeze871 | Celtics

1 | 9 hours ago

He looked good. I’m still shook.

2degrees2far | Celtics

1 | 8 hours ago

Why is nembhard only getting 4 minutes? Also that first quarter was roughhhh from both teams

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MyDMDThrowaway | Celtics

15 | 9 hours ago

Bro is the nicest guy in the league. How is this sentiment real?

DontTouchIt17 | Spurs

1 | 8 hours ago

As another spurs fan, I just think he’s not very charismatic and corny at times. But goddam when he hit that first three I cheered and even stood up. I can’t remember the last time I did that for anybody not on my team. Boston might just smoke the east as he continues to get more comfortable. Good luck

MyDMDThrowaway | Celtics

3 | 7 hours ago

I honestly think if he was a player on your Spurs… you potentially wouldn’t find him so corny and lacking of charisma.

I could be wrong but I’ll take what you said in earnest I guess. He just rubs others the wrong way unfortunately.

Regardless, I personally think he’s the overall nicest and most respectable personality in the league, ball skills aside. He’s not magnetic in the sense of having a highly charismatic trait, but I’m not looking for that in my favorite ball players.

Being an elite player AND an overall humble and decent human being is way more than enough in my book.

I’ll save the charisma points for my favorite actors, podcasters or comedians etc. hard to explain what I mean

Ed-Bighead | Spurs

-12 | 9 hours ago

I dunno man, I’m sorry and everyone can give me 100+ down votes. Maybe I felt like he wasn’t very genuine after his championship. I would rather someone else take his spot in team USA. I kinda tune in every so often to see how my boy Derick White is doing.

MyDMDThrowaway | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

Nah I’m just trying to understand.

Like for someone of his caliber, some of these all stars can have a nasty god complex. Even the clean ones have a nasty aura. Think SGA, he’s technically done nothing wrong to anyone. But his smug attitude is what gets me. Then you have all those elite players that are truly problematics.

Tatum is my favorite player but sure yeah he’s corny. I mean not really, just acted up after the championship. Who gives a fuck about his Kobe worship. Him being corny or having vanilla aura is not a reason to make him out to be disingenuous.

His ball is good, he’s never had a scandal, is a family man and is genuinely humble in any interview. Not smug, not egotistical, and is always trying hard on the court.

Seriously what’s there NOT to like?

holyyguava | Hornets

2 | 8 hours ago

He doesn’t even seem to worship Kobe that’s the thing. Kobe was his favorite player and inspiration and at one point mentor. He said a few things and now people won’t stop asking him about Kobe

Ed-Bighead | Spurs

-3 | 9 hours ago

I agree with all your points. I also do think that Kobe worship is a little weird. He’s just not my cup of tea. I always roll my eyes whenever I pull a Jayson Tatum card.

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