[Highlight] Sam Hauser intercepts the inbound pass to seal the win for the Celtics! Jayson Tatum throws one down just because after the whistle
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Raptors had 59 points with 5:24 left in the second quarter, 18:36 into the game
They scored 34 points in the final 29:24
A very Raptors stat, our offence goes super cold sometimes, especially without Scottie to steady the ship
it would have been wild if they made 10 threes every quarter
Well it would be weird if we continued shooting it like that, but the abnormal jump from hitting everything to making like 2 baskets in 15 min of play is unfortunately very on brand for us. Most other teams would just regress to the mean
Good win Celtics
Just want the Raptors healthy again
We got Tatum vs Brown last night but Kawhi and PG both left us hanging tonight
As is tradition
Good game. Can’t wait to see Kawhi back
They did pretty well without their best 2 players
If the raptors can somehow flip IQ and Barret for something then this lineup is tenable. The 0.5 offense goes out the window once these duo comes in and plays hero ball. It shouldn’t even be a close game if these 2 played decent
The Knicks flipped them for OG and some other fellas who knows what the Raptors could get for them
Masai helped get them the 2019 chip, but he really did wait way too long to trade away guys like Pascal and OG. Felt like we had 2 years or so of people just wondering what they’d be traded for while Raptors treaded water
we’re not getting much at all. they’re just salary. the value would come from the draft capital.
Tatum please chill bro
Taters in shambles
Taters are burnt
This team gonna be special this year. Resiliency
I have no vested interest in the East, but I had my doubts when so many people assumed Boston would fall off massively after moving on from JB. It’s a good org and they know what they’re doing. They’ve earned the benefit of the doubt and they have access to far more information than the average Reddit commenter.
Plot twist: it comes out that Brad Stevens makes all his moves based on r/nba and horoscopes.
Most people didn’t think it through.
We didn’t replace Brown with PG.
We replaced Brown with a healthy Tatum and Vuc with Paul George. And then added Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley.
Plus picks, one of which will most likely be Clippers’ lottery pick.
Isn’t the Clippers pick protected?
Yeah it was never a question of whether we’d be good this year, it was really a question of whether we’d be as good as we could have been by keeping the Jays together.
So far George has played his role exceptionally well.
Lots of redditors thought they knew more about basketball than Brad Stevens and are eating crow now
Even in the Celtics sub i saw this. Second I read the news I went from “FUCK, WHAT!?” to “Ugh, let Brad cook I guess.”
Like how has this man not earned everyone’s trust at this point
Nobody is eating crow for the regular season
They really buy into the concept of team ball and don’t rely on superstars as much as others
That mentality is largely driven by coaching and culture
I remember then Ainge traded the #1 pick for Tatum and everyone was losing their minds. Doug Gottlieb was the only famous non-Boston guy saying “beware of dancing on the grave of the Boston Celtics”
Come on, people seriously underestimate how incredibly that org is run.
edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMWQhYl2X0
This is called critical thinking in journalism. Idk if Doug Gottlieb is a hack or not, but this entire video is just so spot on and it hasn’t changed since.
They were up by 20+ and Tatum just couldn’t get it going all night and we still pulled it out. Definitely a good sign.
Being in the second half of an AWAY back-to-back can do that.They were in Philadelphia (+ the lamb chops) last night, then go to Toronto afterwards.
I think it’s more of a sign that the Raptors were ass.
It’s a bad sign to be getting cooked like that at any point against a team without its 2 best players.
I agree
It’s sooo early, but this is really encouraging
Ya incredibly resilient in the playoffs last year
And some fans want to trade the Howitzer
Anyone still saying that is not watching. It was a reasonable take for a while.
He seems different this year…hustle plays are up, leadership, communication and confidence are all more visible. Definitely settling into a solid vet
His non-3 game is also much more apparent and effective this season: middies, slashing to the rim, assists, off ball D…all of it.
Well we did get rid of the one guy that was a fan of Elijah Muhammad…
I never liked it even back then, but that was moreso for Tatum’s return. A guy like Hauser is so good for him, and you wanted someone he was familiar with when he only got to play 16 games last year to build chemistry
As I always say when this comes up, 40% shooters from 3 dont grow on trees
especially 6’8 ones who can move their feet and are decent rebounders
ESPECIALLY when your worst 3 pt season is a 39%!!! He was bred in a factory to shoot threes and be decent on defense lmao
it’s me, i was that fan. i sincerely apologize
Just standing up for Sammy. His back was definitely giving him problems.
Yeah he’s been money not only from 3 but in general making smart plays
Darko disasterclass. Horrendous stuff by him tonight.
start him
Tatum is only 19. Not ready to start yet
Can’t wait until he and Deuce are both wearing the green!!!
celtics seems to be clutch this year
Can’t believe this is my life!
5-1 in clutch games now!
No more low IQ plays from JB this season.
Ed Reed
Raptors are gonna be a problem when they get healthy.
So never?
Starting to think NBA GM’s knew more than r/nba
It may be the truth for Stevens, but not for other GMS
That end of that game was just clown shoes for the raptors
Hauser steals the ball! Hauser steals the ball!
This team has like midseason chemistry
How can you intercept something that’s gently placed into your lap
Standards are lower for white dudes, it is what it is.
Shit looked like he could’ve just waited and it would’ve went out of bounds on its own lmao
What a crazy game
Did more than Gonzo against the Packers
God damn that’s the truth.
Just reminding everyone about his boom yesterday
Tatum still on the roasting JB high
Raptors were absolutely on fire from 3 in the first half, very unlikely coming from them.
The Celtics really stepped up their defensive intensity and really stifled the raps in the 2nd half.
Celtics on a road back to back, without pg(granted raps didn’t have kawhi and barnes) is a really good win.
was there tonight. kyle anderson was horrendous. body language was terrible. it’s like he gave up and purposely got those 3rd and 4th fouls to get benched. may not show up on tv