On NBA. As Schroder's building a full head of steam, Grant Williams walls off DeAndre' Bembry, forcing the slower-footed LaMarcus Aldridge to switch onto him, and Schroder puts him in the spin cycle for two points. That play was perhaps the best possession the Celtics had in this game. Everyone who gets the ball is decisive; it moves from side to side, there are multiple paint touches, and Al Horford dives to the rim for a dunk. Speaking of good ball movement, with the Celtics trying to mount a comeback, and the Nets' lead down to 13 with left in the game, Patty Mills, who was on fire throughout the game, delivered the dagger.
In one of the rare instances in this game where Mills put the ball on the deck, he attacks the closeout from Jabari Parker, delivers a nice cross-court pass off the dribble to Kevin Durant at the wing, and with Parker out of position, he relocates for an open corner three. Where do all 30 teams stand this week? Jaylen Brown shot down the idea he and Jayson Tatum can't have an effective long-term partnership after producing his first career triple-double in a win Saturday over the Knicks.
Ime Udoka called out his team for a "lack of mental toughness" after the Celtics blew a lead of at least 19 points for the fourth time this season. Jaylen Brown became the seventh Celtics player to score 50 points in a regular-season game while rallying Boston to an overtime win Sunday night against Orlando.
The Bulls ended -- and started -- in style. Our experts break down Chicago's big move and all 30 teams in the first rankings of the new year. Sam Jones, a Hall of Fame scorer who won 10 titles with the Celtics during their dynasty in the late s and s, has died at the age of The Celtics shot 4-for from 3-point range -- the second-worst performance ever by a team shooting at least 40 3s -- in a loss to the Clippers.
Jayson Tatum , SF. Miami coughed up the ball. Boston turned them into fast break points. As talented as they are on offense, the Celtics have hung their hat on the defensive end all year and they put together one of their strongest performances of the playoffs, notably in a quarter that has given them trouble in the bubble.
They move the ball really well, play with pace. It certainly got Tatum going. He scored seventeen points in the frame and took advantage of Miami being in the penalty at the mark, going to the line eight times. I mean, you always want to play with pressure, attacking the rim. You want to take advantage of that. It was good. The Celtics are still down , but they still want to stay on the roller coaster.
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