Properly, that was enjoyable, wasn’t it?
Observe: It wasn’t very enjoyable and our gamers received beat up method an excessive amount of for a primary spherical matchup. Nevertheless, the Celtics received the job carried out and superior to the following spherical. Earlier than we put Disney World within the rear view, listed below are a couple of scattered ideas from the collection.
The Orlando Magic offered a superb early take a look at for this group. I respect them for enjoying arduous and never backing down from the problem. It did get fairly chippy there for a bit however that occurs within the playoffs. With solely 2 viable offensive choices, they wanted to muck it as much as have any probability. I’m undecided if I might level to anybody play that felt outright soiled. It was extra the cumulative impact of all of the aggressively bodily performs. It felt like a 90’s throwback and as a lot as I really like that period, the basketball watching expertise was difficult at occasions.
What’s considerably worrying is the truth that Orlando’s protection was capable of get Boston out of their standard offense for lengthy stretches of video games. They didn’t have the offense to completely take benefit, but when we peak forward to a possible matchup with the Thunder, you’ll be able to count on extra of the identical (with an offense that might very a lot take benefit). However let’s get there first.
It was encouraging, nevertheless, to see our stars step up into the second after they have been wanted. The Magic took away most of our greatest choices and each Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown simply found out methods to thrive and drive this staff to wins.
On the opposite facet, I’ve at all times loved Paolo Banchero’s recreation, however it’s arduous to stroll away from this collection with something however extra respect for him. He simply strikes far sooner than you’d count on somebody his dimension to maneuver. A half step down was Franz Wagner, who dazzled with repeated off steadiness, leaning sideways, floating pictures over our facilities that someway discovered the underside of the web. He’s going to wish to determine the hitch in his jumpshot to be really subsequent degree, however he’s an excellent 2nd possibility. May very well be an excellent higher third possibility if they will usher in anybody this summer time. (Or I’ve seen at the very least one suggestion that he may very well be a commerce piece in the event that they bid on Giannis this summer time).
I’m completely happy that the Celtics get a couple of days off to get well. Tatum missed a recreation with the wrist, Jrue missed a couple of video games with the hamstring, Jaylen has his ongoing ache tolerance factor happening, and Porzingis wanted extra stitches than Frankenstein. Get all of them some residence cooking and possibly a spa day or one thing.
I might go on about all the good performances from Tatum, Brown, and the remainder, however we cowl that elsewhere on the weblog. On to the following spherical. The place hopefully we will get again to launching a file variety of 3 pointers with superior effectivity.
