If you watch the game, the team played quite well.
Tatum had a bad night and that can happen to any player, he started to pass out of his looks and got a couple of assists. Giannis makes everyone look bad on defense.
Hayward was ok, the team would have been better if he had hit harder. His stats were fine, but watch the game.
Team needed Kemba in the last 7 minutes....obviously.
Brown played really really well.
Theis was good as always....
Wanamaker had a good game.
Smart was outstanding. He had two shots that tied the game amd one shot that put the Celtics in front. He is such a wild card, you simply can't guess what he's going to do next.
Grant,Semi & Kanter were ok, but played very little. Grant committed an awful foul on a three pointer.
Celtics bench Minutes - 88 points- 39
Bucks bench minutes - 90 points- 32
Smart really lead the team.
In the 4th, the Bucks were doubling Tatum deep from time to time which was funny as he was so cold.
I don’t understand what you mean here?
I think he meant Hayward should have been more aggressive on offense, which I agree with.
Hmmm...
I watched the game, Thought he was aggressive when he had his opportunities but didn’t shoot particularly well. However had a similar amount of shots as the other starters (excluding Kemba on restrictions). Memory of box score says 16 for Hayward, 15 for Brown, 13 for Theis(!) and 18 for Tatum. Can’t remember how many Smart took.
So that seems like a function of the offense rather than Hayward. There are 4 All-Star quality players sharing the ball, 5 if u count Smart and 6 if you add in wide open Theis. It looks to me like they are constantly “taking turns”. He led everyone in assists and was second in rebounding. Not sure what he should be doing instead, given the roster construction. I think this team is designed to share, Hayward does that well.
If he or Brown shoots A little better or Tatum makes more than 1 basket, likely we win. And no one is complaining about Hayward lack of aggressiveness.
Biggest takeaway from me for the game...all our PGs has very good games. That may be our biggest strength against the Bucks.