2021-22 Celtics Playoffs Discussion

[trickybilly]

https://twitter.com/taylorcsnow/status/1534789237362642944

List of Celtics players who have scored at least 550 points in a single playoff run:

Jayson Tatum
Larry Bird

[trickybilly]

https://twitter.com/SeanGrandePBP/status/1534791569248772101

Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Al Horford
Marcus Smart
June 8, 2022

The last quartet to do that in the NBA Finals?

Bill Russell
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
John Havlicek
April 26, 1966

Bill > Horford
Marcus > KC
Jaylen > Sam Jones
Hondo > Tatum

Discuss.

[Roy H.]

https://twitter.com/SeanGrandePBP/status/1534791569248772101

Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Al Horford
Marcus Smart
June 8, 2022

The last quartet to do that in the NBA Finals?

Bill Russell
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
John Havlicek
April 26, 1966

Bill > Horford
Marcus > KC
Jaylen > Sam Jones
Hondo > Tatum

Discuss.

That's a wild stat.  It just shows the ball movement.

I'm not discussing "greater thans", though.  Two of those are obvious, and there's no need (for me) to rain on the new generation's accomplishments by comparing them to a couple of Top 50 guys.

[Celtics2021]

https://twitter.com/taylorcsnow/status/1534789237362642944

List of Celtics players who have scored at least 550 points in a single playoff run:

Jayson Tatum
Larry Bird

If it goes six and Jaylen maintains his playoff averages over three games, he’ll get there too.

[Roy H.]

My guess is that this is a bit of an aberration, but:

Steph Curry when defended by Marcus Smart in Game 3: 0 PTS, 0-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2 TO, 4:57 matchup time. Curry vs everyone else: 38 PTS, 15-23 FG, 7-12 3PT, 1 TO, 8:00 matchup time.

[slamtheking]

https://twitter.com/SeanGrandePBP/status/1534791569248772101

Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Al Horford
Marcus Smart
June 8, 2022

The last quartet to do that in the NBA Finals?

Bill Russell
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
John Havlicek
April 26, 1966

Bill > Horford
Marcus > KC
Jaylen > Sam Jones
Hondo > Tatum

Discuss.

thought I saw a stat on the broadcast after the game that they were the first team in a long time to have 3 players with 20/5/5 as well.  very impressive

[Donoghus]

https://twitter.com/SeanGrandePBP/status/1534791569248772101

Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Al Horford
Marcus Smart
June 8, 2022

The last quartet to do that in the NBA Finals?

Bill Russell
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
John Havlicek
April 26, 1966

Bill > Horford
Marcus > KC
Jaylen > Sam Jones
Hondo > Tatum

Discuss.

thought I saw a stat on the broadcast after the game that they were the first team in a long time to have 3 players with 20/5/5 as well.  very impressive

Yup.  And last time it happened, it was against the Celtics.  '84 Finals.

[nickagneta]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

[wdleehi]

My guess is that this is a bit of an aberration, but:

Steph Curry when defended by Marcus Smart in Game 3: 0 PTS, 0-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2 TO, 4:57 matchup time. Curry vs everyone else: 38 PTS, 15-23 FG, 7-12 3PT, 1 TO, 8:00 matchup time.

I wonder if Smart was looking for fouls on his shots.   

[slamtheking]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

he's getting my vote so far

[Phantom255x]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

he's getting my vote so far

Same. He's been a force on both ends so far this series. Tatum isn't too far behind, if he has like 1 of those "vintage" games this series in a winning effort that can push him over the top if the C's go on to win the series

[Roy H.]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

he's getting my vote so far

Same. He's been a force on both ends so far this series. Tatum isn't too far behind, if he has like 1 of those "vintage" games this series in a winning effort that can push him over the top if the C's go on to win the series

Neck and neck.

Brown: 22.7 points / 7.3 rebounds / 4.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .509 eFG%
Tatum: 22.0 points / 5.7 rebounds / 8.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .424 eFG%

I think it's JB so far, but there's a lot of basketball to be played.

[MarcusSmartFanClub]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

he's getting my vote so far

Same. He's been a force on both ends so far this series. Tatum isn't too far behind, if he has like 1 of those "vintage" games this series in a winning effort that can push him over the top if the C's go on to win the series

Neck and neck.

Brown: 22.7 points / 7.3 rebounds / 4.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .509 eFG%
Tatum: 22.0 points / 5.7 rebounds / 8.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .424 eFG%

I think it's JB so far, but there's a lot of basketball to be played.

I loved that possession that JB locked down Curry. Some didn't think he had it in him.

It's a close competition. I still think we see an offensive explosion from Tatum coming.

[Moranis]

Vince Carter and Patrick Beverly both emphatically saying that Jaylen Brown is the Finals MVP so far.

he's getting my vote so far

Same. He's been a force on both ends so far this series. Tatum isn't too far behind, if he has like 1 of those "vintage" games this series in a winning effort that can push him over the top if the C's go on to win the series

Neck and neck.

Brown: 22.7 points / 7.3 rebounds / 4.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .509 eFG%
Tatum: 22.0 points / 5.7 rebounds / 8.3 assists / 2.7 turnovers / .424 eFG%

I think it's JB so far, but there's a lot of basketball to be played.

It is close, but I'd still lean slightly to Tatum because of the playmaking.  The entire offense runs through Tatum.  He just sets it up for everyone else, that I can live with his lesser shooting and rebounding.  Boston isn't the same team when Tatum isn't on the floor.  Brown is obviously doing great things, but his level of importance just isn't the same as Tatum, and that to me is what value really is.  Tatum's just has more value than Brown in this series thus far, though they are a lot closer than I expected through 3 games.

[C3LTSF4N]

My guess is that this is a bit of an aberration, but:

Steph Curry when defended by Marcus Smart in Game 3: 0 PTS, 0-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2 TO, 4:57 matchup time. Curry vs everyone else: 38 PTS, 15-23 FG, 7-12 3PT, 1 TO, 8:00 matchup time.

This says Curry had 27 FGAs with 38 points but he had 22 FGAs with 31 points.  I like the stat and was gonna text it to someone but doesn’t add up.