Celtics (48-13) at Nuggets (42-20) Game #62 3/7/24

[blink]

holy crap.  Tatum is just dogging it out there on def right now.  No effort, bad body language.  What is happening?  Is he injured?

[SCeltic34]

Denver is supposed to have a questionable bench.  They're outplaying us tonight.

[CelticSooner]

Who outside of Brown truly showed up tonight? Denver has 52 points in the paint and the C's are shooting 30% from three. That's a loss EVERY time.

[keevsnick]

It has not been a good 5 last five quarters for the "Tatum is MVP" campaign.

[Atzar]

We can beat this team but it's going to take the MVP-candidate Tatum, not this one.  Our best player MUST, MUST step up if we expect to beat the Nuggets. 

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I guess this is one of those nights where the Cs just decide to not show up. Granted, on the road against the defending champs is tough, but they're just not cutting it tonight. And this after blowing a 22-point lead in a loss two days ago.

[blink]

We can beat this team but it's going to take the MVP-candidate Tatum, not this one.  Our best player MUST, MUST step up if we expect to beat the Nuggets.

He doesn't have to be mvp Tatum, but at least give us All-Star Tatum.   Give us effort and make some plays and stop dogging it on def.  what is going on with him?

[liam]

Tatum is out of any MVP talk.

[Goldstar88]

Tatum has taken 1 free throw. A Tech…

[ozgod]

Who outside of Brown truly showed up tonight? Denver has 52 points in the paint and the C's are shooting 30% from three. That's a loss EVERY time.

KP showed up… In fact he’s the only player on the whole team that has a positive plus minus

[keevsnick]

The c's should have switchd things up and has KP stay in during the non-Jokic minutes and Match Tillman/Horford more with Jokic. Everyone will point to Tatum tonight but the bigger issue is Jokic just torching KP in the post.

Now they are again losing the non-jokic minutes.

[Atzar]

Tatum is out of any MVP talk.

He was never in any talk.  Any MVP conversation goes as follows:

"Jokic."

End conversation. 

[keevsnick]

Who outside of Brown truly showed up tonight? Denver has 52 points in the paint and the C's are shooting 30% from three. That's a loss EVERY time.

KP showed up… In fact he’s the only player on the whole team that has a positive plus minus

Ehhh, he's gotten absolutely destroyed by Jokic.

[liam]

When Tatum doesn't score he doesn't do much else. 4 rebounds?

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Brown's terrible FT shooting is just pathetic. He's a guard who's a decent 3pt shooter yet he stinks at FTs.