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This is a sweet set. Operating out of horns, PP ghosts an on-ball screen for White, then gets a Kornet flare screen. Pass to Kornet, then White comes off a Jrue Holiday flare screen. Wide open 3.

JT with the Dirk fade.

Tatum and the bench are still killing teams.

Pritchard pushes off the rebound to force cross-matches. That means Sharpe is on Tatum so the Nets hard double 30 feet from the hoop. The rest is Celtics basketball.

The “I wanna puke” starter pack

JT monster block on Luka.

Celtics have been really deliberate attacking Reaves and Luka. On ball screen gets Al on Reaves, quick swing, awesome pass, 2 points.

Tatum is VERY comfortable attacking Luka Doncic.

AL FUCKING HORFORD. JAYSON FUCKING TATUM.

Cool chess match possession here. Jrue pre-switches to keep Luke out of the high screen and roll with Lebron, so Lebron swings it to Reaves so he can get Luke in the action instead. Kornet does well and he and JB force the miss.

Luka appears to be ok so I don't feel bad making this.

JB does such a good job against Luka 1 on 1. Maybe the best in the league against him. Leads to the Al dunk/ninja kick.

Love JB attacking Luka's help defense with the drive and kick.

The Tatum and Luke mind meld on full display. Kornet/Queta is a weird fit offensively (understatement), so Luke has to find ways to make himself useful when he's being ignored. Handoffs and screens is one way to do it, very Curry/Draymond-esque here.

Derrick White is at almost 70% TS% in his last 15 games. Pretty good.

Al Horford made 6 two point field goals today. His previous high this season was 3.

Man Denver really doesn’t have anyone to match up with Jaylen. He’s bullying Murray and blowing by everyone else

It is unreal Deandre Jordan has a legitimate role on one of the best teams in the NBA in 2025

Celtics Net Ratings against the Cavs this year. Al has destroyed them.

Tatum against the Cavs this season 29-8-6 with 2.7 stocks on 41.7/43.3/83.3 shooting

Jayson Tatum has been a monster in 3rd quarters this season

This is one of the worst reffed games I've seen this year. Pritchard gets smashed in the face right in front of the ref, no call.

Watching on delay, so only mid way through the 2nd quarter, but do the refs keep letting the Pistons manhandle us every possession?

I fully support Kyrie becoming the face of the Peter Principle

44% 3's in that situation is crazy. So, about that Clutch Player of the Year Award...

Derrick White when the score is within 10 in the 4th and OT this season.

Yes waiter, I'll have the White-Tatum 2 man game please.

Derrick's monster block on Dick

RJ bails us out with the miss, but the zone is a complete mess.

This 2-3 matchup zone is not working. Begging you Joe.

Oh baby did this little play deserve a bucket. Double screen for Derrick. He comes off it, then Tatum gets a cross screen from Hauser that he curls to the rim. Ball finds Hauser as PP lifts from the corner wide open. Don't see the Cs run double screens like this. Usually it's double drag/77

Slick passing from the Jays. Craig needs to bury this but JB bails him out.

Scottie Barnes continues to be the biggest loser in the NBA. Talking crazy shit while the Raptors double team so he doesn't get cooked. Cs get an easy 2. Great quick decision from Walsh.

Baylor absolutely has to let this rip on the catch.

Jordan fucking Walsh. From the weakside corner to blocking the layup in transition.

Walshy checks in and immediately forces a travel. Play this man Joe.

This was pretty sick

I continue to be a huge Jamal Shead guy.

Hauser our new stretch 5?

Love this starting set. Cs set up in horns, JB sets the back screen for White's UCLA cut, and seals the guy he screens. Over the top pass from JT gets Jaylen the easy free throw line jumper.

Same play, this time KP goes to the front of the rim instead of towards the inbounder. Wide open oop. Horrible camera work from ESPN so I could only get the very end.

Derrick taking a jaunt into the stands to get the ball

This is an insane pass from JT. On the money

Mission attack KAT: your drop is too deep edition.

Mission attack KAT: it's probably bullying at this point edition. JT/Luke blind pig gets JT downhill against KAT. No chance.

Mission attack KAT: He's just standing there edition.

Great work from JB on JB here. Carves his way around the screen and forced Brunson into help.

Mission attack KAT: DWhite KP pick and pop. Great job by Derrick to get downhill to freeze KAT so he can't cheat back to KP. WIDE open 3.

Here's the difference between Tatum and Brunson (among other things). New York actively avoids attacking Tatum defensively, and the Cs relentlessly go at Brunson (and KAT obviously).