Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

[Fierce1]

Tatum and Brown will get the votes, but Jrue set the tone and everyone followed.

Voted Jrue.

You are 100% correct.

Jrue set the tone and the rest is history.

But both Jays made big shots late in the 4th that really prevented a Cavs rally.

[pac213up]

JB smokes it. Super efficient and lead in plus minus. JT was great and set the tone but to many turnovers.

[Celts17Pride]

Tatum easy VC tonight, JT was awesome from the start.

Brown easy CP, Jaylen was under control, rebounded the ball and hit shots.

Celtics two all-stars stepped up tonight.

Celtics up 2-1, repeat the performance on Monday

[BRUNiNHO91]

I’m going with the VAJAYJAYS! I know they got mad when they saw twitter calling them that LOL

Great game, near 30-10 double double for both, I think JB missed it by like a point and a rebound or two. Jrue Holiday was also great, fizzled out in the 2nd half but his first half was probably his best since he joined.

Horford is a problem though. Mazzula has to find an alternative here..Kornet wasn’t much better.

This was my fav win of the season so far. Everybody that had to respond from that pathetic last game, did just that. Even Joe, somewhat.

[TatumMVP]

Jay's for VC.
Good win, Jrue responded well.

[meatball sub]

i respect tatum was trying to be a killer in the 4th with all those fadeways, but there has to be a better effort from joe to just run plays that will get him better looks so he can put the game away

[Fierce1]

The game was really put out of reach when White made 2 buckets and 1 block in the middle of the 4th.

If the Cs are going to win a championship this year, they can't do it without White being productive.

[VeryMuchWoke]

Great game, but still too many terrible shots by Tatum. We're playing the worst team left in the playoffs. This isn't going to work against the Knicks, nevermind the finals.

[tfmiii]

Voted Jrue for setting tone early

Demerit to Joe for Al's 39 minutes of elder abuse, go small!

[Ben-N1ce]

I'm going Jrue. Might have been his best game in literally months..

[Fierce1]

Great game, but still too many terrible shots by Tatum. We're playing the worst team left in the playoffs. This isn't going to work against the Knicks, nevermind the finals.

You're crossing a bridge that's not even visible yet.

Every series is different.

Just because the players play a certain way in a particular series, that doesn't mean they will play the same when facing another team in another series.

[playa-hater]

tatum stepped up big time. And had some help from quite a few others..

But joe absolutely still sucks

[exculpatory]

Clamped down VS this garbage team when they had to.
JT stepped up w 30-13.
7 shot very well.
Jrue had an excellent game.
Derrick made some clutch 3s in the second half & tightened up his D.
Al was a disaster.

A championship team wins the next 2 & moves on to the ECF.
Not convinced.
SHOW ME ON MON & WED!

PS Root for Pacers - Knicks to go 7.
We need a healthy Zinger back.

Looks like could be any of Nuggets, Wolves, Mavs or Thunder if we get to the Finals.

[BK_2020]

Tatum fadeaway on Mitchell is not a bad shot.

[Fierce1]

The good news is this is not even close to JT's best game of the playoffs.

This game is just above average for JT's standards.

[The Corey's]

Joe Mazzulla is a basketball terrorist for playing washed Al Horford 39 minutes.

And yet he's actually a option for victory cigar. Hahahahaah

[Shak_Celts]

Watched the first half when I was out to dinner and decided to finish the second half with myself. Good win!! They showed resolve as they went up big and didn't let cavs come completely back!

I did read a bit in the second half but I wasn't agreeing with most takes at different times on here. Thought VP/CP was very close between Tat and JB, not going to get into it, y'all will decide. Didn't think White played all that great but he had excellent moments when it mattered. Jrue was excellent! Al was out there. Sam and Pritch had some big shot moments but man we need more out of the bench IMO, the starters are going to be gassed the further we go in this series and hopefully beyond (they have had a few other pivotal moments this season tho).

[tfribs45]

Both J’s smoke it tonight. Great bounce back game, defense was legit, and the ball was moving well on offense! Al struggled a bit ,would like to see Tillman get a chance in game 4!

[BK_2020]

Voted Jrue for setting tone early

Demerit to Joe for Al's 39 minutes of elder abuse, go small!

Gotta make him earn that $20 million somehow.

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Tatum and Brown were awesome and holiday showed up.

Great win and they need to end this series in five