PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 4 – Celtics @ Knicks – 7:30PM, Mon, May 12, 2025

[Revived]

It's not a goddamn Achilles.

You can see he slightly rolled it from the point.

And in some ways it would be better if it wasn't Achilles. He misses the gear and it forces the Celtics hand.

Blow it up.

I’d bet my house it’s his Achilles. You don’t scream in agony from a “slightly rolled” ankle.

That’s entirely dependent on pain tolerance and not the injury itself.

Anthony Davis screams and cries everytime he gets a scratch. And I mean it, literally just a scratch from another player. And yet he’s usually fine and just keeps playing after screaming and whatever.

You may be right that it’s an Achilles injury but I wouldn’t make that judgement based off a player’s screams or reaction to the injury.

Another point, Kobe and Klay tore their Achilles and I think stayed in to hit a FT so everyone thought it probably wasn’t Achilles injuries them yet it was.

[NYCelticsfan136]

I remembered people on this board laughing at the Knicks. I still don’t think they good but they literally made us look pathetic

The Knicks aren't good. We beat ourselves twice at home
This is the only game they actually won, as only JT played defense

Still what does that say about this group? Literally and we lose our star player to a possible Achilles? Talk about a nightmare. It all started with softzingis’s illness.

[pac213up]

Winning back to back is hard for a reason.

[ThePigeon]

Half the board has been pissed at the C’s for trading Marcus and has bitched about it for 2 years. **** happens. The title was good last year and yeah losing Tatum sucks but posts about wanting to blow it up are absolutely asinine.

The 2np apron and repeater tax will force us to trade major pieces
You do what is best for the organization

[chrisab123]

I forgot how much this board loves rebuilding ....

This is the same place that has certain pockets that laments the blowing up of the 2007 core because of the untapped potential of G-Money and Big Al.

[DK-All Day]

Im sorry but Brown has to go.

[brackdan70]

Welp.
All I can hope is Tatums injury isn’t as serious as it looked.

[NYCelticsfan136]

Not my question. Do you or do you not recognize the title from last year?

I expected more than 1 lucky year when this core was assembled. It's over.

We all said the same thing during the Pierce/KG/Allen era....

This core won a title and that can't be diminished.

That group was much older though compared to this group and look around the east. This team shoild have the made the finals but a nightmare scenario now with your star player.

[chrisab123]

Half the board has been pissed at the C’s for trading Marcus and has bitched about it for 2 years. **** happens. The title was good last year and yeah losing Tatum sucks but posts about wanting to blow it up are absolutely asinine.

The 2np apron and repeater tax will force us to trade major pieces
You do what is best for the organization

And that doesn’t include giving away Brown. So yeah you’re right about that but blowing up a team that’s always contending and the key pieces are almost all under 30 is very dumb.

[ThePigeon]

I remembered people on this board laughing at the Knicks. I still don’t think they good but they literally made us look pathetic

The Knicks aren't good. We beat ourselves twice at home
This is the only game they actually won, as only JT played defense

Still what does that say about this group? Literally and we lose our star player to a possible Achilles? Talk about a nightmare. It all started with softzingis’s illness.

It all started with the brand of basketball Brad loves and the players he traded for to fit this style
It got us a ring though so I am not complaining but I think it is time to move away from it

DEN and IND are a fun teams to watch. Celtics are fun only when they play fast and pass a lot which doesn't happen too much

[phincsfan]

KD tore his Achilles in the finals and missed the entire season

[Bird84]

Not my question. Do you or do you not recognize the title from last year?

I expected more than 1 lucky year when this core was assembled. It's over.

We all said the same thing during the Pierce/KG/Allen era....

This core won a title and that can't be diminished.

Big difference between 3 guys past their prime although not much and these guys who are still under 30 but are too stupid to play championship ball if the 3 isn't falling.

[Parasite]

It's not a goddamn Achilles.

You can see he slightly rolled it from the point.

And in some ways it would be better if it wasn't Achilles. He misses the gear and it forces the Celtics hand.

Blow it up.

I’d bet my house it’s his Achilles. You don’t scream in agony from a “slightly rolled” ankle.

That’s entirely dependent on pain tolerance and not the injury itself.

Anthony Davis screams and cries everytime he gets a scratch. And I mean it, literally just a scratch from another player. And yet he’s usually fine and just keeps playing after screaming and whatever.

You may be right that it’s an Achilles injury but I wouldn’t make that judgement based off a player’s screams or reaction to the injury.

Ok yea that’s true. But since it was Jayson Tatum, who despite being called soft a lot here is anything but when it comes to his body, I’m gonna say it wasn’t just a slightly rolled ankle. You can complain about Tatum being soft on the court and I have, but when it comes to injuries I don’t think he is at all.

[GrandTheftRondo]

It might be achilles

If so, then he's likely done for the year.

Year? lol.

He’s done for next season too.

His career may well be derailed

[ThePigeon]

Half the board has been pissed at the C’s for trading Marcus and has bitched about it for 2 years. **** happens. The title was good last year and yeah losing Tatum sucks but posts about wanting to blow it up are absolutely asinine.

The 2np apron and repeater tax will force us to trade major pieces
You do what is best for the organization

And that doesn’t include giving away Brown. So yeah you’re right about that but blowing up a team that’s always contending and the key pieces are almost all under 30 is very dumb.

Yeah bit it depends on what you get back (Giannis etc)

[robdog_5]

Brown and 1st round picks to Spurs for #2. Rebuild with a good young player until Tatum comes back

[Dave_R]

Knicks fan coming in peace. Tough break (no pun intended). As a Knicks fan, I would have like to see them put the dagger in with Tatum on the court (and then finish in Boston).

You got a championship with this group but the run may be over. If it's serious (1 year), do you think the Celts are even a playoff team?

[phincsfan]

No teams GM will help the C’s especially if the injury is major. That 25’ 1st may be valuable if they make big moves to shed salary.

[redslastlaugh]

Listen, Dave, this is not a good time

Knicks fan coming in peace. Tough break (no pun intended). As a Knicks fan, I would have like to see them put the dagger in with Tatum on the court (and then finish in Boston).

You got a championship with this group but the run may be over. If it's serious (1 year), do you think the Celts are even a playoff team?

[Bird84]

I’d bet my house it’s his Achilles. You don’t scream in agony from a “slightly rolled” ankle.

That’s entirely dependent on pain tolerance and not the injury itself.

Anthony Davis screams and cries everytime he gets a scratch. And I mean it, literally just a scratch from another player. And yet he’s usually fine and just keeps playing after screaming and whatever.

You may be right that it’s an Achilles injury but I wouldn’t make that judgement based off a player’s screams or reaction to the injury.

Ok yea that’s true. But since it was Jayson Tatum, who despite being called soft a lot here is anything but when it comes to his body, I’m gonna say it wasn’t just a slightly rolled ankle. You can complain about Tatum being soft on the court and I have, but when it comes to injuries I don’t think he is at all.

I agree. Tatum doesn't fake injuries. If it's an ankle it's bad.