Post#306 » by Jammer » Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:55 am
Celtics had a 43 point second half while giving up way too many easy buckets along the way (going back to the first half), and having too many empty possessions due to ill conceived offensive sets or just not finishing a play. 6 TO's by Tatum in a Finals game is inexcusable. Since we know he'd never place a bet on Golden State, it's sad to think that he is not more observant and attentive to detail. It's like a pool player seeing just two balls in front of him instead of all the balls on the table before attempting a shot.
Sub-par games by Tatum, Horford & Brown against an on fire Steph Curry and a team that's being given a lot of easy buckets was too much to weather. Smart continues to play significantly better than he has historically on this playoff run. Grant Williams and Pritchard were non-factors, but effectively a net negative based on their court time.
An alternative view:
Pts. + Rebounds + (0.5 x Assists) + Steals + (0.5 x Blocks) - Missed FGs - (0.5 x Missed Free Throws) - Turnovers - (0.5 x Fouls)
+22.5 Rob Williams III (31 minutes) 7 pts. on 3 shots, 1-2 FT, 12 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steal, 2 Blocks
+17 Jayson Tatum (43 minutes) 23 pts. on 23 shots, 3-5 FT, 11 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steal, 3 Blocks, 6 Turnovers, 3 Fouls
+15 Jaylen Brown (40 minutes) 21 pts. on 19 shots, 1-2 FT, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal, 2 Turnovers, 5 Fouls
+14.5 Marcus Smart (40 minutes) 18 pts. on 18 shots, 1-1 FT, 4 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 4 Steals, 2 Turnovers, 2 Fouls
+10 Al Horford (28 minutes) 8 pts. on 6 shots, 2-2 FT, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Block, 1 Turnover, 3 Fouls
+7.5 Derrick White (36 minutes) 16 pts. on 12 shots, 5-5 FT, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 1 Steal, 3 Turnovers
+1 Grant Williams (13 minutes) 3 pts. on 2 shots, 1 Rebound, 4 Fouls
-1.5 Payton Pritchard (10 minutes) 1 pt. on 2 shots, 1-2 FT, 1 Rebound, 1 Turnover