CELTS KNOCK EM OFF THEIR HORSES! NBA FINALS G1 VICTORY CIGAR VS DAL 6/6/24 (BOS LEADS 1-0)

[WeLikeOurGuys]

I voted KP because I thought he set the tone early.

[Fencer reregistered]

Celtics in 4

Mavs 3 for 3 in Game 2s on the road.

Celtics 1 for 3 in Game 2s at home.

Mavs role players might show up at some point.

I.e., it's not over yet.

[playa-hater]

Celtics in 3

Dallas.wont even show up after 3..

[Celts17Pride]

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[Riverwalk2021]

Scam Hauser is officially Sam Hauser again. Pritchard is well just Pritchard

[31to6]

6 TOs for Jayson and 5 missed FTs for Jaylen
Need to tighten that up
But the defense was AMAZING — they contested almost everything and swallowed up Luka’s chances at drop-offs or lobs.

[Jellybeans]

Good thing i dont drink
Welcome back KP

[Tyakack]

Best case scenario just happened tonight. We won easily, KP showed out, and ended the game healthy. Take game 2 for the doubters in the back.

[Shak_Celts]

This will be a long series, I don't want the players getting too high or too low. Nice first game, need to clean a few things up. they started bumping KP in the second half and it worked. Going to need something different to win next game. Clips whooped them game 1 too, the players need to pretend it's 0-0 still!

[flintsky21]

That was an inspiring performance by KP. Biggest reason behind that huge 1st half lead. You could tell his mere presence is changing Mavs' inside shots. And that block against Green, WOW.

Solid all around games from the Jays. JT was making plays and getting rebounds. JB with some emphatic rejections. Holiday and White did their job. Al played as well as his 38-year-old body could.

Team did a good job completely removing the Mavs' lob game. Defended the 3 well though there were still some lapses.

[PierceFan4ever]

JB gets it. KP is right there but I want to give the edge to what JB did on both ends when we needed it desperately as the Mavs got it to single digits

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Celtics after three quarters: 86
Mavs after four quarters: 89

The Celtics margin was almost an entire quarter.

[Geech]

KP (1st Half) and JB (2nd Half) gave us two big runs with their play on both ends that were the main difference.

[165bows]

Holy **** what a game!!

[ThePigeon]

JB and TEAM
KP played great but JB's play on both ends got us out of the slump when the lead was cut to 8

Great team effort. Every player on the court played great, especially on defense

9 assists to 23. will win you games everytime

[Sunrise Above]

Wow... gotta love pouring it on like that. Let off the gas but locked it up.

This is Jaylen's team honestly. He's grown and matured, and most of all he's gritty and delivers.

KP... game-changer. Incredible performance first game back.

I know it's game 1 but we all saw it - the C's and Mavs are who they are. And the C's are superior, easily.

Everyone who picked Dallas should be ashamed. Simpletons addicted to recency bias. This could be a sweep but maybe 5 at home.

[Riverwalk2021]

KP deserves player of the game. He set the tone on both ends. The Celtics overall played ok but can be a lot better. I think Luka is going be completely worn down by game 4.

[Fencer reregistered]

I voted KP because I thought he set the tone early.

KP for that and his stats and the narrative of his return.

JB for Luka's stats, and for changing the game in Q3.

Tough omissions: Team/Defense

[Boston508]

What a difference KP is man. Without him there's no way we win. JT needs to be better next game. Luka's 30 not nearly enough. Jrue's reply of "pray" when asked what to do about Kyrie worked. Don't give them any ammo. Question is: how much does Luka have in the tank? I'm not sure he has enough to beat this Celtics team.

[Bad-Thoma]

Team win if ever there was one but Jaylen and Kristaps both were fantastic. JB was straight up beautiful.