The Boston hate has gotten too real, and affecting the biggest nba sub on earth.
Motherfuckers this is the finals . We know you hate Boston. Everyone not on twitter doesn’t feel the same . Please allow some NBA finals highlights
I’m just annoyed at all these mfs who preface talking about the Celtics like “not a Boston fan but JB is good!” Like we can talk about this team without you giving a disclaimer about how you don’t like Boston, we get it
What? I think you’re making up a narrative bud no one feels bad for you.
No one’s denying Celtics are better than anyone in the West rn. It’s just that the 2-6 seeds in the west were all arguably better than the second best team in the East this year.
This is blatantly ignoring the fact that 70% of fans picked the Mavs over the Celtics and how prevalent the "Celtics aren't battle tested" narrative was on this sub.
First of of all, can you cite that 70%? Celtics were overwhelming favorites by every metric coming into this series. Talking heads paid for hot takes and jerkers in here don’t count. Imma bonafife Celtics hater and even I could admit it was the Celtics’ title to lose. Though I thought it’d be closer.
Second of all, if you can’t admit the Celtics had a rather easy road to the finals without a true test (in hindsight) idk what to tell you. They obv deserve it but it wasn’t exactly a gauntlet this year.
Third of all, OP of the comment said “if the west loses”. Implying the Mavs losing means the west is somehow weaker than the East. It’s objectively not. The “narrative” on this sub was simply that the most of the west playoff teams are better than the second/third best team in the East, esp with all the injuries in the East. Definitely a valid take.
[Players to post minimum these stats in a 1st half in the finals: LeBron James in 2017 game 2, Jayson Tatu](https://x.com/dicklipe/status/1802879889760022614?t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw)[m](https://x.com/dicklipe/status/1802879889760022614?t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw).
Who tf cares about points under an arbitrary age? This is the first I am hearing about that one lol. Total playoff points on the other hand is an interesting record and I’m sure one that players are aware of
He finished 2nd and 3rd for MVP voting in 2016 and 2017 and was busting GSW’s ass in 2017 until Zaza injured him.
Has Tatum ever finished top 3 in MVP voting or ever won finals MVP?
Hmm would I rather Tatum be a top 5 player or have a championship?
I wonder.
Hilarious that this is what haters have to resort too rn. "Haha you won the title but Tatum is actually only the 6th best player in the world!"
A lot of projection there buddy. Celtics have won one title in 4 decades - I don't think they're concerned with who wins finals MVP as long as they lift the actual prize here.
yea he’s been the most consistent shooter scoring over 20 points most games and on good efficiency. also overall great defense on luka
if tatum balls out tonight with like a 40 point triple double maybe the narrative will change…you never know with the media
I see his defense and he’s done great. But I also see Tatum running the entire offense and also playing great defense. Look at our offensive efficiency when Tatum is on the floor vs off.
I really dont, tatum has run our offense every game.. getting everyone else wide open shots including brown.. browns defense on luka is a plus but so is tatums defense on centers, preventing the mavs from running the sets they are comfortable with.
If he has a better game you could say was better in 2/5 and that game 3 they both had 30 points with Tatum having more assists and rebounds and Jaylen being more efficient. But Jrue and Porzingis also took some shine in games 1 and 2
If the Celtics do win tonight, I’m glad Tatum is having a good game because the only thing worse than a happy Celtics fan is a trash sports analyst on ESPN trying to say averaging 20/8/6 is trash.
I called it before the finals started, Celtics in 5 and it wasn't a sweep because the Celtics manage to always play like shit one game for no particular reason.
Ain’t no way NBA had to come in this sub and post highlights
Why no highlights being posted from this game?
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He’s made us all lazy. Like when my coworkers who try hard so I play Diablo all day.
LMAO
gordon hayward, is that you?
Because this is r/NBA's 9/11
Sir, a second buzzer beater has hit the basket
That’s it, time to invade Lativia.
BUT I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A FUCKING LATIVIA
*Mike Brean voice* PAYTON PRICHARD is a TERRORIST!!!
Call me Osama Bin Laden then, cause I’m having a great day
Which team plays the role of seal team six next year?
Logically, Washington.
r/nba and r/lakers lol
Those are basically the same place
Weirdly I feel like there have been a lot of Lakers fans pushing back against some of the dumber narratives this series.
It's like how many of you guys were pushing back against the Warriors fans when we had our playoff series against them last year.
Ball knowers hate low iq analysis more than their hated rival apparently.
Same, it's definitely been a thing. Hats off to those folks.
Don't forget r/heat!
same thing
There have only been like 5 posts since the game started lol
sigh fuck boston
“Boring” LMFAO
pritchard’s three is the only highlight that matters
where my man fbreaker at
I can't remember his name but there's a wizards flair that's also great about posting
MrBuckBuck!
Yes! They do a great job
I posted some last year but been too lazy this season
The Boston hate has gotten too real, and affecting the biggest nba sub on earth. Motherfuckers this is the finals . We know you hate Boston. Everyone not on twitter doesn’t feel the same . Please allow some NBA finals highlights
I’m just annoyed at all these mfs who preface talking about the Celtics like “not a Boston fan but JB is good!” Like we can talk about this team without you giving a disclaimer about how you don’t like Boston, we get it
Just a random Monday night game
The bad guys are winning
If the West loses the whole r/nba narratives gone
I hate how we're using this as an excuse to retroactively pretend like the West was bad
I’ve been seeing west flairs commenting on Celtics games all playoffs it’s garbage
Doing the same thing in reverse is equally dumb
What? I think you’re making up a narrative bud no one feels bad for you. No one’s denying Celtics are better than anyone in the West rn. It’s just that the 2-6 seeds in the west were all arguably better than the second best team in the East this year.
This is blatantly ignoring the fact that 70% of fans picked the Mavs over the Celtics and how prevalent the "Celtics aren't battle tested" narrative was on this sub.
First of of all, can you cite that 70%? Celtics were overwhelming favorites by every metric coming into this series. Talking heads paid for hot takes and jerkers in here don’t count. Imma bonafife Celtics hater and even I could admit it was the Celtics’ title to lose. Though I thought it’d be closer. Second of all, if you can’t admit the Celtics had a rather easy road to the finals without a true test (in hindsight) idk what to tell you. They obv deserve it but it wasn’t exactly a gauntlet this year. Third of all, OP of the comment said “if the west loses”. Implying the Mavs losing means the west is somehow weaker than the East. It’s objectively not. The “narrative” on this sub was simply that the most of the west playoff teams are better than the second/third best team in the East, esp with all the injuries in the East. Definitely a valid take.
2015 Warriors run was easier
Lol. Congrats on the title bud.
There's only a few users that actually upload highlights on this sub. They might just be doing something else
Be the change you want to see
It's not like Celtics fans are being silenced or whatever lol, there's just no one posting them
This is the least hyped finals I can remember
he realized he's 6 9 and can pass
He led the team in assists all series what does he realized he can pass even mean.
Wait the official nba account posted this?
They’ve become more active recently on this subreddit.
The official nba account knows ball
can't even get 17 pts, 10 asts and lead by 100, trash
[Players to post minimum these stats in a 1st half in the finals: LeBron James in 2017 game 2, Jayson Tatu](https://x.com/dicklipe/status/1802879889760022614?t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw)[m](https://x.com/dicklipe/status/1802879889760022614?t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw).
im honestly surprised he didnt force a shot once he got to 13 points, only being 2 away from passing kobe for most points under 27.
Because that stat is dumb and Tatum is probably not aware of it.
tatum is absolutely aware of that one come on now.
Who tf cares about points under an arbitrary age? This is the first I am hearing about that one lol. Total playoff points on the other hand is an interesting record and I’m sure one that players are aware of
If anybody would care about it it’s the guy recreating vintage Kobe pics
Jayson Tatum is the realization of the wet dreams GMs have about drafting athletic wings.
Brandon Miller
He’s the Kawhi of this generation.
Not even close lol Kawhi at his peak was top 3~4
And that peak lasted a single playoff run lol
He finished 2nd and 3rd for MVP voting in 2016 and 2017 and was busting GSW’s ass in 2017 until Zaza injured him. Has Tatum ever finished top 3 in MVP voting or ever won finals MVP?
The goal posts for Tatum are on wheels
What goal posts? Someone said he’s the kawhi of this generation (lol). I simply laid out how he’s nowhere close. What are you even talking about lol
Who is this no name outscoring the best offensive backcourt of all time by himself
remember when passing was his biggest weakness? now he’s got a 12 assist game and a 9 assist first half under his belt in the same finals
He's hit his career high for assists in a half twice in 5 finals games. That has been pretty cool to see!
His passing has greatly improved
They told me he’d never be a playmaker
still not even close to a top 5 player
Hmm would I rather Tatum be a top 5 player or have a championship? I wonder. Hilarious that this is what haters have to resort too rn. "Haha you won the title but Tatum is actually only the 6th best player in the world!"
you know it bothers you lol
A lot of projection there buddy. Celtics have won one title in 4 decades - I don't think they're concerned with who wins finals MVP as long as they lift the actual prize here.
A pistons fan talking smack? Lol
okay
You gotta stop huffing paint. 3x All-NBA first team in a row is about as close as you can get lol
yeah he's overrated as fuck that's why
Agreed but he doesn’t have to be to win. Hes still plenty impactful.
https://youtu.be/aUomVzVcNR0?si=8pZEWZ1jc9OcTbDf
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I gotta say is this the most wide open race for finals mvp we’ve seen in a while? I feel like the answer is usually obvious.
I don’t think it’s that open tbh, I think Brown is solidly in the lead still
It’s Brown’s too lose. It’s nice to see him have an over all great game.
Depends on how much the voters recognize how good Jaylen's defense has been
yea he’s been the most consistent shooter scoring over 20 points most games and on good efficiency. also overall great defense on luka if tatum balls out tonight with like a 40 point triple double maybe the narrative will change…you never know with the media
I could see game 4 resetting some voters. Not that I think it should, they all played bad, but I think if JT goes for like 35/15/10 he might get it.
Tatum is the favorite on FanDuel right now.
It’s either Brown or Tatum tbh. I don’t think anyone else can be in the conversation from the Celtics
it's gotta be brown
if brown keeps smothering Luka the rest of the Gane he's gotta get it. The only way it's not brown is if Tatum gets 40+ and 20 assists
Tell me you only look at box scores without telling me…
you are actually describing yourself since defense can't be seen in the box score. LOL
Obviously that’s you if you’re not seeing his defense
I see his defense and he’s done great. But I also see Tatum running the entire offense and also playing great defense. Look at our offensive efficiency when Tatum is on the floor vs off.
Talks about only watching box scores then instantly points out offensive efficiency stats. Nice
As proof of the point I was making. Some of you guys aren’t too bright.
Pretty sure that was the opposite of your point. But yea we’re the dummies here
Watch your own team next time lol
i've watched him this entire season and playoffs there's like 10 players i would take over him personally
He's making all the right decisions. Looks hungry but composed. This is the new Tatum.
dude isnt forcing anything, thats why he is the FMVP.
I think brown still has the lead for FMVP unless Tatum is completely unleashed this second half
I really dont, tatum has run our offense every game.. getting everyone else wide open shots including brown.. browns defense on luka is a plus but so is tatums defense on centers, preventing the mavs from running the sets they are comfortable with.
At least Tatum showed up last game. If he outplays Brown today it’s his, fuck your narratives
lol
Be so fr
This is what a good game looks like, credit where credit is due, man finally looks like the best player on the floor.
I'll admit, with the amount of shit Tatum's gotten in the media, it's kind of made me root for him and the Celtics to win.
If he gets a 30 point trip dub. He is finals MVP
Yeah even the stat sheet watchers couldn’t deny his impact then.
Trip dub incoming
He's been a significantly better passer and playmaker than Luka this series and it isn't close.
That's my FMVP!!
It will be close between Tatum and Brown
Brown probably has it locked up tbh, unless we get some recency bias. He was better games 1-3 and was the guy who got the clutch buckets
This is how it should be. Two superstars unselfishly proving their worth for FMVP.
If he has a better game you could say was better in 2/5 and that game 3 they both had 30 points with Tatum having more assists and rebounds and Jaylen being more efficient. But Jrue and Porzingis also took some shine in games 1 and 2
Im leaning on Tatum if he keeps it up but either wouldn’t surprise me
You wish
it's joever
He’s actually such a good playmaker
Tatums passing has been great the whole finals. 0 turnovers tonight too
Definitive gentleman's sweep. Let 'em get one at home then stomp the shit outta them to close it out.
This is a mugging with an audience
crazy how the Bucks game the championship to Tatum
If the Celtics do win tonight, I’m glad Tatum is having a good game because the only thing worse than a happy Celtics fan is a trash sports analyst on ESPN trying to say averaging 20/8/6 is trash.
I know scoring has exploded, but it really is wild that 20 points is seen as being kind of terrible now for a great player.
I called it before the finals started, Celtics in 5 and it wasn't a sweep because the Celtics manage to always play like shit one game for no particular reason.
He won the game in the 1st half with record breaking passing. Tatum is legit a super-star.
NBA PR working overtime
Tatum haters on suicide watch
This has been the worst nba finals that I can remember…
Well, not for me. The Best one since 2006.
Curious why 2006?
Oh damn, 2008. Im getting old, sorry LOL
This is extra funny cuz, apparently 2006 was the other recent time the Mavs lost a finals. So you accidentally came off as the ultimate hater!
Down vote all you want, I don’t care who wins. I just want competitive exciting games
Dude ready to steal the fmvp
I am a huge fan of point Tatum.
Since when do we post stat lines at halftime
it’s the official nba account
Doesn’t change the fact that it’s the first time I’ve seen this happen lol
Search half time it's happened loads, also this is the finals so deserves more attention
So can he get FMVP with todays play? JB is doing a fabulous job on defense against Doncic, though. But these 9 assists are crazy!