Boston Wins, But Does Not Scare
- If compared to the actions of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliersthe teams that won each conference and the only two that They have overcome the...
- The result of the fifth and definitive party, 120-89it does not reflect what the meeting or the series has been.
- Los Magic they had managed to the fullest, even the unthinkable, the greatest virtue of Boston: Your outer shot.
If compared to the actions of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliersthe teams that won each conference and the only two that They have overcome the first round 4-0the performance of Boston Celtics It is quite far away. It is true that the sweeps of the first two have been before the two worst teams of these playoffs by far, the Memphis Grizzlies y los Miami Heatrespectively. Beside him, the Orlando Magic They are a team. But the problems that the set of Florida To the current champions (without the qualifier) they can only be explained in two ways: or the Celtics They wanted to spend the least amount of fuel knowing much superior, or that they have reached the playoffs far from their best moment.
The result of the fifth and definitive party, 120-89it does not reflect what the meeting or the series has been. It may do some justice to the theoretical difference between the two for the resources they have, especially in attack. It is there that the meetings have not been able to fight anymore Magic. But today the party can be clearly differentiated into two parts divided by a specific moment, the fourth and fifth fouls of Paolo Banchero In the first minutes of the third quarter, In a stretch of 79 seconds. Before the fourth fault They won 47-51. Immediately after the fifth Jamal Mosley He laid his star, who did not play in the room anymore. In all that time The Celtics were going to put 31 of the next 40 points until an advantage of 83 to 62. Game, set and game.
Los Magic they had managed to the fullest, even the unthinkable, the greatest virtue of Boston: Your outer shot. For the first time since 2021 the Massachusetts team I reached the break without putting a single triple, After having tried only 6. An absolutely extraordinary thing for a team that has broken several volume records from the perimeter. To give an example, Jayson Tatum (which ended with a 4/5) He sported his first triple just after the break and The next 7 minutes later, when he has averaged in regular season 1 every 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
“It is what the series has asked us. Each series asks you for a different thing and you have to be able to win in different ways on both sides of the track”explains Joe Maglecoach of the Celtics. Although the champion has not left a great general exhibition in the first round, who does seem to be better than ever Tatum. Despite the wrist injury produced in the first game that forced him to miss the second, then he has proven to be fully recovered. Has put at least 35 points In the last three games and today it has ended that figure, to which has added 8 rebounds and 10 assists.
Los Celtics They already expect rival for semifinals, which will leave the winner of the series between the New York Knicks y los Detroit Pistons. They are still favorites to revalidate the title, more would be missing, but in the next round they will have to demonstrate something else, upload a point in their game, because with what is seen so far they do not scare. And that is what they should do if they play at their maximum level.
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42
Al Horford |
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0
Jayson Tatum |
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8
Kristaps Porzingis |
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7
Jaylen Brown |
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9
Derrick White |
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12
Torrey Craig |
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20
JD Davison |
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30
Sam Hauser |
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40
Hatch grain |
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11
Payton Pritchard |
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88
Nehemiah Queta |
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55
Baylor’s barnsman |
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26
Xavier Tillman |
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27
Jordan Walsh |
| Min | Pts | RT | RO | RD | Ast | Per | Rec | Tap | T1 | T2 | T3 | FR | FC | Val | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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42
Al Horford |
34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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0
Jayson Tatum |
34 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11/11 | 6/11 | 4/5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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8
Kristaps Porzingis |
21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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7
Jaylen Brown |
31 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 7/14 | 2/4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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9
Derrick White |
30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 0/3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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12
Torrey Craig |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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20
JD Davison |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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30
Sam Hauser |
20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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40
Hatch grain |
23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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11
Payton Pritchard |
25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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88
Nehemiah Queta |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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55
Baylor’s barnsman |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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26
Xavier Tillman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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27
Jordan Walsh |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Orlando Magic
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5
Paolo Banchero |
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22
Franz Wagner |
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34
Wendell Carter Jr. |
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3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
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10
Cory Joseph |
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50
Cole Anthony |
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35
Goga and try |
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0
Anthony Black |
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23
Tristan da Silva |
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14
Gary Harris |
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2
Caleb Houstan |
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13
Jett Howard |
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1
Jonathan Isaac |
| Min | Pts | RT | RO | RD | Ast | Per | Rec | Tap | T1 | T2 | T3 | FR | FC | Val | ||
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5
Paolo Banchero |
29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5/7 | 4/11 | 2/4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
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22
Franz Wagner |
40 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/5 | 10/18 | 0/4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
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34
Wendell Carter Jr. |
34 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 5/6 | 0/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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10
Cory Joseph |
20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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50
Cole Anthony |
18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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35
Goga and try |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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0
Anthony Black |
20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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23
Tristan da Silva |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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14
Gary Harris |
15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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2
Caleb Houstan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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13
Jett Howard |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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1
Jonathan Isaac |
14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |