Category: Boston Celtics

May 20, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Beatdown on South Beach

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight-Jayson Tatum After being ground to a halt in the second half of game one, Jayson Tatum came out in game two and looked more like the player we have seen throughout the playoff, scoring 27 points on a very 8/13 from the floor. Tatum went 4/6 from downtown and added 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal in the Celtics 127-102 decimation of the Miami Heat to square the Eastern Conference Finals at one game apiece. Top Performers Rk Player Tm   Opp  …

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2022 NBA Conference Finals Schedule

Brandon King

Thu May 26, 2022 G5 – Dallas @ Golden State tbd  TNT Fri May 27, 2022 G6 – Miami @ Boston tbd  ESPN Sat May 28, 2022 G6 – Golden State @ Dallas tbd  TNT Sun May 29, 2022 G7 – Boston @ Miami tbd  ESPN Mon May 30, 2022 G7 – Dallas @ Golden State tbd  TNT

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May 17, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Heat go up 1-0 in ECF

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Jimmy Butler Jimmy Butler was huge in the Heat’s 118-107 win over the Boston Celtics, connecting on 12 of his 19 field goal attempts ( no three-pointers made, he was 0/2) in scoring 40 points. Butler stuffed the stat sheets, in addition to the 40-piece, he also added 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals , 3 blocks and was a +25 on the evening. Game 2 is Thursday at 8:30 pm EST. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA…

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May 15, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: No Finals rematch this year

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Grant Williams With all the attention on Celtics players such as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Al Horford, it was Grant Williams who stole the show in Game 7. In the ultimate win-or- Cancun scenario, Williams had the best, and most meaningful game, of his young career. In addition to continuing to take on the challenge of defending, reigning Finals MVP, and all-world forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Williams scored a career-high 27 points, which included knocking down 7 three-pointers, and was a +25, in the…

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May 11, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo showed up big for the Milwaukee Bucks putting up 40 points and 11 rebounds in a pivotal 110-107 Game 5 win over the Boston Celtics to go up 3-2 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals Playoff Series. This was his sixth postseason game of at least 40-points, 10 rebounds. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Tyus Jones MEM…

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May 9, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Horford helps C’s swipe Game 4

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Al Horford It seemed that the Bucks were seizing control of Game 4 until Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on Al Horford and stared him down. That woke the veteran big man up , and he scored 16 of his 30 points in the game’s final stanza, including going 6-6 from the floor in the period and a get-back slam on Giannis, as the Celtics to snatched Game 4 from the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-108. Horford also added 8 rebounds and 3 assists and was a…

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May 7, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight After showing some signs in the second half of their Game 2 defeat, Giannis got loose in Game 3, scoring 42 points , snapping up 12 rebounds and giving out 8 helpers in the Bucks 103-101 win to take 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL BOS W 38:54 16 30 .533…

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May 3, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Ja explodes for 47

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Ja Morant After dropping a near 30-point triple-double in the Game 1 loss against the Warriors, Morant was even better in Game 2. In what was essentially a must-win game, Morant scored 47 points , handed out 8 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds and was a +13 in leading the Grizzlies to a 106-101 series-tying win over the Warriors. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS…

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Towns and Tatum named NBA Players of the Week

Brandon King

Monday the NBA announced their conference players of the week for games played during the week of February 28-March 6. The Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns was named Western Conference Player of the Week, while the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum took honors as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Towns put together an outstanding week, averaging 28.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in helping to power the Wolves to an undefeated week. Towns is displaying the caliber of play worthy of the star player he was expected to be. Jayson Tatum had a…

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NBA trade alert: Memphis sends Hernangomez to Celtics

Brandon King

With NBA training camps just about three weeks away, teams are still hard at work improving their rosters. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics have engaged in a deal that will send send big man Juancho Hernangomez to the C’s in exchange for Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and second-round pick swap in 2026. Hernangomez a talented big man has shown flashes of his abilities. He had his best statistical campaign in 2019-20, in which he only appeared in 14 contests( all of which…

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