One dangerous quarter led to a painful loss, however there was nonetheless some encouraging indicators.
With the Jap Convention Finals all tied up at one recreation apiece, the Boston Celtics got here out flat at TD Backyard, opening the door for the Miami Heat to take management of Sport 3 and acquire revenge for his or her mauling simply 48 hours earlier.
On the newest episode of CelticsPod, hosts Adam Taylor and Greg Maneikis mentioned the Celtics’ loss, Tatum’s struggles, and the way Miami made some extent of attacking the corners in Robert Williams’ absence.
“You possibly can’t try this when you may have Robert Williams in that free-safety position. Even when Bam (Adebayo) decides to assault some area or any individual cuts, you continue to have one of many league’s finest rim protectors simply ready for you, simply roaming round. I like to think about it like English soccer, with Rob being the goalkeeper, defending the rim, defending the online. So, yeah, you may blow previous Al Horford, however you’re going to fulfill Rob someplace near that rim, and the shot isn’t going to be there,” Adam Taylor noted during the episode.
The loss in opposition to Miami additionally harm because of the variety of turnovers Tatum and Jaylen Brown generated. Tatum struggled to make an influence, ending the competition with 10 factors on 21.4% capturing from the sector and 14.3% capturing from deep, making the second straight Sport 3 that the star wing has struggled in.
“He had a horrible recreation, and the hole between Tatum’s ceiling and his ground proper now isn’t okay. His ceiling is on par with the perfect gamers on the earth, however his ground, and I don’t imply to be hyperbolic right here, is like an Andrew Wiggins ground. I’m not saying Andrew Wiggins enjoying a median recreation; I’m saying when Andrew Wiggins has a horrible recreation, and that’s the place Tatum’s ground is true now,” Maneikis stated.
Boston will wish to tackle Tatum’s efficiency earlier than Sport 4 on Monday evening in the event that they wish to tie the collection up earlier than heading right down to South Seaside.
The Celtics will begin right this moment with a worrying damage report that features each Marcus Sensible and Robert Williams being listed as questionable, however with the Celtics’ present lack of depth exterior their prime 8 or 9 man rotation, the staff shall be hoping at the very least one in all their beginning 5 is cleared to play – as a result of one other loss would instantly crank up the strain earlier than heading again to Miami for Sport 5.
