After a two-point victory in Game 1 Of nba Last, Boston Celtics collapsed back to Earth with a 107-88 Disadvantages of Golden State Warriors In Sunday’s Game 2, which tied the series.
Boston star forward Jason Tatum led his team to 28 points with 21 points in the first half. He added six rebounds, three assists and one still, but he also made four turnovers overnight.
On Monday, the “First Things First” crew broke what went wrong for the Celtics in Game 2 while providing grades for Tatum’s performance. NBA analyst Chris Brosard refreshed Tatum by giving him a “C” in Game 1, this time classified by the Celtics star “B-minus”, noting that Tatum has improved since the opening game of the series and his teammates have played an even bigger role. In the defeat of Boston.
,[The Celtics] Half time was within two (points). Why? Because he had 21 points and these 21 points helped him to face 11 turnovers, “he said.” Some of them – he had four, I’ll give it to you. But without his 21 (marks) this half time would have ended. So I give him his credit. ,
“Look at Marcus Smart – 1 for 6, five turnovers, two points. Al Harford, everyone was praising Al after Game 1. He goes from 26 points to two and you’re not talking about Al Harford? Jaylen Brown goes 5-for-17, So look at them. Jason wasn’t your problem, it was other people’s. “
The Celtics’ three starters – Smart (1-K-6), Horford (1-K-4) and Robert Williams (1-K-1) – finished with two points each in Game 2. The Browns scored 17 points while down 3-9 from downtown.
Brosard co-host Nick Wright, on the other hand, categorized Tatum more strictly as a 19-point loss.
“Tatum was the leader of a group project that failed, but the group stood outside the classroom while everyone else on the project tried to pose,” Wright said. “Tatum didn’t play well, but the rest of the rotation was a total disaster. … Tatum was fine. He was very loose with the ball.
“The other thing is … when a team is blown up, the plus-minus of a star player is always devastating because he’s the last person the coach finally touches and ‘Okay, he won’t play. Either way, either,'” Wright said.
However, Kevin Wilde gave the hardest grade – “D-Plus”.
“I know he had 28 points because he went to 3, but 35 points was easy on the board,” Wilds said. “He went from 10 to 2-2. He had 28 points on the state sheet, but he gave two of those turnovers to Stephen right away. [Curry] 3s, so I’m subtracting six digits, which brings us to 22 (digits).
“That’s my biggest point. Tatum is a first-team All-NBA team. … I consider Jason Tatum to be of high quality. I’m not buying. , Who is 36 years old, maybe he should get marks. ‘ Dude, it’s not like that. If you’re a superstar and you’re the first All-NBA team, you can’t be blown away … find a way to stop the bleeding. That’s what superstars do.
When the series travels to Boston for Game 3 on Wednesday, Tatum & Co. Will have a chance to come back.
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