After the Celtics fell down by five points, he helped push Boston to prevent it from getting out of hand. Jaylen Brown (17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) helped by being aggressive regardless of the results. Robert Williams and Marcus Smart were the catalysts of everything good that happened, but there’s only so much they could impact. The other times, just like in last year’s Finals, the Sixers were forcing turnover after turnover on drives. When they were actually able to get a shot up, it was getting swatted or the layups weren’t dropping. After a solid start, the Celtics completely fell apart on both ends. The Celtics were probably hoping that Tatum would get it going in the third quarter, but that didn’t happen. This proved to be the right move, as almost all of the Celtics’ top players were sharp (despite Al Horford and Jayson Tatum struggling from the field), especially defensively. Joe Mazzulla stuck with just his seven best players tonight, opting to not expand opportunities to players like Grant Williams, Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard. Hustle /HdGq6YS3aH- Boston Celtics May 12, 2023 Btw, totally get where frustration stems from. Leading by example, Smart was the first to the floor and the ball multiple times tonight (per usual), and he augmented that with a surprising burst of scoring. Following the gut punch of a loss in Game 5, Smart explained in graphic terms how the team needed to fight tonight. The real star of the show in the first half was Marcus Smart. Malcolm Brogdon thankfully brought the missing scoring off the bench, tossing in 13 points in just the first half. His only first-half point came on a technical freethrow following a take foul. Unfortunately, the other thing preventing that from happening was Jayson Tatum putting up an offensive bagel: 1 point on 0-10 shooting.
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To their credit, they’ve been really solid all series long, and that’s what prevented the first half lead for Boston from ballooning. Unfortunately, unlike in previous matchups against the Sixers, Philadelphia hasn’t been beating themselves for once. Find high-quality stock photos that you wont find anywhere.
The defense was crisp, and as has been the case all year, the Celtics lived (!) by the three. Search from 1062004 Playing Games stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. The Celtics came out firing on all cylinders, opening up a 13-3 lead right away. Smart bringing that energy /iiu9zFNnuT- Boston Celtics May 12, 2023
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