Brian Windhorst explains how the Celtics are more vulnerable this season | NBA Today
NBA Today’s Malika Andrews, Brian Windhorst, Udonis Haslem and Bobby Marks discuss the Boston Celtics’ 7-7 stretch that includes a loss to the Toronto Raptors and debate if there are any concerns moving forward.
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Tatum is Robin in the clutch and Batman in the low pressure moments
Last time Celtics won Raptors was missing half their 3 of their starters. Last night they were missing only 1 and won by 14.
Looking at Jason Tatum 2024 – 2025 NBA season starts:
-27.7 points average per game
-9.4 rebounds average per game
-5.4 assists average per game
He is an elite player. He plays defense too.
Just ask Tatum which of the 29 other nba teams that he hates to play against, and see which one he mentions. I guarantee you the Raptors will be at the top of his list. So no one cares if they beat toronto by 100 points the last game. The fact of the matter is, they lost by 13 points tonight in toronto. On nov, 16th raptors almost won that game also. Because of a no call at the end they lost. You can go back and watch it. Only if they would of call travelling on Tatum, which he did at the end. Maybe we have a different result. But as Canadians we know american teams always have a 6th player on the court at all times. No excuses bro they lost and they felt it, no matter what you all say. Bostom barely won againt New Orleans, a team which the raptors also blew out. So don't make excuses here. The blow out game you spoke of, the raptors were missing 3 key players. Boston is getting bounced out very early in the playoffs simply because what you expect isn't what is. We don't care about the name brand of the teams. That's not gonna save you, you think because they're the celtics that automatically gives them a pass. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
4:21 this dude is way too confident 🍀
Boston is not as good as last year … facts
Cavaliers are much better than last year … facts
Knicks are much better than last year … facts
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its weird that they showed no rj barrett play when he played way better than scottie yesterday
The Celtics everybody better be worried about the Cavs
UD only one with the credible take by him actually playing in the league!
Put some respect on the Raptors name
Said this for years. Tatum ain’t it. He never will be. But he’ll have that one championship.
Jayson Tatum is a fraud
1:49 my boy UD was starting to see spaceships on bankhead
Coaching staff should do better on tatums game, he good but he not playing the right way, he not looking for easy shots and not even involving his teammates that much.
Boston Celtics back-to-back champion 🏆💯
They gonna be ok
2 peat on the way.
That’s wat happens when everybody gets paid
“They are getting everybody’s best game every night I’m not worried bout the Boston Celtics” nuff said
"defending champs" ther is no such thing in the nba, nfl etc. this ain boxing or mma
maybe it is time for Celtics to try pass more, play more D to make other teams even more stressed in Playoffs
They live and die by the three. When they start missing, they lose. Usually they don’t, but sometimes they can
Yeah right let us remember that Bucks defeated them so bad last season the channel had to change another game to broadcast, but guess what ? they won the championship, because everyone knows Regular season and Play Off are 2 different animals.
I love this because when we repeat they can’t take away this one !! They can’t say everyone was injured.
Teams are better this year
This is the same dude who couldn't even make a layup
Gonna be in this comment section when they win
Listen to Mr. clean stop putting down Tatum
Tatum has nothing to do with the problems. He’s literally in MVP voting. 3rd best player arguably this year. White, Brown and Holiday have been absolutely horrible.
They’re tired. Winning the finals last year then 4 Celtics went overseas in the Olympics
Vegas got all yall fooled. Yall gone go out there and bet against the Celtics n the playoffs and yall gone get made a fool of. Nobody is beating this team in a 4 game series. It’s Simple, the nba brand has been going downhill so thr Celtics got a call from the NBA telling them they have to lose more games and make less threes or else no one will bet against them and Vegas will lose money. I’ve watched them play since they got drafted. They are without a doubt trying to make themselves look vulnerable so the league will feel like it has parody. That’s y their energy looks bad. They’re not happy with being told to stand down because they’re too good. In return the nba says. If your rank drops down to 3 or 4 no one can say yall had it easy when u get the next championship. I’m a chess player. I can see through this a mile away. The timing of this slump is 2 coincidental for me
The Celtics switch the line up too much. No consistency. They will lose unless they stop playing with the line up.
No star. No team leader.
LETS ALL SAY IT SINCE THE MEDIA DOESNT GET IT NO TEAM IS SCARED TO GO 7 GAMES WITH BOSTON😂💯
the lack of defense effect is a concern, especially transition defense. Shooting slump, not so much.
yea i wouldn't want to play the knicks then backdoor have to play the cavs in the playoffs they should've been trying to get the 1 seed
Jayson Tatum is elite stop it but that mf cry every. single. time. anything. on offense happens… throw his hands up and cry to the ref instead of getting back on defense but what can I say this is the nba LeBron is leaving behind I’ve been saying this
Why is malika still on sports tv?
Celtics are third in the league in record and the teams above them are both 34-6.
But sure, they’re “vulnerable” because ESPN needs to reheat leftover narratives from two years ago.
Bro they are bored simple and plain when you’ve played do or die basketball when it’s not do or die it’s hard to ramp up that intensity they are head and shoulders still the favorites the regular season for them means nothing
Playoffs game compeletly different
I’m a Celtics hater, but people are too short sighted. 7-7 in the last 14 is no reason to panic. They’ll be fine come playoffs, hopefully not fine enough to beat my Bucks 😈🦌
Heard Malika and turned it off.
Nah wait till playoffs that’s when the beast is woken