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The key was Mobley's injury giving Wade the chance to play. This was the most unlikely win of the year - down 22 with 9 minutes left to the Celtics. Yeah, it was 100% the Celtics would win and it looked like they relaxed while the Cavs ignored the score and the time remaining and just kept plugging.
I've been trashing Niang all year but I have to give him his props tonight.
Garland with two huge turnovers down the stretch trying to force the ball to Allen. Sheer stupidity. Allen has bad hands for one thing and can only catch easy pases. Two, even if he catches the ball he's got a 7'3" guy on him. Dumb plays by Garland, but he made up for it by forcing Tatum into a difficult fallaway without fouling.
The big question now is whether this game will give Dean Wade the confidence to 1) start playing more aggressively on offense, and 2) keep shooting open 3's even if he misses the first two. It was awesome to see him attacking the rim and getting a dunk off a pick-and-roll and also following a missed layup with a slam. We need more of that from him.
Mobley still unable to make a field goal beyond 3 feet from the rim. Wade is a better overall player right now, especially when he gets a lot of minutes. He's not that effective getting 11 minutes a game.
If Mobley has to miss a few games, and I'm sure he'll miss tomorrow at least, we'll see what Wade can do with a lot of minutes.
Tatum was 1-for-13 in the second half. You'll never see that again. The Celtics opened the door and the Cavs marched right through.
I've been trashing Niang all year but I have to give him his props tonight.
Garland with two huge turnovers down the stretch trying to force the ball to Allen. Sheer stupidity. Allen has bad hands for one thing and can only catch easy pases. Two, even if he catches the ball he's got a 7'3" guy on him. Dumb plays by Garland, but he made up for it by forcing Tatum into a difficult fallaway without fouling.
The big question now is whether this game will give Dean Wade the confidence to 1) start playing more aggressively on offense, and 2) keep shooting open 3's even if he misses the first two. It was awesome to see him attacking the rim and getting a dunk off a pick-and-roll and also following a missed layup with a slam. We need more of that from him.
Mobley still unable to make a field goal beyond 3 feet from the rim. Wade is a better overall player right now, especially when he gets a lot of minutes. He's not that effective getting 11 minutes a game.
If Mobley has to miss a few games, and I'm sure he'll miss tomorrow at least, we'll see what Wade can do with a lot of minutes.
Tatum was 1-for-13 in the second half. You'll never see that again. The Celtics opened the door and the Cavs marched right through.