BUBBLE RAPT! 🎉☘️

GO: Tatum, Brown, Kemba, Theis, Smart!

Lowry 1st. Tatum! Tatum➡️Brown start!

Tatum, block! Smart! Brown, steal! RWIII

In-min.watch-rim! TATUM FOR THREE!

SMART FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Cs, 13-0 run! Tatum! Rapts, 9-2 run. D?

Thomas? Powell? Cs jackin’(missin’)that 3.

Tatum! W’Maker, foul 1(?). Nerves we see.

Rapts 3s. Tatum➡️OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Cs within 1 end Q1. Rapts 20-7. NEED. D.

Brown! Theis! Brown, steal, rim! Jam, RWIII!

Smart, steal➡️Tatum! Smart, energized D!

Smart, drive! Crazy plays! Kemba-phew!

Smart, steal! Wow! What. He. Can. Do.

BROWN FOR THREE! Kemba! Cs, 17-6 run! 

Brown! Cs up 4 when Q2 was done!

Theis, D! Rebounds! TATUM FOR THREE! 

Smart, strip! Brown! TATUM FOR THREE!

Theis, Put Back! Block! 8-0 Rapts run.

Free. Theis. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Tatum getting so much done!

Cs zone-ing. Brown! Block by RWIII!

Phew, Kemba! Smart, old-fashioned three! 

Trading threes. TATUM FOR THREE! 

On Tatum, Brown, Smart, Cs up 1 end Q3!

Brad got him involved: KEMBA FOR THREE! A call for Theis!Tatum to the rim off Theis D!

Kemba, length of the court-score, Brown-

Slipped-awkward landing, stayed down 😱

HOLY BROWN! Phew! Back on the floor!

Theis, 5 fouls🤦🏻‍♂️ V. Vleet main Rapt to score.

Smart took charge! Tatum! Smart, HOLY D!

Cs ball movement! Kemba, old-fashioned 3!

Grant, D! Tatum! Lowry, foul 5. Smart, FTs,

Too many missed all night by the Cs.

Rapts going at Grant. Rapts, 9-0 run.

Theis back. Theis, 6. Smart, block! Cs run....

Lowry fouled out. Grant missed FTs-

(Poor rook). Tatum made 1 of 2 FTs🤦🏻‍♂️

Redeeming himself, Grant fantastic D!

Kemba, FTs! SO PROUD OF EVERY C!

HOORAY! BY 5 CELTICS WON!

Only in retrospect was this series fun!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

IT’S A ONE GAME SERIES

Tatum, Brown, Theis, Kemba, Smart-

Foul 1, on Siakam, Brown to start.

SMART FOR THREE! Theis! Smart, foul 2.

SMART FOR THREE! What Theis can do!

SMART FOR THREE! BROWN FOR THREE!

Theis,block! Brown,legs cut out by Lowry 😱

Rapts zone-ing.Tatum/Theis!Iblocka playin’

Noise about his sprained ankle...just sayin’.

Ojeleye, D! Brown, rim! Surprise! Tatum’s D!

W’Maker, nice pass: BROWN FOR THREE!

Tatum, block! RWIII, Aggressive! Hustle, too!

Kemba was quiet. Cs up 4 start Q2!

Brown, foul 2. Brown! Again! Again!W’MAKER FOR THREE!Cs transition D then!

W’MAKER FOR THREE! W’Maker➡️RWIII!

Ibaka, 3s. Tatum➡️Theis. Smart! Cs, D!

Brown, coast to coast! Kemba, quiet night.

Euro Brown! TATUM FOR THREE! All. Right.

Rapts 8-0 run. More. Brown. Solid FT!

Both Teams fightin. Cs up 4 start Q3!

Need Tatum and Kemba, better play.

Gasol, foul 2. Nurse cryin’ all the way.

SMART FOR THREE! Smart➡️Theis!

Tatum making plays 😅 Tatum➡️Theis! 

Theis, foul 2. Brown, foul 4. Cs, D!

KEMBA FOR THREE! Smart, foul 3-

Flagrant one, air space: ball and 3 FT 🤦🏻‍♂️

Rapts up. V. Vleet B2B + Gasol three.

Tatum! 3rd FG. GRANT FOR THREE!

Smart, steal! Always tossed around is he.

Tatum! Tatum, foul 2. Siakam same, no call.

These Q3s, ugh, Cs shots won’t fall.

Theis, D! Tatum! Gasol, foul 4. 

Cs struggling both ends of the floor.

TATUM FOR THREE! GRANT FOR THREE!

Tatum, block! Smart, stanchion, hard D!

From up 12, Cs within 4 end Q3.

Smart, drew charge! BROWN FOR THREE!

Kemba, play making: BROWN FOR THREE! 

Theis, play making: SMART FOR THREE!

Brown, play making: TATUM FOR THREE!

Lowry, 3s. Not the Kemba we expect to see.

Kemba, foul 2. Smart, old-fashioned three!

Tatum!Lowry, foul 3. Theis, foul 4 after 3.

Theis! Smart, strip➡️Theis! Hah, no call?

Theis, rebound! Tatum, TO-Silly Ball!

Cry Baby Nurse,time out? Kemba, no call?

2.2 left, Brown was fouled-not a jump ball?

Nurse on court?? Last few minutes a crime!

Seems fair, 98 all➡️OVERTIME!

Tatum flail, T. Brown, rim! Kemba➡️Theis!

Clock: Kemba! Tatum, TO? That’s twice.

Brown, FTs! Tie. DOUBLE OVERTIME!

Fatigue. Brown, steal! Tatum! Theis, 5-crime

Tatum➡️Theis. Tatum, assists, career high!

Kemba, D! Nurse challenge-he does cry.

Successful...f’real? Theis must be set free!

Smart draws charge-pounded again is he.

Brown, TO, foul 5. Tie. Smart➡️Theis! 

Smart’s second career dub dub-nice!

SMART FOR THREE! Tie, on Powell, 3

Kemba➡️Theis! Rapts, tie, on a 3.

Tatum, TO, that’s 3🤦🏻‍♂️ Tatum! Lowry again.

Please, I can’t listen to Mark Jackson then.

TATUM FOR THREE! Left is 0.5-

All are exhausted, by 3 Rapts survive....

always CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

🗣STEP UP (the movie)! “I’M FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING THAT’S REAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!” ~Channing Tatum (no relation)

Celtics must STEP UP right from the start:

Tatum, Brown, Theis, Kemba and Smart!

C, energetic! BROWN FOR THREE! Cs, D!

Kemba, rim! Travels called on every C.

More. Brown. V. Vleet, foul 2. Cs, rhythm!

Theis, rim! Brown! SMART FOR THREE!

Rapts, still zone-in’. What just took place?

Siakam kicked Theis in the arm & face 🤦🏻‍♂️

Cs, 13-2 on Brown jam! Great Theis, we see!

W’MAKER FOR THREE! Tatum! B2B FG!

Lowest Q1 p’offs Rapts, Cs up 14 start Q2!

Wish Deflections a stat-what RWIII can do!

Kemba! Because of Tatum, V. Vleet, foul 3. 

Smart! Tatum, rim! Brown we hoped to see!

Nurse, COY, Crybaby of the Year, 

Joined by Lowry-all we see here.

W’Maker! Rapts, no fast breaks, credit Cs D!

Tatum, steal!Steady W’Maker, sore knee?

TATUM FOR THREE! Ugh, Tatum, foul 3. 

Theis! Kemba➡️Smart, bustin’ Rapts D!

Cs, 16-2 run on SMART FOR THREE!

W’MAKER FOR THREE! Theis, HOLY D!

Brown! Theis, foul 3. Buzzer: Kemba two!

Cs fueled by D! Cs up 27 end Q2!

Rapts more aggressive. Kemba! Smart, D!

Rapts, 6-0 run. BROWN FOR THREE!

5 Cs dub figs. Kemba! Smart➡️Theis!

Q3, Cs upped effort, like 1st half...nice!

Siakam, foul 5. Kemba! Tatum! Cs, hard D!

Yappin’, Ibaka, T. KEMBA FOR THREE! 

Rapts played faster. Cs up 24 end Q3! 

W’Maker! Tatum, block! Too. Much. SVG.

RWIII rebounds! Rapts better D.

Brown! Kemba! Nurse finally called for a T!

Cs Starters in! Theis! Kemba, Brown FTs!

HOW MUCH DO WE LOVE THESE Cs?

Theis! Theis➡️Brown! Theis doin’ it all!

Need to KEEP PLAYIN’ THIS CELTICS BALL!

3 minutes left, Bench in. Starters rest-

Cs good experience when Rapts presses!

CARSEN FOR THREE! GRANT FOR THREE!

P’off time Romeo, Tremont, Carsen see!

GLORIOUS! BY 22 CELTICS WON!!

Game 6, let’s finish ‘em off next one!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

“THIS WORLD’S A BUBBLE.” ~Saint Augustine

“Stay in the moment...playing tonight.”

So said Brad, seems he’s got it right!

Tatum, Kemba, Theis, Brown, Smart-

Guys’ll need more than the usual Heart!

Tatum, early TO. Brown! Siakam, early 3.

Who’s got Lowry?? Kemba! IN-RWIII!

Rapts, 11-4 run. 😅 SMART FOR THREE!

KEMBA FOR THREE! Kemba➡️RWIII!

Tatum, rim! Rapts, zone. Jam, RWIII!

Smart, block-Cs fantastic transition D!

W’MAKER FOR THREE! Hustle, Theis!

Tatum blew by Van Vleet! Mid-range Theis!

Rapts, 3s. Cs within 4 end Q1.

No calls? Tatum can’t complain every one.

Cs missing 3s 🤦🏻‍♂️ “Ibocka.” Rapts 7-0 run.

Theis! Kemba➡️Brown! Tatum, call, got one!

Tatum, aggressive and patient-rim!

Cs-especially 3s-still lookin’ for rhythm.

Ojeleye, steal! Strong rebounder, RWIII!

Kemba! Smart! Bodies all over! Crazy D!

Ojeleye! Cs, paint! Brown, foul 3.

OJELEYE FOR THREE! Ojeleye, D!

Game of Threes. Both erratic. Tie start Q3.

Kemba➡️Theis! Brad, emphasis on Q3!

Kemba! Tatum! Brown, struggling on 3.

Smart! Brown, foul 4. Tatum! Cs, set D!

Rapts, 3s 🤦🏻‍♂️ Tatum! Kemba, foul 3.

Kemba! W’Maker! V. Vleet 3 in a row, 3.

Series, Rapts have won every Q3.

Cs still look off. Cs within 8 end Q3.

Brown! Cs, fouls, travels. Brown, great D!

Grant! Smart, foul 4. Brown, struggling, 3.

Aggressive Brown! Cs great in the paint-

From the corners-with threes-we ain’t.

HIP HIP HOORAY, 😅 BROWN FOR THREE!

Smart! Cs don’t need criticism from SVG.

Great challenge Brad-Cs can’t score,

Hardly recognize these Cs on the floor-

Not much fire, not much steam,

Feels out of character for our Team ;(

BROWN FOR THREE! Theis missed FTs-

Tatum! Gasol fouled out. Lowry? Puhlease.

Are you feeling sick?

Not the outcome we’d pick.

It was threes the Cs couldn’t do,

The series is now tied, 2-2.

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

“OH, FOR THE WONDER THAT BUBBLES INTO MY SOUL.” [sigh] ~D.H. Lawrence

Home, Tatum, Kemba, Theis, Brown, Smart!

Do we ever control the tip at the start?

Rapts, 5-0. Brown! Smart! Lowry-we see.

Kemba! Theis, tip (!). KEMBA FOR THREE!

Tatum! Brown, shot, block! Theis! Think 2:

Lowry,Gasol Rapts 1st 16 points they did do.

Soft Lowry-elbow/face-by Theis done:

Of course, it’s Theis so Flagrant One 🤦🏻‍♂️

Theis, block 2! Rapts, running, transition-

Fouls each time, Cs in every position.

Kemba! Tatum! OJELEYE FOR THREE! 

RWIII, block! Kemba, old-fashioned three!

Steady W’Maker! Kemba, excellent D-

Took a charge! Buzzer: KEMBA FOR THREE!

Kemba, 17 points! Cs up 5 start Q2!

TATUM FOR THREE! Grant, D he can do!

Grant, took hard charge, challenged Nurse.

Close up look made Siakam look worse.

Cs, TOs. Tatum➡️Theis, alley-oop!

Brown! Smart➡️Brown! Unselfish Group.

Van Vleet, T. More. Brown. Cs, 8-0 run!

Rapts, TOs. SMART FOR THREE (1st one)!

Smart, rim! Brown, block! Tatum, rim! Cs, D! 

Same as Q1, buzzer: KEMBA FOR THREE! 

Kemba, 21 points! Cs up 10 start Q3!

SMART FOR THREE! Lowry, whiner is he.

Brown took charge. In 2 games, Lowry 1st 3.

Brown↔️Tatum! Kanter, 1st minutes has he.

Rapts zone, tricky. Siakam found his 3.

GRANT FOR THREE! KEMBA FOR THREE!

Kanter pretty good vs zone. Explosive RWIII!

Siakam, flagrant one. New game we see.

W’Maker, NO F1-did he kick out his knee?

Lowry’s groin. W’Maker old-fashioned 3!

Cs survive Rapts zone, Cs up 4 end Q3!

Van Vleet 3s 🤦🏻‍♂️ W’Maker, traveler is he.

Kemba took charge! Kemba, rim!

Old-fashioned three! Gotta love him!

Smart! Kemba! Grant! Rapts, more 3s.

Tatum! Rapts more organized than Cs.

Rapts, 10-2 run. Brown! Tatum, rim!

Theis, jam! Brown, jam! Cs, 8-0 rhythm!

Tatum, Theis save, Brown! Brown, great D!

Kemba dribbling➡️Theis! What did we see?

Tacko on Lowry, inbound, with 0.5-

Anunoby, three, Rapts survive 😰

No words. Cs now 2-1.

That ending was no fun....

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

 

O *BROTHERS,* WHERE ART THOU? (apologies to the Coen Bros.)

Tribute, John Thompson, Jr➡️boys into men

Said Ewing, Alonzo, Iverson, thankful then.

Tatum, Kemba, Smart, Brown, Theis we see.

Theis, block! SMART FOR THREE!

Brown! Tatum! Raptors, 1st series leads.

Raptors, 9-0 run. Kemba➡️RWIII. Cs needs!

Brown, hustle! BROWN FOR THREE!

Cs, 8-0 run! Huge jam-ow, slipped-RWIII!

Another jam, then tip-very sharp-RWIII! 

TATUM FOR THREE! RWIII also playing D!

MORE. Aggressive. RWIII. Cs tied start Q2.

TATUM FOR THREE! Ugh, Smart, foul 2. 

For whom is Doris cheering? Not cool-

Neutral announcing is a cardinal rule.

RWIII, icing back🤦🏻‍♂️ Lowry, W’Maker collide

Common foul, W’Maker-refs fairly decide.

THEIS FOR THREE! Kemba, tough night.

Grant, Cs, great D! RWIII’s back, all right!

Cs, in Offense and Defense, Number 4!

BROWN FOR THREE! Tatum. Can. Score.

Cs, TOs. Need Kemba. BROWN FOR THREE!

Block, RWIII! Brown, steal! Grant, from Cs D!

No FTs for the Rapts. Cs up 2 start Q3!

Theis, foul 1. 😅 Kemba arrived has he! 

Gasol’s “offensive.”Seriously? Theis, foul 2.

Brown! Brown, foul 2. On Kemba, a foul, too?

Brown, D! Gasol, foul 4. TATUM FOR THREE!

Tatum tossed around. Lucky, ok is he.

Who’s got Anunoby? Tatum! RWIII!

Kemba! And now, Ibaka? Smart, foul 3.

Rapts, 11-0 run. Tatum! Cs, amped up D!

Phew, rough. Cs within 8 end Q3.

Theis, block! Tatum➡️SMART FOR THREE!

SMART FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

10 (most), 2 games: SMART FOR THREE!

Make that 11!! FT, 4, on SMART FOR THREE! 

Kemba! Anunoby, foul 5. Grant, great D!

Where is Brown? TATUM FOR THREE! 

Tatum, strip➡️Kemba! Rapts, 5-0 run.

Gasol foul 6. Tatum getting FTs done!

Theis, f’real? 🤦🏻‍♂️KEMBA FOR THREE!

Wow! Brown, D! Tatum hit air...T! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Brown, foul 4. Kemba, step back shot!

He was so quiet til he got (Cardiac) hot ;)

Ages to call out of bounds Smart, hustle D!

Rapts ball. Siakam stepped out. HOLY D!

From down 12 Q3, BY 3 CELTICS WON!

Only in retrospect was this game fun! 😅

2 and 0,

LET’S GO!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️