“THE STRUGGLES ALONG THE WAY ARE ONLY MEANT TO SHAPE YOU FOR YOUR PURPOSE.” ~Chadwick Boseman

Silence: “Uncle Cliffy, “ and Coach Lute O.

& Chadwick-we were just getting to know.

2 anthems, Guys’ emotions felt on the floor.

Brown, Smart, Tatum, Theis, Kemba-core.

Cs’ D, ball movement: SMART FOR THREE!

Brown! Foul FOR Theis, unusual to see ;)

Oops, next, Theis foul 1. Cs, 5-0 start!

BROWN FOR THREE! Both Teams all heart.

Theis, steal, rebounds! Theis to the rim!

Cs, 11-3 run! Smart-ugh, Siakam fell on him.

(ok). Kemba! RWIII! SMART FOR THREE!

BROWN FOR THREE...four! Siakam, foul 3. 

Nurse, T. Beauty: Smart➡️Brown➡️RWIII!

KEMBA FOR THREE! Cs best in transition D!

W’Maker! Rapts, TOs. Tatum, first one! 

W’MAKER FOR THREE! Cs up 16 end Q1!

Brown, foul 2🤦🏻‍♂️ Cs slow on transition D.

Theis, block! Cs, TOs. Tatum vs Ibaka, D!

TATUM FOR THREE! Brown! Theis, foul 3.

Kemba! Love it: OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Theis, double career rebounds (11) has he!

RWIII, block. Tatum, old-fashioned three ;)

Kemba, shaken 😱 Tatum, steal...rim, too!

KEMBA FOR THREE! buzz. Cs up 17 end Q2!

Cs 47% FG (vs 29)! BROWN FOR THREE!

KEMBA FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Kemba, assists! Theis! Theis, foul 4.

Kemba➡️RWIII! Cs running the floor!

SMART FOR THREE! Brown, foul 4. 

Tatum! RWIII both ends of the floor!

TATUM FOR THREE! Smart:TO, steal-RWIII!

RWIII, foul 3. Tatum! Rapts, 10-2 run we see. 

Tatum. buzz. Star, RWIII! Cs up 15 end Q3!

Lowry, foul 4. W’MAKER FOR THREE! 

Theis! KEMBA FOR THREE! Ojeleye, D!

Brown, foul 5. Kemba took charge, nice D!

Ibaka vs Theis, ugly flagrant one-

Clearly NOT on Theis who gets FTs done!

Conseq steals Van Vleet. Smart! Cs, D!

Tatum, less quiet. SMART FOR THREE!

Theis, block! Brown, old-fashioned three!

Romeo! 6 Cs in dub figs; excellent D!

Wire to wire, BY 18 CELTICS WON!

SUPERHEROES, both teams...EVERY ONE!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

“Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.” ~Kobe Bryant, 8/23/78 -1/26/20 #MambaMentality

(this is long, hope your attention to keep,

15 p’off meetings: this is the 1st SWEEP)!

Kemba, Theis, Brown, Tatum, Smart!

GAME 4: BRING YOUR WHOLE HEART!

Is it possible already a call on Theis?

Brad put Kanter in so no call...twice?

Cs 1st score: BROWN FOR THREE!

Tatum➡️Kanter! BROWN FOR THREE!

Smart! Kemba, D! KEMBA FOR THREE!

Tatum-workout pal Embiid-great D!

More. Kemba. SMART FOR THREE!

Less than half thru, Sixers FTs we’ll see.

Relief that we had no Tony Brothers-

Who knew anything about these others?

Cs, ball movement (Tatum)! Smart...T🤦🏻‍♂️

Sixers, 11-0 run. Kemba! Tatum! Cs, D!

Most allowed, season, in Q-FTs.

How much is refs? How much Cs?

Silly...5 vs 8, Cs within 5 start Q2.

Cs, 6 min. no FG. Blaming refs won’t do ;)

THEIS FOR THREE! KEMBA FOR THREE!

Ojeleye! Theis. Hustle!THEIS FOR THREE!

Embiid hip checked Kemba-ouch! Quad!

KEMBA FOR THREE! Shake feels bad.

W’Maker, Pitt bench: Cardiac Kemba-

A moment they-and all of us-rememba ;)

Brown! Tatum, steal➡️Tobia$ Harri$-T.

Horford showboating, unusual to see.

Brown! Cs, TOs. Sixers, aggressive D.

Embiid, Harri$ collide-foul on a C??

Richardson, T. Cs within 1 end Q2.

Cs, D! Brown➡️rim-like only he can do!

Theis! Smart, smart! KEMBA FOR THREE!

Patient Tatum! 1/2 thru, Cs in bonus, FT.

Theis+FT! Smart! Kemba! Brett Brown-T.

Tatum, purple armband for Kobe’s BD.

Horford schooling Grant-foul 4.

Here come the refs managing the score.

GRANT FOR THREE! Med staff came out

Tobia$ hurt-fist up, universal med shout-

Hit his head hard. Theis, Grant intense D!

Patient Tatum! W’Maker, strong is he!

Cs, 12-0 run! Deep: TATUM FOR THREE!

Cs, poised, less fouling, up 12 end Q3!

Tatum, dub dub! Kanter! Brown, stunning

D at one end, length of the court running!

W’Maker! relaxed, TATUM FOR THREE! 

Tobia$, concussed? Eye cut we did see.

Kemba! Tatum, hard block! 

(how slow is this clock?)

Smart➡️Theis, alley oop! Tobia$ is in-

Quintessential example, wanting to win.

Smart➡️Tatum! Cs, blocks! Cs, D!

Tatum got hit, eye-no call. OK is he 😅 

More.Tatum. Career high rebound has he

Embiid tired, Q4s, struggle does he.

Tatum➡️Theis! Surprise: Call on Theis??

Brad challenge. Reversed, Horford. Nice!

Endgame took ages, BY 4 CELTICS WON!

Celebrate Cs over Philly, p’off SWEEP #1

CELTICS HOOOOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

CELTICS OVERCOME REFS’ FOUL MOOD!

Brett Brown, change-up, Horford will start.

Cs: Theis, Tatum, Brown, Kemba And Smart!

Kemba➡️Brown, Dunk! Theis, take that 3!

Brown, flyin’! Sixers not getting back on D.

Tatum, foul 1. Horford fouled Brown on a 3,

Not the engaged play from Horford we see.

Kemba! Cs, 3 lay ups! TATUM FOR THREE!

Tatum, foul 2. Tatum, steal! Cs, great D!

Beautiful. Smile. KEMBA FOR THREE! 

REFS IN A FOUL MOOD...if you’re a C 🤦🏻‍♂️

Theis➡️Romeo! KEMBA FOR THREE! 

Cs Game 2 Bench we want to see!

Kemba! Kanter! Smart’s a Team’s Dream:

Stat? More deflections than Sixers team!

Tatum, foul 3. Embiid, calls, gets every one.

38% FG (vs 24), Cs up 2 end Q1!

Sixers physical. Smart’s thigh got a knee.

Cs slow, TOs. Kanter! Embiid, alone is he.

W’MAKER FOR THREE! Brown! Holy Smart!

He’s everywhere! Takin’ their D apart!

Theis, jam! Needed it! Smart took a hard hit.

Kemba! Theis playin’ hard. By Embiid, hit.

BROWN FOR THREE!Theis, how ‘bout a call.

Smart! Seems Horford didn’t like diss at all.

Smart, behind the back, to Brown, wow-

Time for our shots/threes to go down now!

Tatum, fouls. Exhausted, Cs up 2 start Q3!

Patient Smart! Kemba, charge took he!

Theis, tentative (stop it)-foul call, every D.

Kemba! Smart, Holy D! KEMBA FOR THREE! 

More. Kemba. Embiid, foul 4. Tatum, foul 4-

Foul trouble, early. Hasn’t found his score.

Kemba everywhere! Tatum, strong is he.

Brown, block! Smart, D. GRANT FOR THREE! 

Tatum! Smart! Cs up 4 start Q4!

Need rebounds! Romeo, D! Tatum...score?

Luckily, Kemba! TATUM FOR THREE!

Theis, O&D! Tatum! Theis, Foul 53.

Brown➡️Theis! Brown! Sixers lead we see.

Brown, FTs! Huh? Elbowed...Theis Foul 63?

Theis fouled out 🤦🏻‍♂️ Cs, TOs. Ugly today.

Smart! Brown, coast to coast-save the day?

Tatum, clear(ed the) path! Kemba, play!

All Smart: rim! FTs, rebound...found a way!

Cs, 10-0 run, somehow got it done!

In spite of the refs, BY 8 CELTICS WON!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

three-yo ;)

“THE FIRST STEP IS YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU CAN.” ~Will Smith, Philly Native

Hayward’s injury breaks our collective heart

Brown, Tatum, Kemba, Theis, Smart start!

Horford, no start-Philly’s going small,

Again not Horford’s original plan at all.

Opening seconds, TATUM FOR THREE!

Theis, foul, Tatum 2. Brown! Cs, slow D.

Theis must shoot. Tatum!  Theis, foul...2?

Brown! Ojeleye early. Sixers run 10-2.

All Sixers-finally GRANT FOR THREE!

Athletic Brown! BROWN FOR THREE!

Cs, more energy😅 TATUM FOR THREE!

Wow, from half court, TATUM FOR THREE!

Cs 43% (vs 61), Cs within 6 start Q2!

KANTER FOR THREE! THAT he can do?

Grant, a good spark! TATUM FOR THREE! 

W’Maker➡️Kanter! TATUM FOR THREE!

Kemba, sore neck? Cs, 31-11 run!

Grant, hustle! Embiid-traveling’s fun.

Kanter! Tatum! W’MAKER FOR THREE!

Smart, fake ;) Smart, SO. SMART. Sweet D!

Kemba! Kanter, rebounds! Tatum doin’ D!

Brown! Cs, 27-6 run! Romeo in...and D!

W’Maker and Grant! KEMBA FOR THREE!

Kemba fouled, buzzer➡️Cs up 8 start Q3!

Tatum! Full Court D! Smart, block-Holy D!

THEIS vs REFS🤦🏻‍♂️ Theis! Smart, smart is he! 

Brown, 360! Theis! BROWN FOR THREE!

Kemba, rim! Hesi, GRANT FOR THREE!

ROMEO FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE!

Tatum! Kemba! Cs up 23 end Q3!

Kanter! Tatum, nice D! TATUM FOR THREE!

W’Maker, steady! wow. TATUM FOR THREE!

Kemba, Tatum, rest, 2nd half of Q4-

Brown: his shots, own rebounds, FTs, score!

Glad he found it-SMART FOR THREE! 

W’Maker, block! Deflections, activity, RWIII!

Bench Guys are in! OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Tacko, virtual 👍! JAVONTE FOR THREE!

Tacko, FT! Rebound! From RWIII, Score!

Made great use of his time on the floor ;)

Sixers (Embiid) couldn’t sustain it after Q1.

Stunning! 2-0! BY 27 CELTICS WON!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

PHILLY STAKES!

Kemba, Tatum, Hayward, Brown, Theis-

Cs Home.Kemba, no restrictions. Nice!

Horford starts (Sixers have no Ben),

The role he expected way back when.

Enough. Embiid. Tatum, Cs 1st score. 

BROWN FOR THREE! Cs running the floor!

Kwick Kemba ;) deep: BROWN FOR THREE!

Cheesy calls on Cs. Theis, patient is he!

Belichick spoke-“be prepared” he told Cs.

Ugh, Embiid, even making his threes.

He Connected 😅...THEIS FOR THREE!

Sixers, 3s. Kanter, misses. In RWIII.

Brown! Tatum! Embiid out, Cs better D! 

Sixers, early shots. Good “Crowd” we see.

Sixers 55% (vs 36), Cs within 1 end Q1. 

W’Maker! Smart buggin’ Embiid-fun!

Tatum wants star whistles, now none 🤦🏻‍♂️

Smart, smart! RWIII, his own miss...done!

TATUM FOR THREE! Kemba! Smart➡️Theis!

TATUM FOR THREE! Theis seals, thrice!

Theis, foul 2. Tatum coast to coast, jam!

Smart, D, charge, hit the floor-ow, bam ;)

Kemba! Brown, charge, floor! Tatum, rhythm

Cs, helping each other. Brown, to the rim!

I was worrying: HAYWARD FOR THREE!

Tatum. Everywhere. Cs up 6 start Q3!

Tatum! Hayward! Kemba-love his grin!

Theis, foul 3-late this nonsense did begin.

Holy Tatum! Brown! Brown, hit by Embiid-

Thigh. Smart on Horford, what we need!

Brown bikin’. Hayward➡️Theis! Playin’ D!

Steady W’Maker! Need Rebounds, any C.

Brown’s ok 😅 HAYWARD FOR THREE!

Theis, block! Sixers pickin’ on RWIII.

Sixers, 20-5 run. Cs, shots won’t fall-

4 minutes, no points. Q4, within 4 Cs fall.

All Sixers pace. BROWN FOR THREE!

Kemba! Kanter, tip! BROWN FOR THREE!

Horford “tossed” Brown, Flagrant One.

Brown, FTs, high fivin’ air? That was fun ;)

Cs, 11-1 run! Grant, hustle-no call?

I’m ready for less scrappy-need Celtics Ball.

Hayward, rim! Kemba! BROWN FOR THREE!

Kemba, rim, off Theis, rebound, great D! 

Hayward (landed on Grant)-ankle, his right.

Ankle sprain, other leg, gave us all a fright.

Foul...yep, Theis. No lead’s safe for the Cs.

Kemba, D Rebound-don’t get hurt, please!

Tatum, strong! Kemba! Both made FTs! 

Tatum, FTs! Exhausting for Fans of the Cs😂

BY 8 CELTICS WON!

Indeed the Playoffs have begun!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️