After yet another surprising victory, maybe it's time to stop doubting the Celtics

Chris Mannix was surprised. No one here was. Yes, Chris, time to stop doubting this team. I don't know why it's so surprising. This team is deep.

After yet another surprising victory, maybe it's time to stop doubting the Celtics

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Chris Mannix

Yahoo SportsMay 01, 2018 1:42 AM

BOSTON – Maybe we should stop being surprised by these Celtics, this Al Horford-fronted, Terry Rozier-led, Jayson Tatum-supported, Marcus Smart-inspired group. Maybe we shouldn’t be astonished when Boston, down another man — Jaylen Brown, he of the 18-point scoring average in the first round and the sore hamstring, is the latest to join the Celtics’ walking wounded — beats up on a team with superior talent. Maybe we should accept that Boston can win with whomever it has on the floor because of whom it has coaching on the sidelines.

On Monday, Philadelphia showed up at the TD Garden with a pair of franchise players, a top-five defense and shooters for every spot on the floor. They left 117-101 losers, buried by 83 total points from Rozier, Tatum and Horford and stymied by a Boston defense that is playing like the No. 1-ranked regular-season unit.
“I never felt we were in the game,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said. “I never really felt it was a game.”

Boston is playing with house money, with Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theis done for the season, but try telling anyone inside the Celtics’ locker room how great next year is going to be. Rozier isn’t Irving, but he believes that in coach Brad Stevens’ system, he can score like him. Rozier rolled into the arena in a throwback Drew Bledsoe jersey — a nod to his (allegedly) squashed beef with Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe — and for 35 minutes was the best guard on the floor. He killed the Sixers from beyond the 3-point line (7-of-9) and was part of the defensive effort that limited Philly to just 19.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

" Maybe we should stop being surprised by these Celtics..."

Yes Chris Mannix. You had the Celts losing to the Bucks. Time to hop aboard the bandwagon. Overdue actually. Long overdue.

Good players that believe in their coach. 3pt defense killed the 76ers. Anything is possible with this team.

Celticspride wrote:Good players that believe in their coach. 3pt defense killed the 76ers. Anything is possible with this team.

We lead the league in 3 point defensive %, that’s why we give GS fits....

We get the big paychecks Dboss. Even playing from the very far end of the bench as we do.