sauce: Twitter @TimBontemps
What’s trending on Twitter?
Brooke Lopez is looking to celebrate Deuce Tatum’s birthday 😂
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/0LFUdiUY0z – 9:10pm
Doris (Celtics home run): “If it’s a foul on Tatum, it’s a foul on Giannis…I’m not going to cheer here either way,” starts complaining about three possessions – 9:01pm
A really good sequence for Queta. Good positioning on defense, forcing Portis to miss and a great pick-and-roll with Tatum for a dunk – 8:25pm
Tatum’s frustration dunk makes things quite physical between Celtics and Bucks – 8:17pm
Bobby Portis throws down a putback dunk and looks at Tatum. – 8:16pm
Deuce Tatum celebrates birthday at TD Garden pic.x.com/ueYsSRC3au – 8:02pm
Tatum and Brown went 5-5 and scored all 13 points. All three 3-point shots were left-field breaks, catch-and-shoots. Great start for the offense – 7:52 p.m.
What would be good tonight?
🍀Celtics win, Jayson Tatum scores 30+ points (+144)
🦌 Bucks win, Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 25 points or more (+320)
For more on tonight’s game, listen to the @RotoWireNBA show at 7pm ET featuring @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex.
Listen live: sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive pic.x.com/W16pZELew7 – 7pm
Jayson Tatum takes a hook shot in half court pic.x.com/KowhYCX2oT – 6:24 p.m.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown warm up for Celtics vs. Bucks game pic.x.com/8TF01hLI0z – 6:11pm
The Celtics’ social media team presented birthday boy Duce Tatum with a small cake and balloons.
Jason: “It’s too early to eat cake.” pic.x.com/GtSBeoMEuX – 5:44 p.m.
Rank these players in the MVP race:
Giannis — 32.6 PPG | 11.6 RPG | 6.6 APG
Tatum — 28.4 PPG | 8.6 RPG | 5.6 APG
Jokic — 29.9 PPG | 13.4 RPG | 10.4 APG
Shy — 29.8 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 6.5 APG pic.x.com/GFE8Bz6CDI – 1:27 p.m.
There was no need to remind Desmond Bane of Jayson Tatum’s performance against the Grizzlies.
Tatum is 13-0 against Memphis. Boston has won 16 of 17 games against the Grizzlies.
“The (expletive) has to end.”
Additionally, he spoke with Marcus Smart about returning to Boston.
commercialappeal.com/story/sports/n… – 1:22 p.m.
Jayson Tatum and Al Horford are available tonight.
Kristaps Porzingis absent – 11:56am
#Celtics Jayson Tatum and Al Horford say they’ll be available tonight #backs. Kristaps Porzingis is absent. – 11:56am
According to the Celtics, Tatum and Horford have been upgraded to be available for tonight’s game against the Bucks.
Porzingis is out – 11:54am
Tatum is questionable again tonight, but he’s doing some dribbling work that he did well with McMains earlier this year. Tatum, Brown and Walsh are the only ones on the floor after shootaround. pic.x.com/RjqXq4NUJa – 11:12am
Duce Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo both celebrate birthdays today
The Celtics host the Bucks tonight at 7:30 at TD Garden – 8:43am
Learn more this story
The Celtics (18-4) have become a class in the NBA with consistency and dominance. They are the reigning NBA champions and appear to be on a similar path this season. Boston ranks in the top 10 offensively and defensively. He has the second-best record in the NBA. Also, the recent return of Kristaps Porzingas has made the roster healthy along with Tatum and Jaylen Brown. “This game is a good barometer,” Bain said. “It will be a good opportunity to see what kind of situation we are in.” -via Memphis commercial appeal / December 6, 2024
Desmond Bane didn’t need a reminder. That statistic is already etched in the Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard’s head ahead of his matchup with the Boston Celtics. I can’t remember where I saw it, but the numbers are remarkable. Celtics superstar forward Jayson Tatum has never lost to the Grizzlies. Tatum has a 13-0 record against Memphis in eight seasons. “(The expletive) has to stop,” Bain told The Commercial Appeal.. -via memphis commercial appeal / December 6, 2024
Tatum wasn’t the only one to have success against the Grizzlies. Boston has won six consecutive games against Memphis since 2016 and has won 16 of 17 games. The Grizzlies’ one win came in overtime in 2021. Bane, Brandon Clarke and Jay Morant played in that game. Jaren Jackson Jr. was injured and John Conchar did not play due to a coach’s decision. It was Bane’s rookie season. In other words, for a long time. “I need that,” Bane said of beating the Celtics.. -via memphis commercial appeal / December 6, 2024
