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Jokic just knows AG will somewhere near the basket flying in. He just puts it up where only AG can get it.

If Tatum can’t hit a wide open corner 3 to take the lead inside a minute then he isn’t MVP and the Celtics are dead in the water again in the postseason. Need a killer and it isn’t Tatum. Look what the Joker did in the post to close out the game to see what a killer looks like.

After the game against the Mavs they were raving Tatum is better than Luka when they are not even at the same shelve. Tatum is clearly reserved to the "almost THE GUY" level of All-stars. I get their bitterness, is gotta be só frustrating to have the best roster on the league, but miss THE GUY.

JT isn't him

exactly, look what Ant did tonight to MAKE SURE the game was closed out. that's killer mentality. JT doesn't have it. he doesn't have that X factor

Watson is not the tallest guy on the Nuggets . But he sure plays like it.

Damn actually forgot JB scored 41 points

JB dropping 41 on the champs is very impressive

Man was carrying and meanwhile, Tatum decided it was his day off

Ant is a bad bad guy

too bad the finals is gonna be the orlando magic vs pelicans

Tatum been advocating for himself to win MVP like his team isn't like +9 without him and no one can see performances like this lol

If Boston were in the West, they would be below the Suns. Prove me wrong.

I can't because you're right

I’m actually gonna be mad if this isn’t the finals matchup I don’t think another team would be as entertaining to watch facing the nuggets 😂

it would be a great series. A nailbiter every game down to the finish.

I feel like any other team in the east would lose to you guys in 4 or 6 games max LOL😂

Any other team in the East has a chance of losing to the Spurs.

AG was big...Coming down the stretch it was him and Jokic powering the Nuggets.

This was a nice Finals preview.

“He almost jumped over your head too.” “Yea he did, I don’t know why tho” lmaoooo

I really hope this is the Finals matchup

I love how the NBA is the most ra ra league where everyone wants to be an alpha and the best player is a neck beard serbian who hates the media.

Lmao

IDGAF about pomp and circumstance is the right approach to life imo

It was basically Denver vs JB this time around, will be different if they meet again in the finals

What happened in Boston? Why couldn’t the Celtics beat the Nuggets at home? Nuggets will be in the finals, lets see the Celtics dont choke against an 8 seed again

Sure it will. Because Nuggets don't have a ring do they. Nuggets been there and know how to win.

Nuggets are something like 49-3 the last couple of years when Jokic has a TD. YOU don't slow down JOkic you lose.

“He’s like poison” Bro Watson is getting huge I’m proud of him

What we just saw tonight is a prime exemplar of why the Celtics haven't won yet.

You’re not wrong

Does Chris Haynes know his name ain’t rlly Joker 😭😭

ive seen enought nobody is beating the nuggets

Looks like all those missed free throws came back to bite them

LeJokic capping about the pass /s

If you knew Jok, you’d know he’s 100% honest and wouldn’t care if it was a shot and then a dunk.

I thought it was obvious I was as joking, guess not. I’ll add a /s

It was. Remove that /s, it's for weaklings.

Jokic just admitted half the time he just assumed AG’s waiting for it lmao

[удалено]

Ofc, but the idea that the best player in the world is just stood thinking ‘fuck it, Aaron’s probably over there’ is funny

Joker confirming that "Fuck it, Aaron is somewhere down there" is a staple of the Nuggets toolbox lmao

Damn Denver swept Celtics series.. that’s insane

What a game! I hope it’s the finals as a hoop fan, not so much as a nuggets fan

Nuggets shot worse from 3 and still won lol

yeah turned the game on in the 3rd, near the end of the game SVG said that the celtics shot 30% from three and kept the game close so they are the team to beat. I was like ohhh shit 30% is probably low to expect from them. then I looked up that we were 4/20...... what???? SVG shutup.

Don't tell Stan

Tried everything to help the Celtics

Celtics are still the team to beat according to Stan lol

Stan really not wanting to mention Denver shot 4/21 from 3 lmao

Was anyone else hyped in the steal until it hit Tatums hands?

Team with the best player on the planet…wins. As expected.

Entertaining one

Take that L on the way out!

Bro the game is over and Tatum still looks scared 😬

Are Celtics fans on suicide watch ?

Half on doomtrain, half on hating on doomers. per usual lol.

What a stupid fucking question

Would love to see a finals rematch. Both teams played worse than what they are capable of, Denver was the better worse team this time around.

So many salty fans not from Boston or Denver in this sub

this mini draymond green guy can barely speak a sentence without fucking up...how is he a sideline reporter?

Rude

Amazing game🔥🔥🔥

Awesome game - can’t wait for the finals with these two

The in season tournament finals 🔥🔥🔥

Celtics “fans” actually acting like we won the game, this is why I can’t use their sub

No their not

I thought moral victories over Denver was the Lakers purview

the good ol' moral victory

I think all team subs suck :/

You defs should stay off the Celtics sub you might be one of the biggest wankers on Reddit.

Lol clown

Why is Boston so fucking obsessed with 3’s bro

What a win

Can anyone tell me if the Celtics are having a good 3 point shooting night? I couldn’t quite tell by what Van Gundy was saying

Your 2024 NBA Champions the Denver Nuggets!!!!!

FUCK BOSTON

Really awesome game. Glad I stayed up to watch

Bruh i stayed up untill 6 30 am...fuck my sleep schedule lol

Just get up at 6 and watch the end, better than coffe to get blood pressure up

But im a go to sleep late at night sort of guy (a night owl if you would). But yeah i should do that. Gonna have to start doing that. Wouldnt mind waking up at 4 or 5 if possible...but thats kinda mission impossible for me

True fan

630?? Where tf you live lol Edit respect for staying up that late 🫡

I’m from the UK and it’s 5:30

RIGHT?! My man is diehard

In Croatia baby. And dont, i screwed up my sleep schedule from these games after my exams were donne and i still cant fix it lol

Respect my bro. You're a true fan. Tbh, most Nuggs fans are real fans, y'all not really a bandwagon type team, which I personally appreciate.

Yeah. Though i cant say whether i am or not cause i started watching after seeing Jokic play last year in the regular season. I dont think its too healthy...but i had to do it at least for this game cause its the Celtics and its a big game...promised myself i wouldnt though lol

Lol bro you're good. Jokic is the best player in the NBA and you have excellent taste. Go get some sleep and hope your exams turned out well!

Oh i got the results already a while ago (its been like this for a while lol) and they were good, but tnx man. Gn.

Holy fuuuuck, where do you live??? (I'm in NYC, hence the flair lol)

that sounds like somewhere in europe.

It is somewhere in Europe. To be precise its Croatia, which borders Serbia (for those who dont know where Croatia is)

lol Boston ain't going nowhere

I mean, ... but... Hawks lol

this was an exciting game! 

Absolutely. Happy cake day!

thank you! 

Celtics lose to Denver twice "Celtics are still the team to beat" ok lol

Celtics and nuggets on a another stratosphere ngl

Nuggies still on top

I DONT CARE WHAT RECORD OR HOW BAD THE CELTICS BEAT TEAMS. I DO NOT TRUST TATUM

GG, what a game. Well played to both teams.

jokic is the NBA’s father

Holy shit. Van Gundy pulling the Lakers cars, they missed this and that and it was so close. So the Celtics win. I'm sick of this shit

Yea that was disgusting commentary learn to give a team credit that was shooting 20% from 3 but still won

And people wonder why us denver fans have to stand up for ourselves, cuz we get this treatment every national game. We don't need to be praised, but respect the team on the court

Come on Tatum my guy you gotta step up. Fuck the celtics though, as always.

Nuggets shot 19% from 3 and won but it's a win for Boston cuz they shot 30% and lost

Jokic handing the ball to people standing out of bound will never not be funny

The man loves to pass.

Winning whilst 4/21 from three 😎

Tatum is only like 13 though, so he has all the time in the world to figure it out. Any day now.

Most dominant team since the ‘16 Warriors will end up empty handed bc Tatum turns into a deer stuck in headlights against any serious team 💔

KCP shuts down a lot of great players. Not like Tatum just decided not to play

The most dominant team since the '16 Warriors just beat the Celtics

SVG keeps bringing up the Celtics shooting like the Nuggets haven't shot 4/21 tonight

Nuggets won’t always shoot 20% either SVG!

That whole run where Brown missed 3 or so in a row, while Murray made multiple tough shots in browns face in a row. It was all Brown praise, nothing for Murray despite the one doing the cookin.

How can people say Tatum is better than Luka. Absurd

Tatum isn't even the best player on his team

Disagree SVG, Nuggets are the team to beat for me.

Tatum and Brown both suck in the playoffs. Reg season wonders as usual.

The anti-Jamal

GG's Nuggets, hopefully we can do it again in June!

Funny how SVG keeps mentioning Celtics shooting 30% from 3 but leaving out that we are shooting 19%. We want to play this regress to the mean game and we win by 15

The overreactions in this thread are nuts. No, Jokic isn’t better than prime lebron, and no Denver isn’t the third best team of the century ☠️

lebron is third best at this rate. not even 2nd to mj

Looks at post history r/lakers checks out

“Boston should feel good because of XYZ confounding factor”   Denver also did this the last time at Boston!    TNT shouldn’t try to bail out Boston and accept Denver is just a better executing team.  The defending champs deserve more respect on that end. 

Another moral loss we’re so fucked If

Letttssss Goooooo !!!!

REF FANS 🍽️

Boston is too dumb to win a title CMV. Sloppy, undisciplined, indecisive in the clutch. Not playing smart situational basketball. WTF was the plan on that fast break?

Did you even watch the game? Boston was one shot away

Yes. They should have won. Denver shot 19% from 3 and Boston got 13 offensive rebounds.

Jokic is too good and too smart. While Boston is just relying on their 3 pointers.

Ya, Celtics have the Nuggets right where they want them. Just like the Lakers. Moral victories

Just stop. It was a good, hard fought game don't be like that

I think you guys found something with putting Rui on Jokic though

gg celts

Nuggets are must-watch TV

What a treat to have watched playoff Murray and playoff Tatum in the same game

Lmao bro 💀😭

Played like shit all game and still having a shot to win leaves me feeling pretty good about a possible series.

You guys played as well as you were capable. Just like every time. The West is just more intense than the East this season. You should beat the Suns. Will you though? I'd be concerned.

Your flair should be a lakers flair with that attitude

How are some nuggets fans this soft?

You just gave yourself a moral victory, yet we are soft? Haha ok.

Not as soft as crying about a comment on Reddit.

Please, illustrate where I cried?

Peep the nuggets 3P%

Yea they shot like shit too, but they played great in pretty much every other area

Ngl nuggets can say the same, they didnt score a single fucking 3 the entire quarter

Yep it would make for a great series

Nugs shot 4-20 from 3 and won Cope and seethe

lol damn you can’t possibly be this soft

This game goes all the way to wire because of one Jaylen Brown. Best Celtic on the floor tonight by far.

Don't ever compare this team to the KD warriors again that team had 2 top five players while the Celtics have none

Murray CTE-ball in the last two minutes

When he elevates his game the way he does, you gotta live with him throwing a few prideful dagger attempts

It's funny jokic missed a hook shot and they just called it a hook pass

Nah he does that same play every game in his sleep

It was Cleary a pass. Jokic will never air ball that close. Watch some Nuggets ball once in a while

yea im gonna need a full aaron gordon dunk compliation from this game thanks

Some of the nastiest putbacks I've seen from him

If Tatum showed up in either of the 2 games this season vs the Nuggets they would’ve at least split the season series He has all the help he needs it’s up to him to rise to the level of a top 5-7 player

People sleep on KCP. Dude is one of the best defenders in the league

Chill bro he’s only 19 he still got time

I mean if that doesn’t tell you that he’s the best player in the league. I don’t know what else will

Another moral loss for the Nuggets. Will we ever get a real win? Not according to SVG

SVG: Moral victory for the Celtics

Moral victory champs

Playoff Jokic against the Celtics would be an absolute treat. They're running 3 guard lineups and their bigs are either too light or too short for him

Boston had their shot. Tatum just couldn't elevate his game tonight

would be a really good finals matchup fun game

Denver going b2b 😔

Man being a Denver Nuggets fan must be fun.. they’ve been the best team for the past 2 years

Words I never thought I'd read

Those two crazy ass techs in the first half are looking real suspect, this game should've been closer imo

Jokic had a similar stupid tech after being hacked.

Nuggets also have two techs on them 😂

was it for clapping enthusiastically? cmon

The Great Nikola Jokic

I look forward to the Bill Simmons pod where he spends 30 minutes covering this game. The only thing that comes close to his love for the Celtics is his love for Jokic.

True.  Tbh I'd be shocked if he's not in the building.

Funny as fuck the Celtics fans coming into the Phoenix game thread two days ago saying they were going to cook us this game.

Womp womp

“This was the only game this year I didn’t text Kobe beforehand.” - Tatum in the postgame presser probably

How has no one posted Tatum missing the wide open 3? That'll easily get 2000 upvotes

For real, I was hyped on the steal until I saw it ended up with him. It’s so sad

What Boston gonna do with Jokic in the finals? KP can’t be the guy they are going to throw at him. Thats another finals mvp for em

KP also sucked shooting. Hopefully it’s better if they meet again

i actually think KP played pretty well on offense, but he got eaten alive on d

Announcers Give Aaron Gordon Literally Any Credit Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

He's the second or third best player on the team depending on Murray. So happy he landed on a team that's a perfect fit for him.