The Celtics empower themselves in adversity in front of a mirror

The problems make the Celtics grow. And more this season. The matter of Udoka and Mazzulla, swept under the rug for the moment, has spurred a team in which everything was well oiled until that problem. The good atmosphere that has been maintained since last year, in which the Finals were reached, has not been allowed to fall, although the news is pressing. At this moment they are without Jaylen Brown, a star along with Tatum, and Malcolm Brogdon, who arrived in the summer as a great reinforcement for those from Boston. In the first of the two games of the early day for the NFL SuperBowl they got rid of the Grizzlies with a pride that has become a hallmark painted in green on the canvas that is this tournament.

but also with a game that makes you stick to the TV or make you scream, if you are lucky enough to be in the Garden. They knew how to withstand the onslaught of Memphis, tough, aggressive and a mirror in which the Celtics can look at themselves without being surprised, and end up on top.

One more example of how dangerous the Celtics are. A composition that delights in attack and hits you like a pain in defense. The NBA remains expectant with what this team offers and more if we take into account that it is the current runner-up, so its dominance begins to remain over time. And on top of that, pieces like Sam Hauser, who hit six triples this Sunday. Mazzulla put nine players to play and eight of them exceeded double figures, the only one being Luke Kornet and because he only played seven minutes. The visitors tightened in the third quarter and the locals validated their position as the leader of the Eastern Conference by showing their best weapons when they were harassing them on the court.

Santi Aldama had a difficult night in which he not only had to deal with Jayson Tatum at times, primarily defended by Dillon Brooks, but in attack he did not run with the usual success of this season. In his first ten shots, he only hit one and then hit one more triple and three free throws due to a foul on another. 9 + 7, yes, but on a lackluster day like he has had other great hats being just a sophomore. A second-quarter wonder propelled the greens, dressed in camouflage, to stockpile their opponent before the break. Vibrant and suffocating game, that duality that Boston is applying to its games with such mastery this year. You can’t get that high without making enemies. Morant and Bane displayed theirs after the break, when the small relaxation of their rival allowed it, and they even passed them on the scoreboard. It was a new party and those of Jenkins were becoming empowered, with their yelled and his grind giving, but a second coming from the Celtics was the one that was worth it. White led his teammates in the absence of starter Brogdon, and Horford finished with a guard-worthy 3-pointer off Clarke’s hard-hitting mark. Better Muscala (4/7) than Kennard (1/4) in the new faces. Triumph to get away from Milwaukee and warn once again of the power that comes with measuring themselves against those of Massachusetts. Having said all this, a party gentleman.