Brian Windhorst explains how the Celtics are more vulnerable this season | NBA Today

[@shiningwizard202]

These comments are funny. When they lose, it’s because Tatum is too weak or soft but when they win, it’s because they’re a super team with too many all star caliber players. The Tatum hate is so weird. Bad stretch, aren’t hitting open 3’s, and their defense isn’t catching up. They look vulnerable for sure but it’s also January.

[@PeterWilson-c3u]

Multiple things can be true at once. Also, why can't we criticize Tatum? We called Zion "Fat", Russell "Westbrick" Ja "Guns-R-Us" "Kylie" Irving, Anthony "Day-to-Davis". NOBODY is exempt!

[@shiningwizard202]

@@PeterWilson-c3u Not what I’m saying, my bad if I explained incorrectly. Tatum has his flaws like any other player especially with the 3 ball chucking and ref complaints but the “soft” stuff is so forced and weird.

[@PeterWilson-c3u]

@ Tatum's a great player and a very likeable guy. However, he MUST distance himself from the "Soft" label. Once they label you, it becomes your image. No player wants the "3&D" "6th Man" "Robin" "Soft" label whatsoever!

[@KellyQ]

​@@shiningwizard202How can you watch Tatum and not think he's soft. He's a killer no doubt ...but you can still be a soft killer. He's not Hard. There is an expression "I go Hard in the Paint" he does not exemplify that

[@shiningwizard202]

@@KellyQ maybe we have different definitions of soft then. I think he’s boring and a little quiet but so was Tim Duncan. Is he soft? Not comparing the two to be clear but you get what I mean.

[@leeabel3854]

Looking at Jason Tatum 2024 - 2025 NBA season starts: -27.7 points average per game -9.4 rebounds average per game -5.4 assists average per game He is an elite player. He plays defense too.

[@BIGGIECHEESE31]

His offense is maybe really good, not great tho. Nothing crazy, but he is a incredible versatile defender. Ideal modern player

[@InPeSHaBLe]

Nothing to see here folks. Championship hangover. They’ll be ready once it matters. Don’t be fooled

[@Goatlikeitornot]

Tatum has no aura to repeat

[@user-bl2pg6qc4i]

​@@Goatlikeitornot -_-

[@Goatlikeitornot]

@@user-bl2pg6qc4i mad?

[@kn0itso0903]

it feels like last year for denver after they won in 2023. they didn't play with urgency. now, it's happening with the celtics

[@justhere6507]

@@Goatlikeitornot😂😂😂 your all in for a rude awakening

[@miguelamaya8467]

1:49 UD cheesin hard af 😂

[@kaysheye7784]

real Celtics hater, gotta respect it lmao

[@BabylonGateLA]

@@miguelamaya8467 FK BOSTON AND THEIR PEOPLE

[@ulrichobiang4961]

😂😂😂😂

[@adimihir]

Got me laughing like crazy bro just like me 😂

[@Alexanderthepraised9]

I love this because when we repeat they can’t take away this one !! They can’t say everyone was injured.

[@michaelpatterson148]

Unless everyone gets injured again lol

[@xMaGuSx888]

Still 3rd in the NBA, 2nd in the East, but in a very clear slump that will right itself in the near future (They didn't all just fall off overnight). Let the over exaggeration, hyperbole, and slander begin!

[@wade_says]

Tatum has nothing to do with the problems. He’s literally in MVP voting. 3rd best player arguably this year. White, Brown and Holiday have been absolutely horrible.

[@BrandonParlay]

3rd is crazy ahhahaha

[@BrandonParlay]

He is 5th in points

[@anthonycalabraro1246]

You couldnt be more wrong jaylen brown is playing great he averaging 24, white porzingus and holiday all play a part and hauser not being as good shoting this year amd pritchard slowing down since the begining, tatum has had some bad games ovwr the past month too, and tatum is not third in mvp anymore i havent check the rankings but jokic gilgous alexnader and attemkumpo are ahead of him so again already wrong

[@justhere6507]

“They are getting everybody’s best game every night I’m not worried bout the Boston Celtics” nuff said

[@zl1David]

lol

[@anthonycalabraro1246]

You know nothing about basketball kid there olaying bad to its not just that

[@Jackson54321]

The Celtics misconception is crazy. They’re missing wide open threes, and when they miss they get beat in transition. Plus, Derrick White is going through a massive slump and Tatum and Brown are playing purely inconsistent. Not one specific thing that’s going wrong, but it’s a mix of everything. Details, execution, and lack of focus. Why are Tatum and Brown out the night before a game? That’s unserious and ridiculous.

[@chrisdewitt7849]

solid analysis. goes to show you actually watch these games.

[@DennisPan]

the lack of defense effect is a concern, especially transition defense. Shooting slump, not so much.

[@andg5194]

not even AS break yet, calm down

[@Goatlikeitornot]

It's tough to repeat, Celtics don't have the spirit to do that.

[@therealjayz8036]

Repeating is not about talent, it’s about character

[@IliasLiako]

Might as well have hit the space bar a few times and posted an *empty message* Only the reigning champs can repeat…😂

[@Goatlikeitornot]

@@IliasLiako repeat a title? Don't act smart it's very easy to understand what I said. You could've said something to challenge my take but you went for whatever that was, we all know what that means.

[@erikh246]

Its January.

[@Goatlikeitornot]

@@erikh246 what does that have to do with what I said? Ain't no way Tatum and Brown can defend a title, they're to clumsy for that.

[@Jcommenter231]

I’m a Celtics hater, but people are too short sighted. 7-7 in the last 14 is no reason to panic. They’ll be fine come playoffs, hopefully not fine enough to beat my Bucks 😈🦌

[@tions2271]

UD only one with the credible take by him actually playing in the league!

[@domsee1053]

Coaching staff should do better on tatums game, he good but he not playing the right way, he not looking for easy shots and not even involving his teammates that much.

[@Channelisunderconstruction]

Many people found out yesterday their sports have been moved to a new payment tier. I gotta ask, is todays sports product worth an extra 20$ when you can wait 10 minutes after the game for a condensed review with no missed shots?

[@Velveteenvision]

Did they start losing when KP came back? I don’t watch every Celtics game just a couple recently and it seems like the chemistry is a bit off

[@jaH132]

The problem with JT is he isn’t consistent you never know when he’ll come to play

[@terencew7716]

Boston will finish as the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference

[@abso2313]

Why is malika still on sports tv?

[@omarcalcano9817]

its weird that they showed no rj barrett play when he played way better than scottie yesterday

[@corypalansky4487]

And heat culture means people want to play in Miami, nothing to do with management. I’m so sick of the nBA treating Toronto like a little league team. Do you know that Boston is,colder and gets a ton more snow than onto? Why don’t you ever say, “a cold day in Boston.”

[@jamesadams7126]

Donavan Mitchell led teams always have great regular seasons just look at him on the jazz his team always loses in the playoffs

[@mr.hamilton1675]

1:49 my boy UD was starting to see spaceships on bankhead

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

maybe it is time for Celtics to try pass more, play more D to make other teams even more stressed in Playoffs

[@chops34]

LETS ALL SAY IT SINCE THE MEDIA DOESNT GET IT NO TEAM IS SCARED TO GO 7 GAMES WITH BOSTON😂💯

[@moneygettin5938]

Tatum 100% one of the best players in the league but I’ve always said he’s a lil soft. Jaylen Brown just plays way tougher n ATTACKS 10x more . Most people who choose to shoot way more then attack is always gonna get that label.

[@celsworld2706]

Tatum and brown both have taken a step back this year. Joe mazulla’s team identity is taking away from their own personal game. JT and JB where lights out mid range scores now if they get ran off the 3 they just blindly drive for a lay up with out looking at the defense. They drive and miss the contest lay up instead of just taking their time getting the defender on their hip and making a play inside the arc ( draw a foul, pull up, step back) nope it’s just drive to the rack and miss the lay. So annoying

[@deandrebrown4521]

They live and die by the three. When they start missing, they lose. Usually they don’t, but sometimes they can

[@bingjoe07]

Celtics have two of the most expensive contracts but the players don't give value to their contracts. They should prove that they deserve the PAY by playing their best every game

[@DRMZ37]

Celtics will figure it out.

[@iguesss]

Tatum is Robin in the clutch and Batman in the low pressure moments

[@kaysheye7784]

not to downplay the Raptors but Brown and Tatum were apparently partying with Top 5 late last night

[@akz2628]

There’s a video of them in the studio, don’t think they were drinking though. One of the guys in one of the photos was holding a sprite

[@Stevensflow]

Playoffs game compeletly different

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Boston Celtics back-to-back champion 🏆💯

[@Sambam1981]

They gonna be ok

[@BabylonGateLA]

Tatum is not a tier 1 player! The Celtics won because they have an AMAZING supporting cast and Jaylen Brown can outplay Jayson Tatum in most nights. They better pray Porzingus is healthy and Jrue doesn’t drop his play, because Tatum is not a top 5 player in the world!

[@bdavis9849]

Tatum's the one who has kept them afloat this year. The entire starting lineup has regressed recently except for him, you must not watch this team a lot because they are much worse when he is off the floor.

[@Constant-bv4fo]

You’re on drugs if you think Jaylen Brown is a better player than Tatum

[@BabylonGateLA]

@@Constant-bv4fo Why he outplayed him on the playoffs? Also he did on their 2023 run to the finals as well

[@Cediedash22]

Bro lmao in 2023 as soon as Tatum went out he brown had 4 turnovers in game 7 Teams game plan for Tatum first​@BabylonGateLA

[@richschneiderman613]

3 consecutive All NBA 1st team ... about to be 4 guess that makes him top 5. That's not an option you can look it up. But by all means go on every Post and show everyone how little you know about ball or how emotional you are stop hating 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heisenberg2966]

Please, if The Boston Celtics Continued to Play like They did Last Year, Nobody would be Making Bets on Their Games( in terms of Wins ).

[@thenewdavidandjasonandashl9442]

Listen to Mr. clean stop putting down Tatum

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Celtics are third in the league in record and the teams above them are both 34-6. But sure, they’re “vulnerable” because ESPN needs to reheat leftover narratives from two years ago.

[@goodfractalspoker7179]

Heard Malika and turned it off.

[@manqobafortune1853]

Teams are better this year

[@sonsofjacob5253]

Just ask Tatum which of the 29 other nba teams that he hates to play against, and see which one he mentions. I guarantee you the Raptors will be at the top of his list. So no one cares if they beat toronto by 100 points the last game. The fact of the matter is, they lost by 13 points tonight in toronto. On nov, 16th raptors almost won that game also. Because of a no call at the end they lost. You can go back and watch it. Only if they would of call travelling on Tatum, which he did at the end. Maybe we have a different result. But as Canadians we know american teams always have a 6th player on the court at all times. No excuses bro they lost and they felt it, no matter what you all say. Bostom barely won againt New Orleans, a team which the raptors also blew out. So don't make excuses here. The blow out game you spoke of, the raptors were missing 3 key players. Boston is getting bounced out very early in the playoffs simply because what you expect isn't what is. We don't care about the name brand of the teams. That's not gonna save you, you think because they're the celtics that automatically gives them a pass. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maxcali863]

Last time Celtics won Raptors was missing half their 3 of their starters. Last night they were missing only 1 and won by 14.

[@PeteJake100]

Haha actually thinks Raptors are the story. Celtics slumping a bit with mid season malaise

[@Lunkjohnson]

@@maxcali863 last time celtics beat the raptors they won by 54, and also won 10 straight against the raptors. They were due to lose. You can't win them all.

[@SongofIceandTea]

Yeah right let us remember that Bucks defeated them so bad last season the channel had to change another game to broadcast, but guess what ? they won the championship, because everyone knows Regular season and Play Off are 2 different animals.

[@SiGFiG11]

Nah wait till playoffs that’s when the beast is woken

[@09lowkey]

Tatum is weak, complaining to the ref that the rim fouled him when he flunked the dunk.

[@dekynpeters5774]

Calling Tatum weak is a stretch. He’s one of the most skilled and consistent players in the league. Every player has off moments, but let’s not downplay his talent just because of one play.

[@DirewolfTEG]

Nah, he got hit in the arm right before he was gonna throw it down it was shown in the slo mo replay

[@jmoney973]

Lmao that don’t mean he weak honestly I play basketball and it is one of the most frustrating sports ever

[@xMaGuSx888]

He was fouled lol it was a missed call. No excuse why they lost that game, but let's not pretend he wasn't fouled on that missed dunk.

[@jamesevans3683]

C'mon don't act like 90% of players don't complain when they don't get calls... it's not just Tatum

[@jizzyjere7592]

The Celtics switch the line up too much. No consistency. They will lose unless they stop playing with the line up.

[@ronhawkins1824]

Bro they are bored simple and plain when you’ve played do or die basketball when it’s not do or die it’s hard to ramp up that intensity they are head and shoulders still the favorites the regular season for them means nothing

[@MaineSWH]

4:21 this dude is way too confident 🍀 Boston is not as good as last year … facts Cavaliers are much better than last year … facts Knicks are much better than last year … facts 🏟️

[@sinMiyako]

With a full healthy team Kp Jb Jt Derrick white Jrue holiday and on the bench Peyton prichard Big al horford Sam hauser Bane Yeah ok bro nice larp

[@zl1David]

you mean Big Old Horford

[@AirUPTHERE24]

yea i wouldn't want to play the knicks then backdoor have to play the cavs in the playoffs they should've been trying to get the 1 seed

[@ulrichobiang4961]

Why is haslem smiling abt soon as he appears on camera?😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@reasonbrown7428]

The Celtics everybody better be worried about the Cavs

[@BarryBlockZay617]

Nothing to be Concerned about at all.. they're the defending champions so they're going to get everyone's best shot every night. Relax...no one is being them in a series

[@BAka232]

GUS WILLIAMS, NBA CHAMPION 🏆 DIED ON JANAURY 15, 2025 AND EPSN IS NOT SHOWING HUN THE APPROPRIATE RESPECT

[@DUHVONDADONNN]

2 peat on the way.

[@davidgibson4007]

This is the same dude who couldn't even make a layup

[@dereksimmons2492]

Title favorites?🙀😱

[@sting114]

People need to remember last year, Celtics got the easiest path to the finals since the merger with ABA .

[@shiningwizard202]

Heard this for the Bucks, Raptors, Warriors, and Lakers before them. Ya’ll make up different excuses every year it isn’t your team.

[@shiningwizard202]

Respect to Sting tho

[@Goatlikeitornot]

No such thing as easy path, except injuries. Bucks had the easiest path ever.

[@BabylonGateLA]

@@shiningwizard202 LETS GO LAKERS 💛💜💛💜

[@absoluteclutch4585]

​@@shiningwizard202They always gotta yap somehow 🤷‍♂️

[@kalb.3002]

That’s wat happens when everybody gets paid

[@outoftime788]

"defending champs" ther is no such thing in the nba, nfl etc. this ain boxing or mma

[@IAM-DONELL]

Vegas got all yall fooled. Yall gone go out there and bet against the Celtics n the playoffs and yall gone get made a fool of. Nobody is beating this team in a 4 game series. It’s Simple, the nba brand has been going downhill so thr Celtics got a call from the NBA telling them they have to lose more games and make less threes or else no one will bet against them and Vegas will lose money. I’ve watched them play since they got drafted. They are without a doubt trying to make themselves look vulnerable so the league will feel like it has parody. That’s y their energy looks bad. They’re not happy with being told to stand down because they’re too good. In return the nba says. If your rank drops down to 3 or 4 no one can say yall had it easy when u get the next championship. I’m a chess player. I can see through this a mile away. The timing of this slump is 2 coincidental for me

[@Tiano102007]

Media and NBA trying to feed us that Tatum is the best player while he isn’t even the best in his own team 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Ringostarr34]

Who's better than Tatum on the Celtics? Give me specific stats and data to backup your argument. This is going to be good.

[@beng4647]

No star. No team leader.

[@Cj_95_14]

Where is Perk

[@ShermanSitter]

ESPN has already forgotten how lucky the Celtics were last year. ALL of their opposition were massively injured. They were the only healthy team. I do not expect a repeat. I could be wrong because now they have championship experience which will help, but I don't see them beating a team out of the west assuming health.

[@shiningwizard202]

Weren’t they also injured? You can put an asterisks on most NBA championship wins, doesn’t make them a bad team. Their offensive metrics last year were insane.

[@sting114]

Butler and the heat would have beaten the Celtics . Embiid and the sixers would have beaten them

[@sting114]

Shining wizard . The main player on the opposing team were injured. Celtics main players were not injured. That’s the main difference. You can argue Celtics had the easiest path to the nba finals since the merger with the ABA

[@shiningwizard202]

@@sting114 no way you said Joel Embiid could beat the Celtics in the playoffs

[@shiningwizard202]

@@sting114 Celtics had Porzingis out most of their run and he’s their starting center. What do you mean “main guys”?

[@appetizerssushi7121]

Tatum is indeed a weak star, he’s not a superstar either. The NBA should stop pumping him up like that

[@smallmanjimu7557]

You on drugs

[@iguesss]

That’s why he always disappears early in the series like Robin then turn into Batman when the team is 3-1 or better

[@iguesss]

He definitely Robin in the clutch Batman when it’s easy

[@Ringostarr34]

@@iguessshmm. You sure about that? How about game 6 when he scored 46 on the road in 2022 against the Bucks? Then had a great close out game 7. How about the end of game 6 of 2023 against the Sixers on the road then 51 in game 7 to close them out. How about game 3 in the Cavs, Pacers, and Mavs series last year when he put up monster performances in wins on the road? Stop embarrassing yourself. You're either just a Celtics/Tatum hater or completely devoid of basketball knowledge.

[@iguesss]

@ ok that’s the problem. If u hear another person refer to that Philly game 7 ima lose it. That isn’t normal Tatum. If he could consistently do that in the playoffs to a lesser extent that would be amazing but instead he shot chuck

[@TheKillo2311]

The Celtics are soft and that’s a reflection of Tatum leadership or lack of lol he a pretty boy model guy

[@MeshachIshmail]

😂😂😂 man I wanna hear who’s your guy

[@schuylersavage276]

@@MeshachIshmailit’s probably some super jacked up face narcissist like Jimmy Butler, or maybe Embiid.

[@abso2313]

Jayson Tatum is elite stop it but that mf cry every. single. time. anything. on offense happens… throw his hands up and cry to the ref instead of getting back on defense but what can I say this is the nba LeBron is leaving behind I’ve been saying this

[@tupapaesfidelcastro]

Gonna be in this comment section when they win

[@cemoorepape4412]

Put some respect on the Raptors name

[@preoksaha4504]

Said this for years. Tatum ain’t it. He never will be. But he’ll have that one championship.

[@roosebolton5779]

They were all hung over. Partying on king street then drakes house out all night. Lot of Torontians made good $ last night on bets.

[@jaleelwilliams9209]

The suns are smoking these boys

[@ahsasgill9393]

no way they got the bench warmer on lmao

[@sirhandsome5107]

They’re tired. Winning the finals last year then 4 Celtics went overseas in the Olympics