As has been the case throughout the second round qualifier series, nearly the entire competition was fiercely competitive with Greek Freak almost battling the Bucks again from relegation as far as 18. A late attack from Tatum en route to 46 points tonight forced Game 7 at TD Garden on Sunday.
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Media and fans took to the league’s unofficial social media to tweet their response to the Celtics’ win at Game 6; Let’s take a look at what they were saying.
Looks like an hour of filming is off, so we’re off to a great start
Adam Himmelsbach May 13, 2022
A good Celtics start will do wonders for my current stress level. Let’s do it! #BleedGreen
– Dan Kelly (@DanKelley66) May 13, 2022
Giannis needed 95 seconds to lower his head and pick up errors on both Horford and Grant.
Adam Himmelsbach May 13, 2022
Six 3-point attempts and a dirty spin in the first 7 Celtics possessions. Nothing goes to the basket.
– John Zannis (@John_Zannis) May 13, 2022
Scholarship Williams’ commitment to flop on this series was remarkable. He’s going for it DPOY
– Rohan Nadkarni May 13, 2022
Giannis is going to bully himself into 50 pieces tonight?
– Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) May 13, 2022
Derrick White’s defense took a while to become vital in this series, but it allowed Ime to switch so many quarterback laps that they normally want to send an extra defender to mark him as the elite against the roll man and get deflectors.
Jared WeissNBA May 14, 2022
The Celtics can’t be busy complaining and not turning to the defense.
Tatum drove, he may have been injured, but definitely not back and Holiday was issued. This Boston was killed in the fourth quarter of Game 5. It can’t happen again tonight.
– Keith Smith (KeithSmithNBA) May 14, 2022
Tatum has an amazing high in FBAWWAR */100 of this series
* Quick breaks are allowed while waving the arms at the reference for every 100 holdings.
– Anchorage Man (@SethPartnow) May 14, 2022
Even making mistakes bucks feel like making
SopanDeb May 14, 2022
Giannis can’t budge cleverly. An absolutely stunning display of pure strength from our Defensive Player of the Year.
– Mark D’Amico (@Marc_DAmico) May 14, 2022
Celtics quite snappy out of three now.
Adam Himmelsbach May 14, 2022
The Celtics did a whole bunch of frustrating things the first time around, but they hit their three goals so they’re in the game.
– John Zannis (@John_Zannis) May 14, 2022
Daniel Theis has made his last six shots.
– Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 14, 2022
One team barely survives the scoring barrage by another team’s best player and award winner.
But enough about Marcus Smart.
SopanDeb May 14, 2022
Smart could be in the restricted area due to where Giannis caught the ball, but he also slipped under Giannis. This call must stand.
– Keith Smith (KeithSmithNBA) May 14, 2022
This is not the game where he can knock Tatum to the floor, not take a call, and just stay there. He has to get up and go back to these plays.
– Christopher Jasper (@cgasper) May 14, 2022
ime challenge unsuccessful. Chance to play 3 points for Giannis. 40-35, Boston, 7:02 second quarter left.
– Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) May 14, 2022
A feature of this series is that once Boston finds some offensive tempo, it immediately stops doing the things that gave it that tempo. https://t.co/9fTuStDBxY
– Anchorage Man (@SethPartnow) May 14, 2022
Tatum on one 🔥
– Like Abebe (@rika StrikaNation24_) May 14, 2022
Bucks get away with a bunch of bad switches as Tatum and Brown settle for awful shots.
– Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) May 14, 2022
Mom yells at Jeff Van Gundy that the “special wand” is disinfectant. I hide her wine
– Megan Ottolini (@Meghan_Ottolini) May 14, 2022
Al-Hafud has some blood on his arm after being grafted.
– Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 14, 2022
Three errors on Giannis in the first half. I can’t imagine this happening that often.
– Abby Chen (@tvabby) May 14, 2022
Solid first half for the Celtics. Ball movement, shooting, defense do the job so far.
Celtics 11 vs 25 on 3 seconds.
$3 for 16 in 3.
There is a difference of 24 points.
Only three Celtics players scored: Tatum (18 points), Smart (16 points), Brown (8 points).– Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) May 14, 2022
14 point lead. What can go wrong?
– John Zannis (@John_Zannis) May 14, 2022
About the time Jason Tatum took ownership of this team
– Honest ☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) May 14, 2022
It’s hard to say the Celtics have a team close to qualifying after their last game, but they have the money on the line.
Adam Himmelsbach May 14, 2022
Well, it might be time for DWhite (sorry Grant)
– Jack Simon (JackSimoneNBA) May 14, 2022
The Celtics should continue to do what was working 30 seconds ago instead of what those last three possessions were.
– Max Lederman (@Max_Lederman) May 14, 2022
I need these confidence shots of Jaylen Brown. Bucks barely cared about him in the first half
– Alexandra Francisco (@ByAlFrancisco) May 14, 2022
The Celtics have much more room for offensive efficiency and effectiveness than the Bucks. It’s very clear. They just have to keep Giannis away and the Bucks away from the offensive boards.
– Christopher Jasper (@cgasper) May 14, 2022
Horford has 9 rebounds tonight. Guy working on boards against top Bucks guys
– Megan Ottolini (@Meghan_Ottolini) May 14, 2022
The best Celtics players so far tonight:
Jason Tatum
Marcus Smart
Derek White
Grayson Allen
Al Horford– Keith Smith (KeithSmithNBA) May 14, 2022
Good timing for the Celtics offense to start moving the ball again.
– Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 14, 2022
Good Lord Giannis just destroyed poor Payton Pritchard
– Matt Eppers (@meppers_) May 14, 2022
Quiet offensive night for Al but his defense was 🔥🔥
– Anna Horford (@AnnaHorford) May 14, 2022
George Hill remains one of the Celtics’ best assets.
Adam Himmelsbach May 14, 2022
Margin error below the span here is 0
– Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) May 14, 2022
Impossible to name Giannis
– Matt Eppers (@meppers_) May 14, 2022
Jason Tatum won’t die
– Shea Serrano May 14, 2022
Tatum is unconscious
– Rohan Nadkarni May 14, 2022
This thing is over. Nice punch again by the Celtics. Moment Signature from Tatum.
Adam Himmelsbach May 14, 2022
Giannis might need 40 shots in Game Seven on Sunday.
– Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 14, 2022
This is basketball at the highest level ever oh my god
– Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 14, 2022
It really is a standout performance for Jason Tatum. It’s cemented – it’s arrived.
Taylor Rocks May 14, 2022