The Magic Number
            Plus: I was wrong about Nikola Jokić
The Celtics shot .377 from three-point range this season. That's an
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        And Yet
            Neither the Celtics players nor their coaches showed up to Game 3. And yet.
First, a live look at the
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Al Horford Needs a Day Off
            Everyone loves Al Horford. His five years in a Boston Celtics uniform have been filled with winning. He's
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        A Good Reminder
            This will be a very different series.
With a few days of time to reflect, we can be honest – the
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Mission: Stop Jimmy
            Sometimes, the mission is simple. For the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, that simple mission is to stop Jimmy
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        You Truly Love To See It
            I wrote in this space Saturday morning that I thought Jayson Tatum's confidence problems were a thing of
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        "Show Him Who You Are!"
            Jayson Tatum was struggling. Anyone could see it. At the start of the game, it seemed like he didn'
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Glass Half Full
            Last season, the Celtics got off to a middling start. When the talking heads started in about the team needed
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        When to Trust Your Guys
            On Monday, Joe Mazzulla admitted that during Game 4 he should have called a time out at the end of
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Joe MaFFulla
            The Boston Celtics played poised, tough basketball on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. Despite some early hot shooting from James Harden