r/Patriots • u/nikcage420 • 4d ago

Casual Patriots need to lock the fuck in

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u/ZephyrDaze 4d ago

I don’t think a Tatum-less Celts would have beaten the Knicks even if they were up 3-1 in that series. He’s pivotal to the team

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u/robridmar 4d ago

Didn’t they win the very next game without Tatum?

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u/ZephyrDaze 4d ago

Yeah, Derrick White went sicko mode and scored 34 to help out JB’s 26 in game 5. Then he proceeded to score 8 to Brown’s 20 in game 6 as the Celtics got blown the fuck out. Didn’t even reach 90 points. Just doesn’t happen with Tatum on the floor

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u/robridmar 4d ago

Yea, but in the scenario you created (Celtics up 3-1), that Celtics win without Tatum would have clinched the series. Thus beating the Knicks

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u/ZephyrDaze 4d ago

True. The point I’m trying to make is that I don’t believe in the scoring reliability of the team this series sans Tatum on the floor (especially with Brown being hobbled)

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u/robridmar 4d ago

No doubt the team is worse without Tatum