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The Nuggets Executed at Every Level

Jason Tatum had 33 points and he executed at every level that he needed to. That's what you ultimately need when you don't have a traditional, you know, steady in presence in your back court. I felt like did a good job of that tonight when he was asked to. And the Celtics team, they've always had that binky issue where even today you could feel it. It comes down to Tatum.

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mean, it's a collective shared blame, but tonight they executed, especially Jason Tatum. Like he didn't have this 50 point game, right? You didn't have a 51 51 point game in the seven game seven like he did last round, but he did have 33 points and he executed at every level that he needed to. And that's what you ultimately need when you don't have that traditional, you know, steady in presence in your back court. Like you have Marcus Smart, Derek White, Malcolm Brogdon, but none of those guys are that type of, you know, steady downers. Yes. They don't have so Tatum. I felt like did a good job of that tonight when he was
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asked to. That's the most jarring thing when you watch the Nuggets in person. And I just I just love how they play. But when it's going sideways, Yokich is like they're a little binky. Like he's like, Oh, the baby's crying. Give him the little binky blanket and the baby gets it and just like starts sucking their thumb and they calm down. It's like a six nothing run. And it's just like, Oh, let's bring over the binky and Yokich gets the ball at the top of the key. And then he just figures out how to get somebody an awesome shot or he makes a shot and they're good again, right? And the Celtics team, they've always had that binky issue where, you know, even today you could feel it. They're up like 17 late, right? Then somebody in the heat made a shot, then like, Larry hit a layup. And then it was like 13 or 14. And you I've just watched them blow that lead for a couple of years now. We're like, Oh God, who's going to down the way to come back down, jack up another terrible shot. But this time they actually, you know, were pretty under control. It comes down to Tatum. And I find myself defending Tatum a lot because I think people keep forgetting that he's 25 and he's not a finished product. And I think he really does care. He, you know, he's immature sometimes and there's times when he seems 25, like when he held up the 50 last Sunday. But I still feel like he's not the guy he's going to be when when he hits like the point Yokich is out right now, right? You go through history and all the guys who win titles. When they're 27, 28, 29, it's always late 20s when they peak. So he's on the right. I still feel like he's on the right track, right? Do you have you seen anything from him that makes you think he can't get there?

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