Trail Blazers overreactions: Jaylen Brown the new 'King in the Fourth'?Jayson Tatum serves up buckets, dishes out big-time assists in Celtics winWhat can Brown do for you? As we await tonight's "The Last Dance" docuseries chronicling Michael Jordan's 1997-1998 Bulls, if you were a Boston Celtics fan back then you already know how that season kicked off for Chicago. Trail Blazers live stream: Watch Sunday's NBA game onlineSpry Kemba Walker the best sight for championship-craving CelticsJaylen Brown trolls Giannis Antetokounmpo, refs with hilarious Instagram postCeltics' Marcus Smart blasts refs for overturned Giannis Antetokounmpo foul callDespite Jayson Tatum struggles, Celtics lose nail-biter to the BucksCeltics-Bucks Overreactions: Are Jayson Tatum's struggles a cause for concern?Celtics vs.
But the other two primary starters, Luc Longley and Ron Harper, were just complementary players. Walker’s health is of utmost importance once the postseason arrives, but the Celtics having three players that are eager and willing to take over down the stretch — and Gordon Hayward has been excellent in these two games, too — is quite the luxury that will force opponents to pick their playoff poison.The Celtics have yearned in recent years to have multiple options they can lean on in crunch time, a variety of scorers who prevent opponents from clamping down on one focal point.It’s no surprise based on what they’ve accomplished that Brown and Tatum can thrive in the moment.
Brown has proven time and time again that when the game is on the line, he's capable of propelling his team to victory.So is it time to crown him the new "King in the Fourth"? Tatum finished with a team-high 34 points, a fresh haircut both restoring his scoring prowess and giving him newfound assist superpowers.
It don’t matter. We’ve been in some big games and some big moments,” said Tatum. Lillard said following Portland's loss to Boston that he "should have got the shot up as soon as I caught it." They’re special,” Walker said after Boston escaped with a 128-124 triumph for their first bubble victory of the restart. "And two very extremely confident guys that want to be out there, want to make big plays.”Walker wanted to be out there, too. Trail Blazers highlights: Jayson Tatum bounces back in C's winWATCH: Deuce Tatum, Paul Pierce (virtually) cheer on Celtics vs. BlazersWill we see more Kemba Walker on Sunday against the Trail Blazers?NBA odds: Celtics vs. Blazers spread, money line, over/under total for seeding gameNBA Rumors: Celtics' Marcus Smart fined for Friday's comments about officiatingCeltics' Jayson Tatum after rough night against Bucks: 'On to the next one'Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins recount Kevin Garnett trade to Celtics on deal's 13th anniversaryCeltics vs. It's the version of Tatum that Boston will need if it's to make a deep run in the playoffs.As for what helped Tatum turn things around in his second game of the restart? The 1997–98 NBA season was the Bulls' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association. The Mavs officially clinched a playoff berth due to the Grizzlies' 108-106 loss to the Spurs on Sunday afternoon, ending their playoff drought at three seasons.Magic forward Jonathan Isaac left the game against the Kings during the fourth quarter on Sunday.With his team down with 6.8 seconds left, Blazers guard Damian Lillard passed up a chance at a game-tying 3 in favor of a Jusuf Nurkic layup.
After Toni [Kukoc], the rest of those guys, you know, just – I’m trying to be polite here – complementary players. "We definitely missed Kemba out there, for sure,” said Brown. "They’re gonna have to love each other. It’s simply the prospects of having all three healthy for a postseason run that makes Boston a legitimate threat.Especially when they can pull out a quality win against a win-or-go-home opponent like the Blazers. According to one player that was a member of the team, it's not quite as good as one of the Boston Celtics squad of the 1980s.In a recent appearance on Barstool Radio on Sirius XM, former Celtics big-man Robert Parish, who was a part of both the 1986 Celtics and the 1997 Bulls, was asked which team he thought would win head-to-head in a seven-game series. My best bet is to stay positive, cheer my teammates on to the best of my ability, and that’s what I try to do — stay engaged into the game.”And it’s a lot easier to embrace the sideline when there’s players like Brown and Tatum keeping the team afloat.The Boston Celtics bounced back from Friday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks with a 128-124 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.It was a huge day for Jayson Tatum (34 points), who shot a woeful 2-for-18 from the field on Friday. I think that would have been the difference. And he didn't hesitate before giving his answer. The Bulls entered the season as the two-time defending NBA champions, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals in six games, winning their fifth NBA championship. Bulls vs. Celtics, 85-92, Box Score - 1998 Regular Season Stats from the NBA game played between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics on October 31, 1997 with result, scoring by period and players. It isn't worth worrying about, however, as there wasn't much the C's could do about Portland's barrage of deep 3-pointers in the third and fourth quarters.Boston can't make these near-collapses a trend heading into the playoffs, but there's no need to overreact to Sunday's sequence of events.Between Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, this shamrock is a 'three-leaf closer'Celtics vs. So, perhaps that's what's skewing Parish in favor of the Celtics.Parish himself didn't play much in in the 1996-97 season. Get a summary of the Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics basketball game Box Score - Chicago Bulls (85) vs. Boston Celtics (92) - October 31, 1997 We shouldn't have had to get into a close game. Box Score - Chicago Bulls (97) vs. Boston Celtics (87) - December 3, 1997 Given all the consternation about his knee, it’s still jarring just how crisp he’s looked in these games.Walker finished with 14 points in 22 minutes, making five of six shots including both 3-pointers he attempted. Lillard said following Portland's loss to Boston that he "should have got the shot up as soon as I caught it." The trio combined to average 22.1 bench points per game while Walton helped clean up the glass, as he was fourth on the team with 6.8 boards per game.The other important note is that the Bulls' starting lineup wasn't quite as strong. "Doesn’t matter the kind of emotions I’ve got. "Parish forgot to mention Steve Kerr, who averaged 8.1 points per game off the bench for the Bulls, but nonetheless, his point rings true.