It is long tradition in sports to keep certain injuries secret, especially in the playoffs, when opponents can potentially use the information against a team. “I wasn’t much aware of it,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said of Lillard’s injury, denying he knew the health status of his most important player. “I didn’t know how much it was bothering him until [Saturday].”
It is long tradition in sports to keep certain injuries…
Celtics tie series vs. Miami
Tatum scored 31 points and Boston took its turn pounding Miami early, jumping out to a 26-4 lead and cruising to a 102-82 victory that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. “Obviously, we knew how important this game was,” Tatum said. “Everybody just had to come up with a different sense of urgency.”
Clutch Points: “The ups and downs that we’ve had, that all brought us closer” 🗣️ Jayson Tatum on his relationship with Celtics head coach Ime Udoka pic.twitter.com/psSVjerZCO
StatMuse: Jayson Tatum is scoring 32.6 PPG after a loss this playoffs. The Celtics are 5-0 in those games. pic.twitter.com/2YZlVOgXYl
ESPN Stats: Points Scored in Game 4: All Heat starters — 18 Victor Oladipo — 23 This is the very first playoff game that an entire starting lineup was outscored by a player from its bench (since starters were first tracked in 1970-71).
Rudy Gobert: This Boston defense is tough
Precious Achiuwa: Al Horford looking like the DPOY right now. First team at least 🤧
Zach Kram: Re NBA blowouts: 18% of games this postseason have been decided by 25+ points. The record is 23% in 2016. But we remember the 2016 playoffs as amazing because of GSW-OKC and CLE-GSW. A few remarkable moments and series can make up for other blowouts across the board.
James Edwards III: Heard Dwane Casey is also in Boston with Cade, Stew and Killian. My guess is he wants the young fellas to take in the atmosphere of basketball at that level.
