When the Celtics won three consecutive games after falling behind 3-0, we all thought that this team would beat the Heat in the best-of-seven game and become the first team in NBA history to turn around when trailing 3-0, setting a new record in NBA history. But after all, we still overestimated the offensive potential of this team, but only scored 84 points in a single game on our own turf, you must know that this team once played the league's first offensive efficiency, but now scoring has become extremely difficult.
When a team's offensive performance is not good, the star should naturally step up and take responsibility for the attack; There is no doubt that the poor play of Tatum and Brown will be one of the biggest reasons for the loss. As the core of the team, Tatum, even though he only scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the game, he was unable to take on a lot of offensive responsibility because of his broken feet, which is understandable. But what about its deputy Brown? He shot only 8 of 23 shots, scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, but made 8 fatal turnovers; At the same time, he also committed five fouls and arguably played the worst playoff game of the season.
His uncool style of play and crazy three-point shooting options prevented the team from continuing to close the score, which is also a departure from the Brown we have always been familiar with. His playoff performance this season can be said to be very disappointing, in the 14 games of the Eastern Conference semifinals and Eastern Conference finals, the highest score is only 26 points; With his physical talent and scoring ability, it shouldn't be such a dismal performance. Even commentator Perkins saw the problem with the Celtics' loss, saying that the team was also three-pointer, and they were physically good but always floating outside to shoot, which was one of the reasons Brown was criticized.
The pair of Brown and Tatum have worked together for years, and the two reached the Finals together last season, and although they lost to the Warriors, it was a valuable growth experience. But you can see that after the tempering of this season, the duo has not been able to get a qualitative improvement, perhaps this is the case with their offensive line. The same performance as George and Leonard of the Clippers, after all, they still could not lead the team to a championship, and perhaps the two also came to the point of separation.
This doesn't? US media BR provided Celtic with a 3-party trade plan, the specific transaction content is:
Celtics "1-for-3": sent Jaylen Brown, got the Raptors' Anunoby, VanVleet, 1 first-round pick;
Rockets "6-for-1": sent Porter Jr., Shenjing, Tate, 3 first-round picks, and got Jaylen Brown of the Celtics;
Raptors "2 for 5": sent Anunoby and VanVleet in exchange for Porter Jr., Shenjing, Tate and 2 first-round picks from the Rockets;
For the Raptors, there has always been an idea of rebuilding, so it is possible to send the team's fierce power in exchange for younger players and first-round picks as chips for the team's rebuild. Although Van Vleet is a championship point guard, he cannot play a greater value in the current Raptors system, and perhaps joining a championship-level team has a chance to make him brilliant again, and the Celtics are such a team.
The Rockets are being exposed to being courting Harden, and with the 76ers roster gradually disbanding, Harden's return to Houston will be expected. Then this team still needs a player who can have hardware ability, and he is Jaylen Brown of the Celtics. Not only that, the new coach of the Rockets, Uduka, once coached Brown, and the cooperation between the two is bound to be more tacit; The combination between him and Harden will take the Rockets' offense and defense to the next level and return to the ranks of the Western giants.
For the Celtics, the duo of Brown and Tatum has been working together for many seasons, but they still can't lead the team to a championship, and the two must have certain technical shortcomings. After sending it away, with champion point guard VanVleet and rising star Anunoby, the team's offense is bound to rise. Not only that, but the defensive and physical height of the forward line will be greatly enhanced, and Anunoby will make up for the loss caused by Horford's aging. This can be said to be a change in the Celtics, so why not make such a deal?