Celtics vs. Pacers Game 3 FULL REACTION: Boston one win away from the NBA Finals | SportsCenter
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- Kevin Connors and Zubin Mehenti recap Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals as the Boston Celtics overcome an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers and take a 3-0 series lead.
0:00 Game 3
3:44 Jayson Tatum postgame
5:25 Joe Mazzulla press conference
6:05 Rick Carlisle press conference
8:21 Jrue Holiday interview
12:12 Al Horford press conference
13:16 Pascal Siakam press conference
13:44 Jayson Tatum press conference
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Jrue didn’t just make the defensive play, he recovered from tripping, went into the steal and hit clutch free throws.
Exactly 💯. That was major
+ the And-1 right before that 💪🏾 did everything down the stretch
Same what he did on smart when he is still in the bucks
💯
With all due respect, Jrue got shoved back from a stiff arm. He didn't trip. But he was clutch.
I loved seeing Tatum showing some emotion tonight. I wanna see that every game
So True I need Tatum so have the same emotion I got in my living room 😂
Shows emotion every game. Needs to stay confident and shoot better consistently
He's emotional every game. It's just usually frustration and not passion. He's a superstar though so that pressure is different.
He's waking up for finals
Why?
This is exactly the game i wanted the Celtics to win before the Finals. A come back from an 18 point deficit, where the starters played locked in defense and stayed composed on offense. This is the kind of basketball that kept the Celtics over achieving during their rebuild.
I could get behind that, if this wasn't the pacers without their best player..even if they had him still...being down 18 to this team isn't a test, it's objectively wrong😂😂😂😂
@@devonbowens6502 cry more
@@devonbowens6502this team is one of the best offenses in league history efficiency wise…and they won non Hali minutes in totality on the szn…u don’t watch basketball man get off TH-cam and cry in a corner somewhere
@@devonbowens6502 bro those Pacers wouldn’t miss. It was a great win on the road. Stay hating I guess
@@karmicthunda4481facts , great offense with/without hali, especially when nembhard is cooking and mcconnell playing the best ball of his life
No one talking about that sick JT behind the back pass.
He did 2 of'em and AH drilled both....Tatum is so effortlessly cold bruh..😂
It was mid at best...
For the record, I'm a celtics fan. Pass just wasn't that great lmao
@@tah27891 That opinion is mid at best broski
@@tah27891 you must have very high standards then. That behind the back no look from a double team within the lane Imo was sick.
You must need jason williams level of passing to be happy.
@@remylebeau5212 yup. nice profile name btw. his name is jayson tatum. remember it.
Jrue Holiday is the epitome of a swiss-army knife type of player.... He can do it all... score 3 pointers, score 1 on 1 , make defensive plays like the crucial steal on Nembhard.... the guy is simply that good.
And the Celtics got him for, what Lebron calls, a bag of potato chips 😂
@@jamesdaglian6262 Rob Williams, Malcolm Brogdon and two 1st round picks is not potato chips.
This shows that Brad Stevens is a very excellent GM.
Naaa Ima Homer an I amp we goin to the finals but that steal by Jru was a foul. The NBA is so inconsistent with there calls
@@hightolerance8728yea man that ONE steal really flipped that 18 point lead 💀
Tatum & Holiday and Horford were too CLUTCH
JB too with the poster at the end
shh thats not the narrative
Clutch? Tatum smoked that layup
@@marcelo1458Tatum made a ton of other key shots and clutch behind the back passes to Big Al. Stop being salty it's not good for ya diet bro.
They really learned from their father, LeGoat.
Craziest part about this series as a Celtics fan, I vividly remember how badly our inexperience killed us in the ‘22 finals against the Warriors. Crazy to see in real time how battle tested the core of this team is. Even going back to the 0-3 comeback last year, it’s all played a part in the run this year.
Wow beating a Tyrese Halliburton-less pacer team out by 3 is real impressive
Congrats Boston for their experience
@@3rnestito993 dude the celtics didn't have porzingis and i'm not a celtics fan saying this. so give credit where credit it's due
@@3rnestito993and? They had him in game 1 and blew it. Had him in game 2 and were getting crushed (20-0 run). Nembhard doesn’t score 50,000 points in game 3 if Haliburton plays.
@@3rnestito993🧹 Seething Salt 🧹
Facts
I remember when Al called himself an elite shooter and the reporters chuckled after that comment.
Those 2 no look dot passes from JT was so underrated
I'm glad jrue came to Boston ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Game on the line whos taking a shot luka or tatum?
@@Mr.SouthEastBut they aren't on the same team but if they were...Luka is taking that shot 10 out of 10 times, it shouldn't even be up for discussion. And Tatum is a beast but Luka's just different. Curry or Dame are the only two players that would be able to pull rank on Luka for the last shot.
It was the perfect fit. He’ll be here for a while I think.
I still be like oh jrue is on the celtics lol man is he good☘️
@@Mr.SouthEast Tatum for sure
Al was so good against Embiid that they paid him $100m over 4 just to bench him. We get him back through OKC because he was apparently "Old" and its like he never left.
Broke my heart when they traded Al. Glad he’s back on our team.
Aka Splash father
Crazy he's still so good
Mazula is growing up before our eyes … it’s said people won’t give him his credit until we win the finals
Pacers head coach is a sore loser lol blaming a call at the end of the game when yall were up 18 like cmon! Boston locked down the defense in the 3rd set the pace and played a great comeback game give credit where credit is due
wasn’t even a foul either, insane defense from jrue
Carlisle should be fired instead of Cavs coach JB Bickerstaff.
@@RenaldyCalixte he’s a good coach just a salty clown too, JB is the worst coach in the league
@@tannerw5011 Good coach that's having an awful series.
Pacers head coach? You don’t know who Rick Carlisle is? Holy casual.
Thank you Milwaukee. You helped the Cs form the best Backcourt in the NBA, bc you Wanted a player in Dame who doesn't even want to be there 😂
Luka and Kyrie may have something to say about that backcourt statement.
And who don’t play defense. Jrue vs. Dame is the best case study for why defense matters.
@troyjones5156 Mavericks better finish up their series in 4 games if they want any chance at beating the Celtics.
Jrue holiday being castrate last year by playoff jimmy nah
@@Mr.SouthEast Where are Jimmy and the Heat right now anyways?
Hauzer hopefully getting his bricks out of his system now before finals....
Hauzer been trash in the playoffs
He’s not playing in the finals
Play Brisset
I really hope you right … because ima leave him off my parlays until the lol
Celtics aren't clutch?
CELTICS ARE INDEED CLUTCH
Only jrue
@@suzumoriremufan LOL what a dumb comment. Jrue was clutch, but Jaylen hit a tough one legged fadeaway down 6 with a minute to go that if he misses, they likely don't have enough time to come back from. JT then makes a clutch AF play to get Al a 3, which being clutch too, he splashes. Basically everyone was clutch for the Celtics today. Stop hating
This isn’t any real pressure one can honestly say they’re playing with fire being in all these close games with such a weak team even with Hali
Pacers coach is pissed 😂😂. " you don't need to remind me" i seen every play of the game.
6:51
@@miscmisc1023 🤣🤣🤣🤣that's funny
😂😂😂😂..Rick wasn't having it
I feel like if tatum can get a ring this year he'll come back next year an take his game to a whole new level. I think the pressure of having to win messes with him sometimes and if he can get past that I think he'll start really going off
True. He often plays with a lot of weight on his shoulders.
or.. he doesn't sign with the celtics and takes his talents to the west. Seeing how many fans turn on him for being "soft" and "not tough talking" and not seeing how he sacrificed some of his game to make the team better. If they win this year, he got his ring and I'm all good for him moving on. Celtics fans, sometime don't know how good they got and take their stars for granted.
@@antonioalexandercastro3520 he's obviously gunna sign with the celtics cause he'd be giving up massive money to go somewhere else
@@antonioalexandercastro3520bro are you regarded lol. He's gonna sign with the Celtics 🤣
@@iambevins8373 Regarded? Anyway, no. Lots of things can happen. Despite his calm demeanor, he might be seething inside with all the "soft" and "white boy" comments. I for one, would hate for this to happen, but if a player feels unappreciated (being the so-called face of the franchise that imo he didn't seek) he can move to another team and am sure he will not be lacking in offers and suitors from other teams. Specially a team in the West.
Horford deserves a ring more than anyone in this playoffs
Pacers coach is to blame... he should have called a timeout and draw up a good play for pascal... they were only down 1... coming from a Celtics fan
Exactly
Guess he learned nothing from game 1..
Rare case in a series where joe is actually out coaching someone with good time out usage.
Indiana's depth was on full display last night but Boston's experience and will to win was the deciding factor.
I'm a Celtics fan & I never advocate for people losing their job. Even still, Rick carlisle has to be held accountable for his mistakes. He's made a lot of them this series.
Right … They fired Joe bickerstaff for less
This is the difference with this years Celtics compared to last few years is that we win these close games now, I’m previous years we would’ve lost game 1 and 3 and been down 2-1
Get that boy Jrue some chicken soup he look tired 😂😂😂😂
He was sick literally
Yeah, the dude had a fever on and off, the whole game! lol
The dude's a fighter!
If Boston will win it all , it is Holiday who will need to be the X factor.
And Horford - picking up the slack for Porzingis at age 37!!
Porzingus?
@@williammcfaul2040 that's if he plays. I'm assuming he's not gonna play
If he does , Boston is a lock
He'll have to guard and shut down either Luka or Kyrie. I know you don't shut down guys like that but that should be the mentality.
@@ShaadsComicsandBeersthey will beat the mavs easy
Jrue has been such a step up from Marcus Smart. People concentrate on Porzingis, but for my $ Jrue has been the biggest addition to the Celts. They struggled in close late game situations in the past, now they are thriving in them. He has poise, timely shooting, very strong passer, elite defense and is a great leaeder. And they lockd him up to a 3 year extension. Brad Stevens certainly earned GM of the year.
Milwaukee never should’ve let Jrue Holiday leave. He‘s a solid defensive player that is also capable for knocking down 3-pointers.
He's a way better fit in Boston because he doesn't have to be their second or third top scorer every night while organizing the offense and leading the defense as the POA defender. Jrue also looks way more comfortable in this role than he has on any team's offense he's been a part of.
Shout-out to Tatum's barber. My man'z keeps a fresh cut
Dude got a live-in barber for sure. The day I see Tatum without a fresh fade will be a dark day indeed 🤣
The moment the Pacers benched their starters in Game Two with a quarter to go and still within reach (as Boston proved today) showed that they didn't deserve to be there. Quitting like that only brings the karma.
Well, that is so true. Indiana Pacers is a team that just doesn't belong in NBA.
They belong in G or D League.
Pacers were rudderless without Hali during that game, and the Celtics feasted on them. Better to regroup and game plan for the next game. Which they did, Until they cooled off lmaoo
@@B501Rthey were the second best offense in the NBA this season?
@@lowe_30True, but I think B501R was referring to the team overall.
Pacers coach is what’s holding them back.
Carlisle should b beyond the officiating questions, he knows that stuff evens out, it was a clean steal from Holiday at the end.
Coach Carlisle is a crying, whining menace
get ready the broom 🧹.
this is tatum year 👊.
nobody gonna stop the celtics ☘️
Nope and especially when the refs are on the payroll
Celtics aren't clutch?
CELTICS ARE INDEED CLUTCH!
nah, they won against an injured Pacers Team. What a bust
@@cosmicreaverkassadin1143cry
@@cosmicreaverkassadin1143 cry harder bud
@@saItydog sure bud
@@saItydog I ain't coping to that, MAVS in 4
Let’s hope the Celtics going up 3-0 for the _18th_ time in a series is a good omen!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Everyone taking Anthony Edwards over Jayson Tatum already is a prime example of being a prisoner of the moment lol. Ant has it for sure but he’s not better than JT yet come on man.
Even when they shouldn't they still win. Celtics are on fire.
This year's team is different. Winning games they couldn't win in years past. Talk about battle tested 💯
Celtics in 4 🎉
What a game and what a win, you never underestimate the heart of a champion! When jrue got the steal n three point play there’s no show boating no chest bumping, just business 💪🏻 it’s the Celtics year 🏆🏆🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Pacers are not undefeated at home in the playoffs no more
Fantastic season for the Pacers. Nothing wrong with making the conference finals and then battling hard and losing to a better team.
You mean losing to a healthy team 😅😅😅
@@damarvelou151 fax
@@damarvelou151the pacers started the series healthy. Healthier than the Celtics in fact because they don’t have Porzingis lol. Not on them for the opposing team getting hurt. And last game the pacers were still in reach to win only down 10 with plenty of time but their coach decided to pull them out the game and now they’re paying the price for it.
@@teelotus3326 they had a free ride to the ECF
@@teelotus3326 if the Knicks were healthy the pacers would've been home
Jrue has really shined at Boston
Tatum was great last night man and what a pass that was
Crying 4 Calls Carlisle. Then rude to reporters.
Just watching the faces of those fans going from pure joy to utter despair... Priceless
Ah, so Rick Carlisle is not just prone to making the wrong coaching calls. He's also rude during interviews and blames the refs despite them calling it to Indiana's favour most of the game. Class act.
Experience does make a difference 😌
Who the f shooting threes behind holiday in the interview. Guy don't miss lol
Definitely not Sam Hauser sadly! Haha
Fun fact, almost every NBA caliber guard can casually wet 3's like that during shoot around. I've seen backup guards at the D1 level that get no game time make 3's like that.
@@GodMode365even the bugs can do it, they usually show off their shooting skills in off season social media videos
Pacers really thought they had a chance against the Celtics before the series started 😂 they about to get swept. Respectfully
-A Knicks fan
I'm a Knicks fan too and we gotta respect the Pacers for being in every game during this series. They could have folded, especially after Haliburton got hurt.
The Pacers did have a chance is the thing. They quite literally beat themselves by having all time choke jobs in games 1 & 3. That’s a part of their inexperience and youth though. This is what Boston went through for so long, and their experience is showing up in clutch time. Pacers will be much better next year because of this playoff run. Pacers are playing the Celtics much better than the Knicks would have been able to because of all their injuries.
He saw everything that happened, I'm sure he also saw some of the horrendous calls against the Celtics all game long. It was on both sides.
How he can sit there and blame the refs after that flagrant 1 call on White is telling. No accountability
NBA champion in the making right here!
Mavs gonna have something to say about that boi
They haven't played any real contending team yet.
The beat the heat without Jimmy, Cavs without Spida and now on the verge of beating the pacers without haliburton.
@@eddieasNo one fears Mavs
@@intelligentman7195 they will
Then if dallas lost in the finals if ever they able to beat the wolves..what again ur excuse..imao@@oskie6025
It’s funny af how the haters who don’t know basketball are trying to make up excuses like Jrue fouled lmao smdh just take the L and stop being sore losers. 💪🏼☘️
Tatum even talks like a Superstar now
Tatum missing that layup at the end could've easily lost this game. Jru's steal right after that saved the game...jaylen playing ball...POSITIVE VIBES TO ALL
Al Horford looked amazing and young tonight
Lisa Salters will always be one of my favorites ❤
Are you here to watch sports or act like a desperate little boy?
Jrue and D White are just winning players!
White is not doing much lately 😉
Tibs never made these kind of excuses smh
Thats the easiest ring kristap porzingis gonna get without even trying
Dallas has added defense and Minnesota best defensive team in league both teams better than Pacers so Boston will have to play better or get Porzingus back to win title.
@user-cj1tc8zi4e the issue is the stretch 5 in KP and Al... either the big is going to come out and check them or the going to be making practice shot all night...If they come out and check them, it's going to open up the middle for JB, JT, DW, JH.
@@user-cj1tc8zi4ebro wht? The Mavs play good defense but their offense is struggling rn. They better tighten up n get In rhythm before the series end
@@user-cj1tc8zi4e good point except the Celtics are top 3 defense *and* offense this year…Minnesota is not
@@user-cj1tc8zi4eneither Dallas or Minnesota have enough scoring to compete .. Boston has 5-6 players who can go get ya 20 any game 6-7 when Porzingis comes back .. that’s a 20 scorer alone
This was a good game, fun to watch. Pacers was making a lot of shot n Celtics coming back as Celtics starters getting it done on Defense and offense. I can't wait for Monday and hopefully finish this series.
As a Celtics fan since the Bill Russell era, I have been skeptical of this team because of their spotty defense. They showed me tonight that they can play clutch with stout defense. Knock on wood, but I think they can do it this year. Go Celts!!!
Oh yea a weak halliburtonless pacers. Mavs or wolves are the NBA champs already.
@HECHEATONYOU the Celtics blew out the Mavs twice! And split it with the wolves and the one loss was a close OT loss. So get some facts before you spit out nonsense kid.
Celtics in 4 bring out the brooms 🧹
Don’t mean to disrespect the Wolves and Mavs, but besides having home court, it’s really the Celtics title to lose at this point.
What a game
A healthy Knicks would’ve gave them a better series
True but sadly they got hurt
6:47 He was saying it for people who may not have seen.
I blamed the coach in game 1 of Indiana and I blame him for game 3....for not calling timeout to get a good shot
What about game 2? He let his team quit by not playing the starters in the 4th quarter. This is a trip to the NBA finals on the line.
There's an alternate universe where the Pacers are leading this series 2-1.
Thibs out coached him in the Knicks series....all Carlisle could do is file complaints to the league. He's gone after they get swept...
Timeouts shouldn't be allowed in the nba
Backup PG for Indy earning himself a nice contract in the future.
Gabe Vincent was the last backup PG to get a contract because he caught the Celtics napping. It didn't end well for Vincent.
@@RenaldyCalixte McConnell has always killed the Celtics, even back when he was with the Sixers
@@RenaldyCalixteit didn't end well for Vincent because he went to a bad organization (the Lakers) instead of staying with the Heat
@@BaithNa I agree with that you right I forgot about how dysfunctional the Lakers are.
I like that Nembhard kid. This could’ve been a blowout, but the Pacers showed some heart. Respect.
These are the kind of games the celtics used to lose all the time.
The pacers played pretty good without Tyrese. But Celtics number one let's goooooooo!
Proof that the Pacers playoff run is more a credit to injuries than actually being a problem in the East.
idk they literally could have won two games
Jrue is such a legend in the sport with his signature clutch steals.
AL HORFORD is him. True Baller. 🍀
JT woke up and realized he’s in the playoffs 😂
He's the leading scorer this series 31 PPG. he was the last series too. He's been awake. I Guess doesn't support his haters narrative though
I think you meant "he in the playoffs"
Let's go Celtics.
Bout Time Uncle Jrue Gets The Spot Lite Shined On Him.. Man Can Perform in the Clutch.. Scorring When Left Open An Stepping up on Defense in the Clutch Moment
let’s go sweep
Being real, the East is as weak as LeBron first stint in Cleveland!
Thanks Lisa 🤗
on that last play if nemhart does a cross over to his left he leaves jrue holiday behind but when he decided to go right he met the entire body of jrue holidy in his path and that gave jrue all the advantage, huge play.
Jrue finna get them a ring his first season just like he did the Bucks
Cs need their rim protector back ASAP
Celtics should try to insert Neemas in the line up and see how he fares with the rest of the team.
Joe Mazulla saying that it was fun to see Indiana lead by 18 just goes to show how he wants chaos to mold the Celtics to become great.
Even through the dbl digit deficit and nail biting the C’s pull it off on the road. Monday is going to be a fun watch as these two teams battle.
Let's go celtics all the way
Jaylen Brown is still Eastern Conference MVP
Mine is Jrue lol but JB is a CLOSE second! Nah, JB has been incredible. Still, I f-cking love me some Jrue
Facts
No disrepect to jb but tatum is averaging like 31, 9, and 5
Not a chance dude you still got time to cash with Tatum at those stupid odds ,it’s a wrap
Depends on who plays well on Monday
I would love to see Smart and Holiday on the celtics.. hopefully smart back on the trading block to get him back. Imagine them two together.
Honda got a nice ad there for a sec 😂
Knicks would’ve gave them a better fight then this sadness
I bet full powered Knicks would've gave Boston a fight
Availability is an ability. Coulda shoulda.
pacers are frauds
@@chemicalhapPhilly did knock out two of their players in Robinson and Bogdanovic personally. Just Bogdanovic being available beats the Pacers.
That’s why I always follow espn and the “MONEY”!.!.!.
An amazing comeback by the Celtics.
Rick Caisle is such a complainer. Blame your coaching. You didn't call a timeout when you should have and blew the game again. Him trying to blame the officials again is sad.
Idk how to spell his last name. Sorry yall. My point still stands though. He needs to blame himself.
@@dogster486 Cmon fam you shoulda at least put an R in there somewhere
@co2metal I know I didn't realize how badly I spelled it until after I posted it and I'm lame and couldn't figure out how to edit it. I'm an idiot.
@@dogster486 😅
Every loss all he does is complain. Be a man and admit your failures
pacers need the reffs to help them more . lost today with it ouch
😐: "It was fun, it was fun."
That’s twice that Jrue Holiday defense on ball made the difference
East has been so awful it is celtics obligation to win it.
I know everyone is getting hype about this comeback, but youre playing a team without their #1 player and trailed by 18. Whoever yall face in the finals, you dont want to be in this situation. Youd much rather play the pacers than minnesota or dallas.
Dallas just did that to the Wolves...What's yur point?
Everyone need to realize this team especially the core Tatum, Brown, Horford been in battles repeatedly over the last 6 -7 years. They never won those wars. Experience counts and those experiences has been building preparing them for this year and title run. White been with the team two years and he went to battles with the core since then now he's experienced. Holiday been there done that KP has experience also. Prichard been here in those battles aswell alongside Kornet and Hauser. Experiences count they're ready for anything this year in the finals. They're built to win the war this year!
Come on ESPN no Al Horford interview show that man some respect!
Rick C is about to get fired and he knows it
bring in darvin ham as a next head coach
@@joelreyes978just to get fired mid-season
Rick is not getting fired. He just got his team to the ECF. You dont fired some who is OVERACHEIVING
Indy is dumb if fired him, he is indeed overachieved even when they got swept in this ECF
No way he gets fired Pacers were probably not even expected to be a playoff team. Will probably get swept or lose in 5 but could be up 2-1 if they could finish.