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Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
by Alex Fischbein

Last night in the Atlantic (12/1/21)

The first game of December brought both Boston and Philadelphia fans a lot of frustrating and terrible basketball. Boston is probably a little less depressed because they won, but after that game, it didn’t feel like a win either.

Standings:
Brooklyn Nets 15-6
Boston Celtics 12-10
New York Knicks 11-10
Philadelphia 76ers 11-11
Toronto Raptors 9-13

Let’s talk about last night!

Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum always seems to turn it up a couple of notches when playing against the Philadelphia 76ers. Part of it could be playing against Joel Embiid since they worked out together for a couple of offseasons, and the other part could just be the rivalry itself. Either way, it was a great game for Tatum to lead the way especially as one of the only guys who was making shots. Looking through Tatum’s career splits, it looks like December is actually one of his better months especially in terms of efficiency and offensive rating. This December sure did start in the right direction! He finished this game with 26 points and a career-high 16 rebounds!

Shake Milton

Shake Milton was one of the very few highlights for the Sixers as the whole team looked like the slowest moving, worst shooting team in a long time. Even while Milton was the only guy keeping the Sixers in the game during the first half, he didn’t get to play much at all in the second half and only finished with 22 minutes played. At one point, Milton went on an 8-0 run by himself in the first quarter! From top to bottom, coaches to players, this game was quite bad. Doc Rivers’ rotations and out-of-bounds or end-of-game play-calling continue to be the worst in the league.

Bruce Brown, Brooklyn Nets
by Alex Fischbein

Last night in the Atlantic (11/16/21)

Both Philly and Brooklyn went up against a couple of the top Western teams and fell pretty hard. The loss was a little uglier for the Nets since it was a battle of the MVP’s and by the time the game was over, the home crowd was chanting MVP at the opposing player…

Standings:
Brooklyn Nets 10-5
New York Knicks 8-6
Philadelphia 76ers 8-7
Boston Celtics 7-7
Toronto Raptors 7-8

So let’s talk about last night.

Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown gave Steph Curry some great bulletin board material when he was laughing about Curry being a good player. Whether he meant it in a disrespectful way or not, it seemed like Curry took it personally. Steph dropped 37, but Bruce Brown had one of the more efficient games for the Nets starting five. He ended up with 14p, 5r, 3a, 3s on 6-8 shooting. He has for sure earned the minutes that he’s getting right now and when you’re going up against the greatest shooter of all time, then you’ll take your lumps. For his role, he played it very well, but the stars just did not play star-like enough to win.

Shake Milton

Honestly, there’s not a whole lot to say about this game for the Sixers. Shake Milton was the lead scorer with 18 points, but that was on 7-19 shooting. Joel Embiid is desperately needed on this team if they want to get back into form. Not having Matisse Thybulle doesn’t help either on the defensive end. Covid really shoved a thorn in the side of this team recently, hopefully, they can bounce back.

Kevin Durant

Here is some quality Stephen A. Smith entertainment as he talked about Kevin Durant making the wrong decision by going to Brooklyn.

Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers, Sixers
by Alex Fischbein

Last night in the Atlantic (11/4/21)

The star players on both of the Celtics and Sixers didn’t exactly look star-ish in their respective games. Which does seem to be a common theme throughout the league. Some blame the new basketball, others blame the new foul rules, but people like Seth Curry just keep getting buckets anyway.

Standings:
Philadelphia 76ers 7-2
Toronto Raptors 6-3
Brooklyn Nets 5-3
New York Knicks 5-3
Boston Celtics 4-5

Let’s talk about last night.

Tyrese Maxey

Tyrese Maxey, on his 21st birthday, looked every bit of dynamic that has been advertised. His first step is already elite and he can hit a burst of speed at any time that not many other NBA players can do. In this game, however, he was flashing his three-point shooting ability along with his finishing skills at the rim. If he can keep these kinds of games going, all they need is a backup point guard in that department!

Shake Milton

Shake Milton had himself a very nice game in his spot start. Harris, Korkmaz, Simmons, Green, and Isaiah Joe were all out so it was his chance to really shine. Shine he did with a stat line of 16p, 8r, 5a, & 2s. His offense came at very timely possessions and he gave the team another creator on the floor. Sometimes he still just needs to take the open shot instead of always pump faking and driving into the defense.

Aaron Nesmith

Aaron Nesmith had the kind of game that tells his coach, “Hey, you should play me more!” In a game where neither team could hit the broad side of a barn, Nesmith provided some MUCH needed shot-making. He put up 13p, 3r on 5-8 FG & 3-5 3P. Honestly, I’m not really sure why he isn’t playing all that much because it can’t be much worse than what’s going on right now. Especially when you have Tatum and Brown going a combined 8-27… Shout out the Boston Celtics defense though that did have a second consecutive good outing!