The Boston Celtics have emerged as the best team in the NBA in a season where teams are closer than ever to each other. Currently, over half the teams in the NBA are within 3 games of .500, a statistic that hasn’t been replicated in years. So, when the best team in the East met the best team in the West, it was expected to be a possible NBA Finals preview.
However, the Phoenix Suns look like a team that might not even be Western Conference Finals material, getting blown out brutally by the Boston Celtics. The Celtics had a 40-point lead in the 3rd quarter, treating the best team in the West like they are G League opposition. Fans were shocked when they saw the 125-98 blowout.
The Celtics really opened a can of whoop ass tonight on National TV. Showing the rest of the league that it’s levels to this shit! Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) December 8, 2022
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 8, 2022
Have some self respect @Suns pic.twitter.com/5dHNBO5ywe
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 8, 2022
Suns tryna stop the Celtics pic.twitter.com/MbDjW8z3qg
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 8, 2022
The Suns right now: pic.twitter.com/kOMAE1mEDt
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 8, 2022
Luka watching the Celtics smack the Suns pic.twitter.com/SoEUH5Llqb
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 8, 2022
CP3 came back from injury and now the Suns down 33 points pic.twitter.com/DYLAxZ8IBx
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 8, 2022
It’s over for Chris Paul
— year 23 (@johnrivers131) December 8, 2022
Score at time of tweet:
100 — Celtics
61 — Suns
There’s still 13 minutes left to play. pic.twitter.com/HNwPIAA9Ny
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 8, 2022
Tatum and Brown to the Suns pic.twitter.com/4xXm2phFnc
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) December 8, 2022
Suns must think this is a game 7
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) December 8, 2022
21-5 FOR THE BEST TEAM IN THE NBA!!! THIS TIME THEY BLOW OUT THE SUNS BY A BILLION!!
CUE THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/UiNa3QXlk5
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) December 8, 2022
Not a fun one for Suns fans. pic.twitter.com/9P4QinLVaK
— ESPN (@espn) December 8, 2022
Suns last 2 games:
— Lost by 19 to Luka
— Lost by 27 to Luke pic.twitter.com/VvuRCh0kPf
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 8, 2022
Suns fans been trying to put Book on Tatum and Luka level for months now and we just saw he did against them back2back games LMFAO
— § (@hejtweeter) December 8, 2022
“Phoenix Suns for 3!” pic.twitter.com/PFdY33JmK7
— Aligned RB (@RyB_311) December 8, 2022
With the Suns losing tonight, the Pelicans are now the top seed in the West. 🤯
Look out. pic.twitter.com/NJLY4MJtm9
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 8, 2022
The Suns welcomed Chris Paul back into the lineup this game, but CP3 is looking like a shell of the point God that was crucial in making the Suns a contender. CP3 had 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers in his return to the court, impacting the Suns majorly. The Celtics, on the other hand, have further proved why they are the best team in the NBA this season.
Should The Suns Be Worried?
Phoenix is still a top team in the West and are likely to have a 50+ win regular season record to be one of the top 4 seeds. However, their tendency to meltdown in high-pressure games is unlike any other team. They were beaten by the Dallas Mavericks in their last game in basically 3 quarters, with Luka Doncic sitting on the bench for the entire 4th. The same happened here but in a much uglier fashion.
Jayson Tatum is proving to everyone that he is a bonafide MVP candidate, while the Suns are possibly regretting not going all-in and trading for Kevin Durant in the summer. Hopefully, the Suns can build their mental confidence up to a level where they will not have such ugly losses when the stakes are high.
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