The Boston Celtics are right back on track.
Following their blowout loss in Game 2, Joe Mazzulla’s team got right back on it’s feet and took care of business on the road.
Now, they’re back up in the series and have gotten homecourt advantage back.
Of course, everybody talks about Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum whenever the Celtics win, and rightfully so.
This season, however, they have an X-Factor they hadn’t had in the past, a proven veteran with NBA championship experience who keeps everything in place on both ends of the floor.
That’s why, following the win, Tatum went out of his way to compliment Jrue Holiday, calling him their glue guy and praising him for the way he performed (Via Celtics on NBC Sports Boston).
"He's the glue that keeps us all together. He does everything we need him to do, and he sacrifices a lot"
Jayson Tatum talks about the importance of having Jrue Holiday on the team
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A lot of people talked about Damian Lillard joining the Milwaukee Bucks and the huge impact that could have on the team, and understandably so.
Nonetheless, other analysts claimed that Holiday’s addition could’ve made an even bigger impact, as he’s one of the best perimeter defenders in the game.
Holiday is an intelligent player who rarely makes mistakes or plays out of his lane, and while he’s not the savviest playmaker in the game, he’s more than capable of running an offense.
He embraces whichever role is given to him, whether it’s playing on or off the ball, not to mention his knack for knocking down big shots.
The Celtics have been championship contenders for the better part of this decade.
And while Holiday might not be their best player, he might be the most important one.
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