Heat-Celtics Game 4 preview: Will Tatum rebound, should Jimmy Butler play? | Draymond Green Show

What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. Very exciting day for me. Not so much for Jackson last 24 hours. Jackson, would you like to start off speaking about your Celtics? Would you just like to?

I think we can leave it to you. I'm a little bit disappointed. I don't know how. The Celtics have only lost 2 quarters but are down 2-1 in the series. It's all right, it's all right.

It sounds very similar to Minnesota and Memphis. Minnesota at one point, they won 4 games and was down 3-2. So they were a little worse off. But I think when I'm watching the game, number one, The Heat came out last night, or two, last night, like they were pissed off, like they were facing elimination. The intensity level that they came out with was absolutely incredible. And I know I said this before game 2, I was a little off by one game, it happened in game 3, But I told y'all Bam Adebayo was gonna come out way more aggressive offensively than he had been. And he didn't really so much in game 2, and part of the reason they got washed. But game 3, Bam came out humming. His 16 first half points, which is absolutely incredible, but he dominated and owned the paint. And he took total advantage of Robert Williams being out. Robert Williams in that paint, it's a lot tougher matchup. Not that Bam can't still do what he's done, but it's a lot tougher matchup when Robert Williams is around that rim. And I think Bam took total advantage of Robert Williams being out and Bam got off to a great start. He looked like the Bam outta Bayou that we all know, that we all have grown to love. And then everyone else filled in around that. Then Max Struess started hitting shots. Max Struess hit some big shots by the way. Kyle Lowry. Start hitting a few shots. And Tyler Herro, I, they're gonna have to lean on Tyler Herro a lot more, especially if Jimmy's not out. And Bam is going to have to continue being that Bam that we saw in game 3 because they're going to, they're going to need offense. Kyle Lowry's first game back after I mean, he's essentially missed the better part of the last 5 or 6 weeks. And I'm not so sure that you can expect a bunch from Kyle just because he's still finding his rhythm. Kyle's a pro, Kyle's a champion, he's been doing this. So I wouldn't be shocked if Kyle had a good game, but I also wouldn't go in dependent on it because he does have to find his rhythm. And so they're gonna need a lot from Tyler Herro, but—

Yeah.

I thought the game really changed. And I know people say, oh well, the Celtics, I mean the Heat were up 26 at one point and blah, blah, blah. They had gained total control of that game. Even when they were down 11 or 12 points, they were in total control of the game. And I thought the game really changed back for Miami with Victor Oladipo's defense on Jaylen Brown. Because Jayson Tatum was struggling. JT was struggling bad the whole game for the most part. —and who had it going for them was Jaylen Brown. And Victor Oladipo came in, he got the strip. Then he made Jaylen stumble and somebody else came up with the steal. And then Jaylen started getting off the ball. He wasn't in attack mode like that. And then it got to the point where if you were watching, Jaylen was in attack mode when Vic wasn't on him. And as a defender, there's no better feeling than like, oh, this guy don't think he can score on me anymore. So he's just gonna wait, wait, wait. Then he gets somebody else and he gonna attack. As a defender, that's an advantage to the defender because I know now like, oh, he don't wanna see me. So when I get on him again, I'm getting that stop because he really don't believe he can score on me anymore. Now, not that Jaylen Brown can't score on Victor Oladipo, but last night he struggled and Vic looked absolutely amazing. I was impressed with Vic's lateral movement coming off the injuries that he's come off of. Mm-hmm. I'd be willing to bet if you stuck Victor Oladipo right here, right now, he couldn't move laterally like that. That's no disrespect to Victor. My point is, is that's a dog for you. That's a gamer. That's like, you put me in any situation, I'm getting it done. I'm sure Victor can still move laterally as he showed us last night. My point more so was, Vic's been a dog since I've seen him play and played against him at Indiana. Coming from DC, DMV, you're bred that way. And to see him go in that game after not playing in the first half, Jimmy goes down with an injury and he comes in pissed off. And you know what most people gonna do? They gonna come in taking bad shots. Like, I can show you I can score. And like, I'm gonna show you what I can do on the offensive end.

Mm-mm.

He came in and showed you what he can do on the defensive end. Because believe it or not, that's what's gonna keep you on the floor because Jaylen Brown ain't coming off the floor. Jayson Tatum ain't coming off the floor. You need someone to guard those guys. PJ is guarding JT. You need somebody to guard Jaylen Brown. And so I thought his mindset and how he approached that was absolutely fabulous. It showed up on, maybe not in the stat sheet, but it definitely showed up if you were watching the game and knew what you were looking at. And most importantly, it helped them pull out a much needed win going into Boston, tied 1-1. They took back home court advantage. And now we'll see going in tomorrow if they can get greedy. It's gonna be very, very important that Jimmy Butler can get out there and play in game 4. But if not, someone else has to step up. If I'm guessing, Jimmy probably won't play because if you're the Heat and you like, maybe he can play, maybe he can't, then is your thought process, we took home court advantage back, we can get him another couple days of rest to let the inflammation settle down that they said was there. And then we'll have him back at home. The only tricky thing about that is in the playoffs, you always wanna give your best shot because all it takes for one game to change the series. All it takes is one slip up, you go home and then all of a sudden you look up and you down 3-2, like, whoa, I thought we was getting Jimmy back and blah. And so you never wanna squander away an opportunity in the playoffs. So, and we know how tough Jimmy is and we know how tough the Miami Heat organization is. And so if Jimmy can be out there, Jimmy's gonna be out there. But sometimes the thought process is, ah, we're going back or we getting an extra couple days, you take those extra couple days. So we'll see, that's gonna be interesting 'cause that's gonna play a big part in the Miami Heat team that we see take the court in game 4. I'm expecting JT to have a much better game, but you also have to give credit to PJ Tucker's defense. PJ Tucker is all over him. He's playing physical and you know, PJ deserves that credit, but I do expect JT to get it going more. Marcus Smart came back in the game and he was huge. Now, Smarty, we do gotta talk about you screaming and yelling like that, champ. And coming back in the game, must be something going on in Boston because that seems to be a theme of guys leaving the game in agonizing pain, à la Paul Pierce. And Paul Pierce got wheelchaired off. That's a whole nother level of like, I'm hurt. To get taken off in a wheelchair and come back in the game. But I tell you what, it sure be feeling like Rocky when them guys coming back to the game in Boston. I mean, JT went out for a second, came back. It feel like them people chanting for Rocky when them boys coming back in there. But Marcus Smart came back in, he played an incredible game. Soon as he got back in, I knew that 3 was going in. Soon as he put the ball down, that's just who Marcus Smart is. You have to expect that. But big game for them tomorrow. And actually Marcus Smart kept them in a game offensively because Vic, like I said, started getting to JB. JT was already struggling. Where were they getting the points from? Marcus Smart was the one creating everything offensively, which kept them in the game and actually gave them a chance. I think at one point they cut it to 96 to 92 and maybe 96 to 95. But yeah, they cut it to 96 to 95. And so, and it was Marcus. Marcus was making plays, getting off the ball, making shots, getting to the rim. And so I'm expecting a very aggressive Marcus Smart tomorrow. But I'm also expecting JT to play better as well. And I have the Miami Heat tying up the series. I'm sorry, I have the Boston Celtics tying up the series 2-2, headed back to Miami. I'm interested to see if Jimmy plays. That's huge for the Miami Heat. But I got it going back to Miami, tied up 2-2, looking at a long 6 or 7 game series. That's what I'm thinking. We shall see. But before we get out of here, 'cause I need to get some rest, although I don't sleep after games, by the way. Before we get out of here, we got a couple mailbag questions. Jax, you got the mailbag questions for us?

I do. Reminder to hashtag the Draymond Green Show on Twitter to submit your questions, and also reminder to follow the new Instagram account, @DraymondShow. We still have a jersey giveaway active. So just go follow, comment with a friend's name on that post. You'll be entered into the jersey giveaway. But for now, the mailbag. First one from @PlayoffDraymond. What is Draymond's favorite game-winning defensive stop?

My guy Charlie. That's my man Charlie. Um, what's my favorite game-winning defensive stop? Hmm. That's a good question, Charlie. You know, you know who actually knows and probably has the answer to this question? Charlie. Charlie knows all this stuff better than me. My favorite one, I'd have to think long and deep for my favorite one. But what I will tell you is, being that I have a couple already this playoff run, the Jaren Jackson just jumps out at me. Why? Because Jaren was having a good game, number one. Number two, that's my little brother. And if he hits that shot and having a game that he's having, I never hear the end of it. It's just like when Miles Bridges gamed me with that trash hook he threw in Charlotte. Like I went to the group chat right away. I gamed Draymond, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Actually, I told them like, yo, y'all, Miles just gamed me because I knew Miles was on his way. He like, yeah, I was just about to come tell y'all, I know. And I would've never heard the end of that one, especially with the game Jaren was having. And so that just felt great to me for my own personal reasons. As far as overall though, man, Charlie, we're gonna bring Charlie on the show and Charlie gonna run a defensive clinic for y'all with my highlights and tell you which one was the best. I'm gonna have to get back to you on that one, Charlie.

From @jmo77001, how long does it take to break down game film?

It doesn't take very long, Jmo, because they cut out all the, you know, they cut out all of the in-between stuff. So in looking at a game film, it's usually 46 to 49 minutes or so of actual game time. When you're sitting here watching. And so it doesn't really take that long. Now where it gets tricky is you start watching over and over and over again because just like any movie, if you go watch a movie right now and then you watch it again tomorrow, you're gonna see something different that you missed. And so where it gets tricky and you're watching a bunch of film is you're watching that over and over and over again, seeing different things, you know, and catching different things and like, oh man, We can do that here, we can do that there. And so that's where it gets tricky. It's just the amount of times that you're watching it over and over again. But watching the actual film, it doesn't take a ton, a bunch of time. Now obviously you're stopping and starting, you're rewinding. And so realistically to break down one game for me normally takes like an hour and 15 to an hour 20, 25.

Wow.

But then those, like I said, those hours climb once you watch it over and over again, as you could imagine.

Last one from Mitch, @MitchBread. What's your proudest moment not on the basketball court?

My proudest moment not on the basketball court is, I live it daily, and that's having an incredible fiancée, that's having incredible children, and being the best man that I can be for them on a daily basis. And the reality is that sometimes you fall short of that. And you know, every day it's a new day and you're chasing that greatness on that side of things. But for me, that is my biggest accomplishment slash my proudest moment is my family. They are everything to me. They make it all worth it. They make getting up in the morning when I don't feel like getting up, They make that possible. And then the support that I receive from them and just being able to do what I can to give back to them, that's always what I'm most proud of. Appreciate that, Mitch Bread, giving me an opportunity to talk about my family. Absolutely love them. They're absolutely amazing. Until next time, from the Draymond Green Show. Hopefully the next time I am talking to y'all, I'm talking about we're headed to the NBA Finals. That's how it should be.

Yeah.

Maybe that's how it's gonna be. We'll see. Till next time. Appreciate y'all love and support. From the Draymond Green Show, live from Dallas. It's a wrap. Peace.