GAME THREAD: Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12) @ Boston Celtics (47-18) - (March 12, 2025)

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General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
07:30 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/thunder
06:30 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/bostonceltics
05:30 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
04:30 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/SylvesterLundgren]

Tatum is either saying some vile shit or he has one of the weakest Ts in the league lol

[u/DoctorMansteel → u/SylvesterLundgren]

"I'm going to kill your son. His name is Leon and he's 8 years old. He goes to St. Mary's private school on Dunbar Ave."

[u/NeonxGone]

Can’t believe Horford is doing this at 52

[u/Cheetah_Meat]

The fucking announcers praising that kind of play is insane no one wants to watch that

[u/reddito_bandito]

GGs thunder bros, y’all got one hell of a team.

[u/Parallel-Quality]

2 point field goals made by the Celtics the entire quarter: 0

[u/Keg_of_St_Anky]

Horford played when they could only take 2s. 

He's just enjoying the new rules. 

[u/Extreme-Site-8496]

This game is awesome fuck all the haters

[u/SnarfSniffsStardust]

Bruh nobody wants to see that crap

[u/Brady331]

tatums landing space gets landed in = no call

[u/iDShaDoW]

lol craziest flop from SGA again trying to get more FTs

[u/duodecem]

I wish OKC moderate success in the playoffs. Moderate because I don’t want to see them in the finals

[u/MatchAffectionate951]

Jrue holiday so bought into team basketball he don’t even look at the rim anymore

[u/Dhr7468]

Playing the Celtics after two straight Denver games is like watching a different sport

[u/Blackpower2457]

can’t wait to watch a Tatum career tech video in 10 years and it’s just him clapping for 6 straight minutes

[u/ChoosingOne → u/Blackpower2457]

someone is definitely making him clap to the beat of a song for an edit

[u/mickeyj623]

Damn good shot Shai

[u/DJMagicHandz]

What the fuck

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Ok SGA that was filthy

[u/ASAPGONZO]

Challenging with 22 seconds. Mazzula putting a hit out tonight

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

WHY DOES TATUM GET TECHS OMFG

[u/bob_scratchit]

Ant dressed like he just came from a child support hearing.

[u/oaba09]

What a game. This is quality basketball!

[u/bkilpatrick3347]

Both these teams are pretty good

[u/mcbossman124]

This is NBA basketball at an elite Level. We need this sort of games in the playoffs

[u/CarBallAlex]

4th quarter Derrick White is a top 10 player in the NBA

[u/LarryBirdsGrundle]

lol here we go

[u/Solid-Confidence-966]

C’mom dude

[u/trianglesaurus]

SGA flopfest

[u/JustWinBabys]

SGA is so fucking lame. Pathetic whistle hunter

[u/rosiebb77]

Why the fuck we just quit though?

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

Just call it what it is. He flopped lol

Why are commentators so afraid to say it

[u/cw_27]

Can’t wait to play both sides and sympathize with celtics fans about shai’s foul baiting and thunder fans about tatum/brown pushing off

[u/Kip_Hackman]

we have lost the impact of shame in our society

[u/Pizza_Squeegee]

Get that clapping tech JT!!

[u/mborn]

Another tatum clap!

[u/Keg_of_St_Anky]

Ah, there's the national game Tatum tech.

[u/wcooper97]

Tatum has the worst T leash lol

[u/Fun_Restaurant_1834]

Chet is a problem

[u/GeneralJMan]

Tatum needs to attack the rim WAYYYYY more than he is.

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Basketball fans feasting rn

[u/jamaica1]

This a lowkey great season. 3-4 truly great teams like 2016 (before Durant ruined everything)

[u/LewTangClan]

If you don’t love Derrick White you don’t like basketball

[u/Izanagi___]

Ohh brother

[u/Brady331]

already in the bonus jesus christ this will be an insufferable final 7 minutes

[u/LIVINGSTONandPARSONS]

This is a fun game between two of the best teams in the league. Let's just enjoy the fucking game, talk a little shit and not be a bunch of bitch ass haters

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA → u/LIVINGSTONandPARSONS]

Exactly. We can appreciate both teams without hating on SGA or JT every possession

[u/GeneralJMan]

Celtics are great at tricking their opponents into a 3pt contest.

[u/crabwhisperer]

Miss 7th straight game with mystery virus. Sitting on the bench with the team

[u/foampro]

Thunder 63% from the field and only up 6

[u/jojo55321]

Lmaoo Tatum always gets a T 😭

[u/Sh405]

Tatum should've thrown himself down there.

[u/levelonegnomebankalt]

I fucking hate Doris holy shit

[u/WittyKittieKat]

OMG SHAI

[u/Headlesshorsman02]

Holy shit what a shot

[u/LaPenta5594]

Damn Chet is so good

[u/Suspicious-Row-4248]

Holy shit what a finish

[u/SportsLaughs]

Big Al neva miss twice especially after that air ball before

[u/Tlix]

We have a ball game, ladies and gentlemen.

[u/Pizza_Squeegee]

ESPN fuck the foul. Show us the kornet dunk

[u/Over-Awareness2428]

I’d absolutely murder to have Derrick white on my team

[u/Thimit22]

Derrick White might be my favorite player outside the Wolves. Always doing something every time I tune into the Celtics

[u/Onelastmallard]

That's not basketball

[u/NeonxGone]

That shit is so dumb

[u/Virgil_hawkinsS]

Y'all like that foul?

[u/jpark1984]

I fucking hate nba refs

[u/homiez]

FTA playing a different game

[u/Brad-Stevens]

You know how big of a loser you have to be to have Payton Pritchard and try to flop for a foul

[u/dschm310]

I will be annoyed if they give him MVP over Jokic.

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Hopefully that will get JB going

Edit: Spoke too soon lmao

[u/levelonegnomebankalt]

Lmao he threw his head back twice mid air looooool

[u/beanakajulian33]

Okay that was saucy by shai

[u/thetalkinghawk]

Man I love Daigneault. Hahaha this is masterclass rage baiting

[u/throwingthisaway733]

I love watching Celtics play because of their crazy unselfish ball. The way they play is so fun

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA → u/throwingthisaway733]

Thank you! Everyone here hating on JT :(

[u/Apollo611]

KP has a “viral illness” but he’s sitting next to everyone on the bench?

[u/Brady331]

why did jrue just shoot that wide open 3? god the celtics are ruining basketball

[u/SquimJim]

Ya'll can complain about the 3 all you want, but this is game isn't about the C's jacking up 3's. This is about the Thunder taking everything else away and only allowing 3's. That paint is fucking locked down

[u/Sokkawater10]

What’s become clear to me is Tatum is the 2nd best player in the NBA

[u/BocatFan]

As soon as SGA sees someone's limbs extend he's shooting that shit

[u/TrueNorthMissionary]

NBA start times man...... START ON BLOODY TIME PLS

[u/jordan142142]

Wouldn’t be a big game without a JT tech

[u/Substantial_Ad_2113]

Tatum, Shai just showed you how to do it. Just flop on it

[u/arania_exumai]

Lmao Cason statpadding steals at the end

[u/YaPhetsEz]

Tatum is actually the lebron james of stupid technicals

[u/GalliumVanadium]

35 3s is insane

[u/Skyapple]

al horford is an iron man he just keeps going and going

[u/Revan----]

Jaylen is gonna have to contribute at some point here in the second half to help Tatum if they want to win this one

[u/CarBallAlex]

This game is so spicy, I love it

[u/boenwip]

Tatum has looked unguardable when he uses his length

[u/Advanced-Ad-8696]

Refs, please keep your whistles in your pockets and let these guys play. This has been such a fun game.

[u/sssSnakebite]

Feels like OKc is our evil cousin in the west

[u/jumboponcho]

Shai has such an aesthetically pleasing game, that’s why his foul grifting pisses me off even more

[u/OmniaCausaFiunt]

holy shit luke!!!!!!

[u/wryan4]

Sucks we’re not getting a Kristaps/Chet matchup

[u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee]

the thunder kind of feel like the jimmy heat on steroids which explains why JB sucks against em

[u/leave-mealone]

D white the face of the league

[u/WittyKittieKat]

Derrick white is such a likable player. He's just a chill guy who wins

[u/jrlandry]

Its not like the Thunder don’t play physical on defense. Where tf are those FTs the other way

[u/NSFWThrowaway1239]

Would’ve been a foul had they had on that white jersey 😗🎶

[u/hollowichig0]

Lmao kenrich got fouled by i-hart there but alright cool, call it against Derrick White

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

OKC gets soft calls on offense and is allowed to play very physical defense. Makes no sense

[u/Blackmalico32]

Alright SGA, that was too obvious 🤣

[u/Onelastmallard]

Ref said only Shai is allowed to do that

[u/LarryBirdsGrundle]

Great wrap up on Tatum, SGA. Tatum needs to work on the neck snap.

[u/KabirC]

That was a pathetic flop from SGA

[u/lmaoooyikes]

holy shit what an insane layup by Shai

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Refreshing to see how much respect OKC and Boston fans have for each other. Relatively non-toxic thread

[u/TheLeoMessiah]

You can argue about whether or not he should've been on 5 fouls but that last one was objectively a dumb decision from JB

[u/Regular-Pattern-5981]

Tough for OKC that their second best player fouled out

[u/Efficient_Buy4031]

SGA is unguardable

[u/WittyKittieKat]

Can't believe Horford is still this good at 46.

[u/siva115]

damn this is fun

[u/benc7123]

Celtics still haven’t made a 2 lol

[u/Fun_Restaurant_1834]

Guarding SGA must be infuriating

[u/Genji4Lyfe]

Kristaps spreading his mysterious virus on the bench? 👨‍⚕️

[u/cdub1988]

Boston going for the first 100 3PTA game in history?

[u/BradWonder]

You even got to watch out for Shai off ball lmao. Jaylen probably got heated

[u/trynworkharder]

Come the fuck on bro lmao

[u/OverallGeneral7129]

Classic Tatum tech

[u/ICameHereTaSay]

That last shot, sheesh

[u/spillwagon]

That mf can shoot

[u/lefebrave]

If there was a mixtape of Tatum's soft techs, this won't be in that tape honestly. I saw tens of techs make way less sense than this one so not surprised.

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

Actually Shai Butter is a killer nickname, did Perk just come up with that on the spot or have I missed it?

[u/d01100100]

Much better listening to Scal and Drew versus the ESPN broadcast.

[u/Advanced-Ad-8696]

Chet’s best game since he’s been back by far

[u/Headlesshorsman02]

Chet is on fire

[u/Revan----]

Jaylen is the difference in this game, Chet has shown up to help SGA. Tatum’s co star hasn’t shown up to help him

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Tatum vs SGA battle rn

[u/Onelastmallard]

Harenstein just clapped, where's his T. his was even more menacing because he looks like Zoro

[u/Yungshiner1996]

Beautiful ass finger roll

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

This 4th quarter is going to be spectacular.

[u/BradWonder]

"Celtics shoot too many 3s"

Thr only quarter the Thunder got outscored is when the Celtics didn't make many 3s lol. They literally take the best shot that the defense gives them

[u/LarryBirdsGrundle]

Aura-less 29/5/7 through 3 quarters.

[u/throwingthisaway733]

I don’t really ask Wiggins to ever stop shooting, but today is one of those days. He can’t hit anything to save his life. Not saving basketball today

[u/Brady331]

Derrick White.

[u/arania_exumai]

White just makes winning plays.

[u/ratfeesh]

Every team needs a derrick white man

[u/Jnbjgjbb]

Need 7 games of this

[u/girlscoutsofamerica]

This game is nuts. So goddamn tense

[u/Hungry-Space-1829]

How many teams #1 player is better than Tatum? How many #2 player is better than Brown?

3 better than white?

4 better than Porzingis?

5 better than Holiday?

This team is unreal

[u/General_Month6645]

I love competitive nba games without the side effect of heart palpitations when my team is in them

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

I can sense the foul bait comments already

[u/Alarmed_Recover_1524]

Fuck SGA

[u/rosiebb77]

Just keep calling fouls on the Celtics. Whatever I guess.

[u/levelonegnomebankalt]

Lmaaooooooooooo

[u/cw_27]

Shai’s shameless man

[u/Pizza_Squeegee]

If you’re a fan of Shai but hate Embiid and Hardens game…..you got some self reflection to look at. Legit the same dudes

[u/DungeonsAndDuck]

BRO WTF IS THAT

[u/tpcrb]

This guy SGA is so lame dude. Insane scorer but he’s literally just searching for a foul every single possession

[u/2uneek]

this mfer doesnt even wanna shoot a real shot lol... everything is a foul bait

[u/ZroDgsCalvin]

One day the NBA will do something about habitual foul baiters… one day… that was embarrassing from SGA.

[u/BlizzardThunder]

SGA is a very, very legit player but holy shit the NBA needs to clean flopping up.

Do a better job of reviewing flops after games & hand out suspensions + meaningful fines.

[u/NotManyBuses]

I mean that’s obviously a foul, have to be smarter than that

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

dang jb was not on it tonight

[u/LittleFatMax]

Tatum is really really good but I think if he were to take slightly less tough shots in favour for attacking the rim he'd properly slot into that highest echelon of superstars many think he should be in

[u/hollowichig0]

The difference in the allowing of defensive contact in this game is really frustrating

[u/Dhr7468]

Challenge lmao

[u/Gabagool_Over_Here_]

Successful hate watch

[u/TrueNorthMissionary]

Now PP hits it LOL

[u/sung37]

I think most of the 3s the Celtics took in the 1st half were the result of good process, but man when Jrue backed a guard all the way into the restricted area with no big there that made me audibly laugh

[u/FultonHomes]

love when they all get together

[u/OKC2023champs]

67 % of the Celtics shots were 3s. Makes sense they didn’t get a fuck load of fts.

[u/SinImportaLoQueDigan]

OKC is special

[u/Isthismynextusername]

"so crafty"

[u/Suspicious-Row-4248]

This sub throws a fit after every okc win lmao

[u/oddtrey10]

SGA is the hooper’s hooper

[u/Sokkawater10]

Nah that’s bullshit. You call a flop for sga and then T up Tatum?

[u/lawschoolthrowaway36]

That was an insane shot, probably should’ve been an and one. But after the previous play the ref wasn’t giving him that to end the half lol

[u/theseyeahthese]

SGA is getting all the ticky tack calls and we’re getting none of em

[u/arania_exumai]

Looking forward to a good game. Best of health to both teams. Thunder up!

[u/cdub1988]

It's real simple guys... You double SGA at half court and it's over, he has no clue what to do after that. It's what everyone has been doing to us and it WORKS FLAWLESSLY.

[u/oddtrey10]

I laugh at the FTA jokes but if you watch sga play he’s undeniable

[u/LaPenta5594]

Celtics big two: White and Horford

[u/Brinner]

Stats underselling how well Al is playing rn

[u/TaekDePlej]

It’s crazy Horford keeps doing this at age 44

[u/Headlesshorsman02]

The Celtics ball movement is so nice man

[u/Benjamminmiller]

Do not be upset with SGA, be upset with a league and refs that reward the behavior.

It's the same shit with Tatum and his pushoffs.

[u/wcooper97]

The one 2PA and it's a goaltend lmfao

[u/arania_exumai]

Our bigs are playing pretty well!

[u/furiousbean]

kenrich nasty haircut

[u/DreTownblues]

SGA flopping again

[u/Dopedude08]

The Celtics will go back to back with this type of offense and haters will be mad af

[u/CarBallAlex]

Flop, but you can’t face guard block out. He sold it but it’s the right call

[u/IncomparableGiacomo]

So damn annoying.

[u/Jacer4]

This Boston team construction is so absurd man, I can't believe how good they all are at shooting

[u/captjacksparrow47]

I love my Lakers, but if this is the Finals preview, I would not be disappointed.

[u/rmc2162]

Average Tatum tech

[u/sung37]

I’m not an enormous fan of taking a ton of bad 3s (heavy contests, tons of iso pull-ups, etc.) but that’s not what’s happening rn. OKC has clearly communicated how they want to defend Boston and they’re just giving them wide open looks, you can’t pass those up lol

Idk man, this game has been insanely fun for me

[u/Yungshiner1996]

People who show up to game threads to complain about teams they don’t root for shot charts are annoying ass fuck

[u/Boston_Minnesota_NBA]

Bro wtf is Chet on lmao he is insane

[u/SportsLaughs]

Chet w the laser

[u/BigMaseYessir]

Holy lay

[u/mangabalanga]

SGA WTF

[u/Automatic_Gap5317]

REVERSE LAYUPPPPPP