Tatum with the smooth step-back jumper 🔥 Celtics are up 6 at halftime 👀 [Via @NBA]

"They're the worst offense I've seen for grown folks. It's like they just give the ball to one guy and go 1-on-1... The way they play offense right now, they can't win a championship like that." Charles Barkley is not too fond of the Celtics' offense 😅

The Celtics’ offence has a tendency to get very bogged down in the half court. The absence of off-ball movement is very noticeable. This Boston team is supremely talented but they repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot.

In pointing out how long the Celtics stand in the corner waiting for a shot, he inadvertently showed how many defensive 3 seconds calls the refs are ignoring on Cleveland.

the stepback though 🤌🏽

The Celtics outscored the Cavaliers 15-4 in the final five minutes of the second quarter to take a 58-52 edge into halftime. That surge brought TD Garden to live. Multiple blocks by Al Horford and a rejection by Derrick White on a Max Strus three before a step-back triple by…

How many Celtics fans now hate Barkley?

Halftime thoughts: Celtics are playing down to their competition. Offensive flow non-existent. First FT of entire game with :37 to go in the half, Tatum makes 2. Marcus Morris in his 13th season has 14 points on 6-8, trying to fill the role of Donovan Mitchell. 58-52 Celtics

OFFICIAL LIVE PLAY 🏀 Celtics -12.5 TONS of bad shots for the Cavs in that first half

Halftime: #Celtics 58, #Cavaliers 52. Celtics are 12 of 25 on 3s. Darius Garland is 3 of 9 shooting for the Cavs. The Celtics are outrebounding the Cavs, 27-20. Marcus Morris leads the Cavs with 14.

up at the break 👏 DW: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB JT: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Celtics up six at halftime in Game 5, and Marcus Morris leads the Cavs with 14 points 👀

Celtics finish the half on a 15-4 run to take control in Game 5 🍀

HALFTIME: The #Cavs now trail the #Celtics 58-52. Marcus Morris Sr. still leads Cleveland with 14 points.

Al holding up on switches against garland completely changed the game. Let the Celtics suffocate the Cavs and got their intensity up

celtics should just quit professional basketball if they can't close out series against marcus morris sr. and tristan thompson.