The Boston Celtics have a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. They are now 14-2 in the postseason after posting an NBA-best 64-18 record in the regular season. Right now the only thing that should be giving Mavericks fans any hope is the possibility that Kristaps Porzingis might have hurt his calf during Game 2. A Celtics championship feels inevitable.
This has taken the air out of the Finals and left the media grasping at straws right now, which is why there's a lot of focus on the alpha dog situation that may or may not be playing out in the Celtics locker room. It's the same situation that has existed there for years in Boston as both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown became All-Stars and All-NBA-level players and taken the team to at least the Conference Finals in four of the last five seasons.
And an extension of that discussion is just how good is Jayson Tatum? Is he the fifth- or sixth-best player in the NBA? Will he ever win a title? If he does win the title, how will it affect his legacy to have good teammates? Is he an NBA Twitter Problem or an actual problem right now?
