We can win it all, if .................

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We can win the championship this year, if ……………..

-if we can stay healthy
-if we play the level of defense we are capable of
- if the Big 4 of Kyrie-Hayward-Horford-Tatum can combine to give us 70 - 80 pts each game
- if at least one of our main supporting players (Smart, Jaylen, Rozier, Morris) can chip in 20+ pts each game

Pretty simple

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Big 4 (from here on out I will call the Beatles) scored 71 pts.

None of the other 4 (whom I will call the Monkeys, which consists of Morris, Smart, Rozier and Jaylen) scored 20, but Baynes had 11 and Wanamaker had 9.

[jmost]

And if Smart takes fewer than 10 shots per game, preferably closer to 5. Last night he took 7.

It will be interesting to see how well Brown integrates with the rest of the team when he comes back, given how good they looked Fri night vs Indy.

[runrondo]

we win every game!

But seriously, if what is going down these last 3-5 games occurs we can win it all. Isn't Hayward averaging close to 20ppg and shooting like 60% in that span? Not to mention Horford who's pushing great averages as well now. That plus Kyrie and Tatum being themselves will be a great threat. Hopefully, Brown can get in on this "getting right in time for the playoffs" train.

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Breaking down the scoring, and also adjusting for the loss of Smart, this is what I feel we are going to need to win it all:

Kyrie: 25ppg
Tatum: 21
Hayward: 18
Horford: 15
Jaylen: 12

These 5 need to combine score to 90+ each game (or some bench player has to make up for the lack by exceeding their norm) because I don’t trust Rozier or Morris to be consistent with their scoring contribution.

Maybe Wanamaker will breakout in the playoffs.

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Game 1

Kyrie 20pt
Tatum 15
Hayward 10
Horford 10
Jaylen 2


Game 2

Kyrie 37 pts
Tatum 26
Hayward 13
Horford 4
Jaylen 6