We\u2019re back! And Jayson Tatum might be\u2026like\u2026ALL the way back. Welcome to the Celtics\u2019 Top-5 Highest IQ Plays of the Week!<\/p>\n
Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds out of their chairs. The plays that even YOU could make in your weekly rec league game.<\/p>\n
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Each week, the plays will be ranked from five to one\u2014one being the smartest\u2014and will only be taken from games that occurred within the past week. For this week, games from March 29th to April 4th are considered. The Celtics went 3-1 this week, with wins over the Hornets, Heat, and Bucks but a loss to the Hawks.<\/p>\n
5. Simple pass fake<\/p>\n
View Link<\/a><\/p>\n Every basketball coach talks about pass fakes, but it\u2019s rare to find a player who uses them as effectively as Baylor Scheierman. On this play, the lefty throws his entire body into the fake and doesn\u2019t immediately get rid of the ball, which is the perfect read on this play. With LaMelo having to guard two players and Gonzalez being the other three-point shooting option, Scheierman makes the ideal play in real time. Sometimes the simplest plays are the most effective.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n 4. Tatum\u2019s improved(?) vision<\/p>\n View Link<\/a><\/p>\n Tatum has very quickly reintegrated himself into NBA basketball. But he might have somehow come back a better passer than he was before. I absolutely love his vision on this play\u2014seeing both defenders converging on him and Kon lurking in the passing lane\u2014and throwing a perfect lead pass to Queta for the dunk. Perhaps it\u2019s because he had time off to watch his teammates and see the game in a different way, or perhaps the Celtics just have a better offense than they did last year, but Tatum looks like he\u2019s leveled up as a passer.<\/p>\n 3. The Celtics offense in a nutshell<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n