I guess we have been praising him and even compare him to Kobe in this thread so I'm not surprised. And yes, it will be an accomplishment for him at this young age to win the NBA trophy and then the Finals MVP. He has improved in defense as well. He lock down Durant in the first round, we haven't seen Durant having difficulty to execute his jump shots and Tatum was part of that big defensive plays and swept the Nets.

Tatum got the "Mamba Mentality" because he really admires the late Kobe Bryant (RIP) and yeah he is becoming one of the new faces of the NBA already.
Tatum has been the main scorer of the team in the playoffs but what's good in him is that, if he has a rough night he is still helping his team thru passing the ball thus, there are some games where he is getting more than 5 or sometimes 10 assists and this makes him more deadly because aside from his shooting, he can also pass and he is also a tall shooting guard compare to other shooting guards out there.

As for the Warriors, they have more experience than the Celtics so being down 2-1 isn't a surprise for then. Curry, Thompson, Green and Coach Kerr has been into this situation for many times already throughout their career so for sure, they will adjust easily with this one. I still believe that they will win Game 4 even though they are only 3-5 in the road but if they will lose again then their chances of winning the title will drop significantly.

Right, Tatum and Booker will be the new face of NBA when stars like Lebron and Durant retire. The advantage of Tatum is that he has developed himself, but Booker remains just a scorer for now.. Anyhow, the series is still very unpredictable, it can still go 50/50. The lead is not that comfortable that a comeback is not possible. Maybe if Celtics will win another game. But if Warriors returns the favor and steal one, it will go down to the best of 3 match.

A badly needed win for the Warriors. If not, it won't be at 50-50 anymore. A few team have recovered from a 3-1 deficit although I think Warriors could also do that, it would be best if this series goes to 2-2. More money for the NBA and more entertainment for us. 
I like that, yeah I forgot about the Mamba mentality. If I remember correctly, we have already discussed Tatum being on Kobe's wing for a short amount of time teaching him a lot of things. I bet it will make Kobe happy to see him with a trophy at a young age. Well, even if not because this ain't over.
He already reached this far, and so do the Warriors, they have been gone and kicked out of the play-in tournament last year and now they are back in the Finals. So yes, all applaud for both teams.

It was a very tense game, but the Celtics couldn't handle Curry. As a result, Curry showed another great performance scoring 43 points, including 14 points in the 3rd quarter, and the  Warriors still managed to tie the series. So the intrigue still remains in this series, and it looks like the winner will be determined only in Game 7.

It seems in this finals we are looking for the best and exciting plays from the both team and we all know that celtics is the strongest and tougher team with the players in them brown, Tatum, white and all members of this team maybe this game will end up in the game 7 and if that will happen for sure NBA will get more money,  about the 3-1 lead if this gonna happen I think it's a big pressure to the warriors team but for sure they can tie the series or even get the champion .

Steph and Wiggins both had awesome games. I would’ve liked to have seen Wiggins be a little bit more aggressive on offense, but his shots weren’t falling so he was passing a lot. Watching him and Draymond refuse to shoot the ball for a while in the second half had me thinking they were doomed. Steph stepped up though. I’d like to see more shooting from Draymond and Wiggins though, and a higher efficiency from Klay. They brought it in that fourth quarter. I wonder if they figured something out or just got some shots to fall.

Finally the Warriors get home court advantage back. When it was announced who the 2 teams were, I thought Golden State was gonna sweep Boston, but damn Boston has played well. It's a dogfight but Golden State is in the drivers seat.

I wouldn't say they are in the driver seat but they definately have the series back in their hands.  All tied up and just won the last game with 2 of the next 3 at their home court should have the Celtics on their heels but as we've seen Celtics can win anywhere.  Should be an epic game 5.  I only hope this series goes the full 7.

That was the most prediction by most people back then but Boston Celtics erased the doubts of everyone. Others even say that the Celtics are just an easy team to beat for the Warriors. I don't want to go with everyone's flow and put my bet instead on the Boston Celtics as an underdog.

Although it's still early to say that the Celtics can upset the Warriors, what matters here is, that there's a chance.

Warriors as an experienced team won't just allow the Celtics to make their championship this year. It will be effort vs. effort.