5/9: ECSF Game 2: Cavs@Celtics

[johnmd20]

This is one of the more shocking games I've seen.

It's not that they are getting blown out. It's that they were 14 point favorites, at home, with a line on the series of like -5000. In no world could they lose this game. It was impossible.

And they are annihilated. By Levert and Tristan Thompson.

 

[JCizzle]

Just an ugly, half hearted performance at home. This shit is embarrassing. They should still win the series, but this type of effort doesn't bode well for the future. Basically punting two playoff games for shits and giggles is wild.

 

[slamminsammya]

He's basically the only guy who has showed up tonite and all you guys can do is complain about him.. it's getting f'in ridiculous.

i find his choice of midrange shots annoying and yes he’s played well mostly

 

[OnWisc]

Not our night. Send in the bench.

 

[Ale Xander]

He's basically the only guy who has showed up tonite and all you guys can do is complain about him.. it's getting f'in ridiculous.

PP is playing closer to his potential than Tatum

 

[lars10]

Do players ever have to leave the lane anymore?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

10-15 vs 1-16 from 3 since halftime

 

[Mooch]

Missed about a billion open 3s tonight.

 

[Auger34]

Jaylen’s 3 ball tonight is fucked

 

[Captaincoop]

Jaylen Brown, ladies and gentlemen

 

[PedroKsBambino]

What an awful shot.

no fight tonight. Really disappointing

 

[Ale Xander]

This is one of the more shocking games I've seen.

It's not that they are getting blown out. It's that they were 14 point favorites, at home, with a line on the series of like -5000. In no world could they lose this game. It was impossible.

And they are annihilated. By Levert and Tristan Thompson.

And Max Strus
Don’t forget Max Strus

 

[JCizzle]

How many dumb front rim threes can this team take? At some point these aren't good shots anymore.

 

[Ed Hillel]

I think they are in real danger of losing this series if Porzingis doesn’t come back. Mitchell can go nuclear and take a game or two and now the variance margin for error is getting small.

 

[bohous]

puh thetic

 

[LynnRice75]

We have had an extraordinary season, but as I watch the playoffs, so many teams seem ore athletic and faster than the Celtics. I know it is obvious, but playoff basketball is just different. I'm a little nervous about the rest of the run.

 

[Ale Xander]

Buhbye
What a disaster

 

[staz]

Cs and Bs are about to be 0-4 in Game 2s

 

[riboflav]

Holy shit.

 

[Strike4]

Also the Celtics look tired? Getting beat off dribble and front rimming shots. Or is it profound lack of effort.

 

[Marbleheader]

They kinda suck at home. Two nights of suckage in a row.

 

[Auger34]

I think they are in real danger of losing this series if Porzingis doesn’t come back. Mitchell can go nuclear and take a game or two and now the variance margin for error is getting small.

No fucking way

 

[8slim]

Tatum has 25 on 17 shots. Anyone blaming him is really missing how this all works. He’s not perfect but he ain’t the problem here

Agreed. This loss is on nearly everyone else playing terribly.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Bizarro Celtics, Cavs are doing what was done to them Game 1.

 

[Captaincoop]

We have had an extraordinary season, but as I watch the playoffs, so many teams seem ore athletic and faster than the Celtics. I know it is obvious, but playoff basketball is just different. I'm a little nervous about the rest of the run.

Nothing about this loss is physical.

 

[patinorange]

Clank

 

[ObstructedView]

This will definitely stoke the narrative that they’re over-reliant on the 3. Just seemed lost once it was clear they weren’t falling.

 

[IdiotKicker]

Cs and Bs are about to be 0-4 in Game 2s

Next up is 4-0 in Game 3s.

 

[Ale Xander]

Embarrassing

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

Tatum has 25 on 17 shots. Anyone blaming him is really missing how this all works. He’s not perfect but he ain’t the problem here

It’s not his “fault” necessarily but I don’t think he has been very impactful tonight despite the box score. Kind of a theme of his playoffs so far.

 

[shawnrbu]

Flagrant 1 on Tatum.

 

[bosockboy]

I think they are in real danger of losing this series if Porzingis doesn’t come back. Mitchell can go nuclear and take a game or two and now the variance margin for error is getting small.

What’s sad is it doesn’t seem Tatum can go nuclear.

 

[Dollar]

I'm almost expecting Tatum and Mitchell to drop their gloves and fight after back to back blowouts like these.

I guess Tatum on LeVert is close enough.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

That’s a ludicrous call. The Celtics have been awful tonight—-as usual officials at least as bad

 

[OnWisc]

If they lose this series then they weren’t beating the Knicks or whoever comes out of the West anyway. It’s just that many fewer Google Pixel ads to watch.

 

[Auger34]

Agreed. This loss is on nearly everyone else playing terribly.

the only 3 players who were even mediocre were PP and the Jays

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Budenholzer may want to hold off on taking a job to see if this one opens up.

 

[LesterFan]

Winning in Cleveland won't be as easy as Miami. This series is probably going 6 or 7 now. Pathetic.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

light up by all means

I mean, it couldn't hurt, right?

It's worth a try.

I don’t think it worked, but on the plus side, I don’t regret trying.

 

[patinorange]

Next up is 4-0 in Game 3s.

Let's hope. Cleveland going up 2-1 at home would not be ideal.

 

[The Mort Report]

This is literally Heat game 2 lite. Cle is 55% from the floor, 52% from 3 and we can't hit anything, even open looks. Sky is definitely not falling, people need to chill

 

[8slim]

the only 3 players who were even mediocre were PP and the Jays

Exactly. The rest have been hot garbage.

 

[JCizzle]

Agreed. This loss is on nearly everyone else playing terribly.

I dunno. He clearly got outplayed by the best player on the other team in a home game. I think criticism tonight for basically the roster is fair and warranted.

 

[Helmet Head]

Front runners.

 

[TrapperAB]

UGH. Why is Tatum smiling (even ruefully) on the sideline? Call me old fashioned, but I prefer an admixture of anger and shame during an ass-kicking.

 

[lars10]

It’s not his “fault” necessarily but I don’t think he has been very impactful tonight despite the box score. Kind of a theme of his playoffs so far.

Right.. if you ignore the stats and just run with your own narrative I guess nothing else matters.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

I’ll fully admit this is dumb but Tatum smiling on the bench looking totally nonplussed is seriously rubbing me the wrong way.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

I dunno. Maybe the Cs can break 100

 

[Auger34]

Some low hanging fruit for Game 3:
-Play the starters more
-DO NOT PLAY TILLMAN AND HORFORD TOGETHER

 

[8slim]

This is literally Heat game 2 lite. Cle is 55% from the floor, 52% from 3 and we can't hit anything, even open looks. Sky is definitely not falling, people need to chill

Thing is, they weren’t hitting many threes until late in the 3rd. And they were already up a bunch when they heated up.

This loss isn’t just because CLE went off from 3. It’s because the Cs once again played like they downed NyQuill and listened to ASMR on a loop before the game.