3/7 - Catch-22 in Mile High

[chilidawg]

Classic NBA - huge matchup, high-level play, and refs taking over.

Gotta keep it close.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I’ll take Scott Foster for 7 games if this is the Finals matchup and I’m not even remotely kidding. Maybe the only ref left who has some semblance of letting a big game happen, as long as CP3 isn’t on either team.

 

[SteveF]

I wish they could get rid of that rule without completely screwing the NBA up. It's inconsistently enforced and I hate rules designed to force defenses to play mentally stupider.

 

[bigq]

Good defense X.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I wish they could get rid of that rule without completely screwing the NBA up. It's inconsistently enforced and I hate rules designed to force defenses play mentally stupider.

A rule for a player who retired 13 years ago. Dumb.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Great minutes from Tillman here.

 

[The Mort Report]

Shouldn't the league be pushing for equally officiated games? If the refs are showing a bias game over game couldn't the league legally get in trouble due to being in bed financially with gambling?

 

[bigq]

That was a sick three

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Shouldn't the league be pushing for equally officiated games? If the refs are showing a bias game over game couldn't the league legally get in trouble due to being in bed financially with gambling?

The only bias is toward being terrible and unable to keep up with the game.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

That was unfortunate.

 

[ifmanis5]

FFS

 

[The Mort Report]

The only bias is toward being terrible and unable to keep up with the game.

Fair, but if the C's could show say Lebron losing his shit 10x worse than JB and not get T'd by the same ref 7 different times that turns into a possible legal issue right?

 

[SteveF]

Doing a good job on the boards. They are playing reasonably well. Shooting variance is favoring Denver. We'll how they do when Jokic is on the bench. They have to win those minutes.

 

[chilidawg]

That sucked.

Tatum's gotta play better if they're going to win this one. Getting burned defensively and turning the ball over.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Bench unit got worked

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Celtics need to take care of business with Joker off the floor. He played the entire first quarter.

Also would mind seeing them.push the pace like they did early.

 

[lovegtm]

I’ll take Scott Foster for 7 games if this is the Finals matchup and I’m not even remotely kidding. Maybe the only ref left who has some semblance of letting a big game happen, as long as CP3 isn’t on either team.

Scott Foster is a legitimately good ref. I'd take him in any game.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Definition of straight up and down.

 

[lars10]

That's simply not a block

 

[Helmet Head]

So many terrible passes

 

[timelysarcasm]

Stop trying to force it to Tillman.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I think two bigs really sucks here by Joe. Experimenting or not, what’s the point really?

 

[128]

Murray doesn't miss against Boston, does he?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

No KP with Joker off feels like a mistake. Tillman is ok defending Joker. Need the offense without Joker.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Okay, now Tillman looks gassed.

 

[128]

Jaylen leaves so many points at the line. Too many.

 

[Nator]

I hope they finish the non Jokic minutes with a lead.

 

[The Mort Report]

X could not have defended that better damn

 

[128]

I hope they finish the non Jokic minutes with a lead.

Ain't happening. Nuggets stretching the lead.

 

[CJM]

I'd probably love Murray (when healthy) if he were on the C's, but that dude's climbing the lead pipe list.

 

[timelysarcasm]

This lineup is not it.

 

[bigq]

JB is cooking.

 

[Nator]

Jalen is bringin' it.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Joe, how long you going with Tillman?

 

[CJM]

Braun looks like his voice would crack when telling a dad he'd have the man's daughter home by curfew.

 

[CJM]

And Aaron Gordon looks like if Sarah Jessica Parker and The Predator had a child.

 

[chilidawg]

Not getting stops with Jokic on the bench.

 

[lars10]

Joe, how long you going with Tillman?

Have to think that that was one of the experimental lineups that wouldn't see close to that many minutes in an actual playoff game.

 

[Cornboy14]

I’m completely fine with Tillman playing when Jokic is on the floor.

I don’t understand him getting run when Jokic was on the bench.

 

[Nator]

They need to keep going to the basket. They have to be close to the bonus now.

 

[benhogan]

that floor looks IST slick

 

[lars10]

Not getting stops with Jokic on the bench.

They had White, PP, Hauser, JB and Tillman on the floor for extended minutes. Seems like this may be a game to see what works against Denver in the future..and what doesn't

 

[benhogan]

They had White, PP, Hauser, JB and Tillman on the floor for extended minutes. Seems like this may be a game to see what works against Denver in the future..and what doesn't

yea CJM is experimenting with rotations

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I'd probably love Murray (when healthy) if he were on the C's, but that dude's climbing the lead pipe list.

Need @reggiecleveland to chime in but Murray seems like a nice mild-mannered Canadian boy to me who just happened to be stone cold with a basketball in his hands. I like him.

 

[ifmanis5]

Jokic back in, BOS went -1 with him on the bench.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Lazyyyyyy

 

[The Mort Report]

Elevation may be showing with these short 3s

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

So many front rims.

 

[128]

C's need some of these 3s to fall.

 

[lars10]

Did Tatum even touch him on the second putback?

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

C's need some of these 3s to fall.

Need to move the ball. Not a ton of their patented great looks off real ball movement.