5/23 - ECF Game B vs. IND - Redemption Part Deux
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There’s no such thing this early in a game against an offense like Indiana, this isn’t 2005
JB obviously can’t take that foul, but someone really should’ve been prepared to foul Siakam. Still, +8 for the quarter. Entering the half with a lead is a good place to be.
Being up only 6 after starting the quarter 17-0 feels like losing. Pascal Siakim blows, stop letting this asshole score at will.
Guess was there was a thought to give the foul to give, but Jaylen’s not getting his 3rd there, so, whoops.
Bingo. It sucks he’s not making open shots but that’s the game. The lazy passes and the indifference on defense is alarming
For all quarter the Celtics were collapsing in the defensive paint and the Pacers couldn't do anything down there. Yes, the Celtics were giving up the kick out for 3, but for as sexy as threes are, that's not why the Pacers are keeping up. It's their crazy good two point shooting. When the Celtics took that away, they were dominating. The Pacers are going to make some threes, but they won't make as many twos and when they miss the threes they aren't getting a sniff of the rebound.
As soon as the Celtics went away from that after the last time out, the Pacers feasted again inside the arc.
It's the Pacers' two point shooting that is killing the Celtics. Just fucking shut that down and things will be fine.
As soon as the Celtics went away from that after the last time out, the Pacers feasted again inside the arc.
It's the Pacers' two point shooting that is killing the Celtics. Just fucking shut that down and things will be fine.
This, but there was some shit basketball by C's the last couple of minutes. Really gonna need Tatum to wake the fuck up.
Celts shot 44%, 33% from 3 (and only 1 more hit than Ind). Still up 5, that's the good news.
Tatum and Hauser haven't shown, Kornet is hurt as the bad news.
Indiana didn't shoot poorly - 51%. If we can keep winning the boards and turnovers (that one feels uncertain) this is still going to turn out ok.
Shame to give away a quality lead last 4 min of half though
Tatum and Hauser haven't shown, Kornet is hurt as the bad news.
Indiana didn't shoot poorly - 51%. If we can keep winning the boards and turnovers (that one feels uncertain) this is still going to turn out ok.
Shame to give away a quality lead last 4 min of half though
tatum having a pretty subpar playoffs for his standards. has there been a real stellar tatum game yet?
Jrue and Brown had an amazing half. They carried the team. Al was solid too.
Tatum and White have been brutal this game at both ends of the floor. I’ll go glass half full and say we’re happy to be up 6 with them playing like that. If they take their heads out of their asses, they should blow them out in the second half.
Tatum's insistence on playing offense at a ponderous plodding pace against a team that gets cooked by up tempo play is bizarre.
Not only did Tatum suck on offense but was completely out to lunch on the defensive end on multiple occasions. Think the fact that his shooting has been meh is effecting him everywhere.
Luckily Brown was a monster
Luckily Brown was a monster
JB said in g1 postgame "JT woke up in the OT".
Maybe he needs to remind him it is time.
Obviously Jaylen is having an excellent game but Jrue is really holding down the fort being the #2 with Tatum looking like he took a few Ambien before the game. Can’t say enough how important he is as a safety valve when one of the Jays is struggling.
Hope Tatum "wakes up" in the second half. He is brutal right now.
JJ and Doris openly rooting for Indy is pretty annoying.
JJ and Doris openly rooting for Indy is pretty annoying.
They also tried the Tatum at 5 late, and it generated the results the Celtics probably expected.
They’ve won 7 of 9 playoff wins by double digits and 4 by 20+. Good NBA opponents go on runs too.
They’re rooting for a 7 game series. ESPN does not want blowouts and sweeps.
He was really good last game...
And generally played well against Miami outside Game 2. He took what the defense gave him and got the offense moving.
Myles Turner scoreless — big first half in G1, reallllllly quiet since. Defensive adjustments working.
But this feels like a “if Tatum wakes up, we win; he doesn’t, we lose” sort of game.
But this feels like a “if Tatum wakes up, we win; he doesn’t, we lose” sort of game.
I don’t follow the Celts but didn’t Brown goad Tatum in the past when he was complacent? Need to light a fire under him.
Both in and out. He’ll make one and go on a heater at some point. Feels inevitable.
He's as affected by his shots not falling as any player I can remember. Super frustrating to watch.
He has to give us something in the second half, and if he does this is a win.
the great part of having a stacked team is your best player can be playing like doggy poo poo and you still control the game
Definitely feels like the halftime speech should just be everyone saying to Tatum, “What the fuck?”
I'm a Tatum apologist. His cumulative plus/ minus is pretty damn good. He's doing something right that exceeds his deficiencies.
If his 3-point shot comes back, watch out!
White hasn't been that bad to my untrained eye. He's missing shots that usually fall. But he's been high effort and played some very good defense. He also is responsible for like twice as many rebounds as he gets credit for.
He kind of called him out after the last game, saying he "finally woke up" in OT.
Tatum just doesn't seem to have the internal motivation that the killer guys do.