Game 5, October 30 at Indiana

[SteveF]

It's all the misses at the rim leading to transition. Celtics are 5/13 at the rim.

 

[Imbricus]

Yeah, our shooting is pretty rough. Indiana too seems to be good at the sneak-from-behind steal, and that's caught our guys off guard a few times. I'm starting to wonder if Indiana is just not a good matchup for us?

 

[128]

Yeah, our shooting is pretty rough. Indiana too seems to be good at the sneak-from-behind steal, and that's caught our guys off guard a few times. I'm starting to wonder if Indiana is just not a good matchup for us?

Pacers are a fantastic offensive team. C's needed to be locked in defensively from the opening tip, and they weren't.

 

[bankshot1]

Man Tatum's shooting woes seem to have returned.

If we find out he got concussed early in Q1 with that shot to his head it wouldn't shock me.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

That was one of the Celtics worse challenges in awhile.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

The defense is not there at all. Agree with HRB---secondary break is killing Celts

 

[OnWisc]

All those misses and then that falls.

 

[Imbricus]

Layup #28 ...

 

[PedroKsBambino]

That shouldn't be a foul, but it is

 

[OnWisc]

Brown got called for less contact than that on Monday.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

It’s really amazing the NBA can call that a foul, review it and it’s a foul.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Mazzulla can't get this team up for a conference rival in late October? I am not sure he is The Guy

 

[Auger34]

Tatum, Brown and Holiday all throwing up clunkers at the same time is tough to overcome

 

[Imbricus]

Yeah I thought for sure that challenge was going to be successful. Glad it wasn't but ...

 

[lars10]

That shouldn't be a foul, but it is

Shooting a three getting touched on the elbow of your shooting arm can completely alter the shot.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

It’s really amazing the NBA can call that a foul, review it and it’s a foul.

It is, by rule, a correct uphold...but only because the review standard sucks. To me, that's just not enough contact.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Jaylen didn't get the "and ooonne"

 

[benhogan]

Indy is not a great match-up for Boston.

They punish every Celtic corner crash

 

[lars10]

Pacers look like they get away with a ton of hand checking.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Seems like they’re waking up; we’ll see if they can get and keep the intensity up in the second half.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Shooting a three getting touched on the elbow of your shooting arm can completely alter the shot.

100% Any contact with the shooting arm is going to get called. I just wasn’t sure that there was contact from the angle they showed.

 

[OnWisc]

Could be a lot worse than 8.

 

[Imbricus]

Well, we can all agree that Tatum and Brown, 2-13 from three, isn't going to cut it.

 

[SteveF]

Defensive rebounding has been an issue in spite of the size advantage, likely a product of all the dribble penetration the Celtics are allowing.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

It is, by rule, a correct uphold...but only because the review standard sucks. To me, that's just not enough contact.

I agree. It was the right call by rule but it’s ridiculous. He may have possibly grazed him.

 

[Auger34]

Well, we can all agree that Tatum and Brown, 2-13 from three, isn't going to cut it.

Yup. They both have to be a lot better to win this one. (And Jrue, who has been awful)

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

Wrong thread

 

[128]

Could be a lot worse than 8.

It's 10. But your point stands.

 

[Helmet Head]

Maybe they should guard him now?

 

[JCizzle]

One of those games.

 

[128]

C's mailing it in on defense against an elite offensive team. Bad combination.

 

[chilidawg]

Why are we not guarding Siakam?

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Joe must be giddy about how he is going to rip into them about this one.

 

[Helmet Head]

C's mailing it in on defense against an elite offensive team. Bad combination.

very bad effort. It happens. Not the norm.

 

[Euclis20]

Why are we not guarding Siakam?

He's a career 33% 3 point shooter, and shooting 31% so far this year. Sometimes they just hit the shots you give them.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Here come the C's, y'all!

 

[HomeRunBaker]

He's a career 33% 3 point shooter, and shooting 31% so far this year. Sometimes they just hit the shots you give them.

These are wide open non-challenged looks though. His numbers would be much higher if he got these looks every game.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Allowing a 56% FG seems bad. But could be shooting variance I guess.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

Allowing a 56% FG seems bad. But could be shooting variance I guess.

To my eyes it is mostly defense, and a bit of very aggressive Indiana offense. Maybe it comes back some, but likely only if the D picks up. This isn't fluky offense, imo

 

[Euclis20]

These are wide open non-challenged looks though. His numbers would be much higher if he got these looks every game.

He's not a guy that takes a lot of contested 3's. He's Marcus Smart, give him 6 shots from 3 even with some space and he's gonna hit 2-3 of them, not 5. Plenty to pick at about today's effort, I'm not upset with how they're defending Siakam.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Missing good looks. It happens.

 

[OnWisc]

Just don't have it at all tonight.

 

[Imbricus]

Ugh, this game is turning into a farce. They can't miss a three, we can't make one. Brown blows a bunny.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

Man they cannot throw it into the ocean tonight.

 

[Euclis20]

Yeesh, Brown blowing a wide open layup followed by airballing a wide open corner 3, just about done.

 

[128]

Put Pritchard and Hauser in to see if they can get rolling.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

The PBP guy keeps saying couldn't "Cash out" for missing a shot. I prefer couldn't "Cash in"

Yes, that's what I'm reduced to in this game.

 

[benhogan]

came out completely flat after HALF

 

[chilidawg]

Now it's just ridiculous shooting variance, we can't make 'em and they can't miss 'em.

 

[Imbricus]

Here's hoping we don't get these guys in the first round.

 

[Euclis20]

Any Pacers fan saying that Mathurin could've made a difference in the ECF (they do exist) is having fun. He's been the best player tonight, by a large margin.