Round 1, Game 1 - Saturday, 3:30 p.m. against TBD (does it matter? No, they're lambs to the slaughter regardless)

[Strike4]

PLEASE don't so that in later rounds, you will piss away a game doing that against pretty much any other playoff team.

 

[Euclis20]

This game is so on brand for the Celtics. Come out and play great ball, destroy an inferior opponent. Get incredibly lazy/sloppy with the big lead and piss it away. Still win (I assume) but end up not getting to rest your guys as much because you didn't let off the gas, you turned the engine off completely.

Eh, game 2 isn't for 3 days. An extra 6-7 minutes of game-time doesn't move the needle much here.

 

[Reverend]

CJM learning the art of the TO.

I was thinking this might happen. His reasoning was always that he wanted them to learn to play through it. Well, this is now the time that you learn for, yeah?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Bogdon Corleone

 

[TripleOT]

This game is so on brand for the Celtics. Come out and play great ball, destroy an inferior opponent. Get incredibly lazy/sloppy with the big lead and piss it away. Still win (I assume) but end up not getting to rest your guys as much because you didn't let off the gas, you turned the engine off completely.

Agreed on the lax play, but it’s not too important to rest your players in a game like this, where they aren’t putting out maximum effort. They also haven’t played for a week and have two days rest before game two.

That said, stepping on the opponent’s neck every second of every game should be the goal.

 

[Ed Hillel]

And 1?

 

[benhogan]

That Q3/Q4 swoon will keep them honest for Game 2... a necessary evil

Play 1 Center. Spread them. Everyone drives

 

[TripleOT]

Devin White is our Devin McCourty

 

[Ed Hillel]

Swish?

 

[djbayko]

WTF happened to Johnson? LOL

(he fell over in slow motion)

 

[McBride11]

Lol I think Tatum took 17 steps before passing that

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

How is that not a take foul?

 

[Ed Hillel]

Should be a goaltend on Al. They never call the whacking the backboard anymore, but should.

 

[Ale Xander]

Get in Muscala for Brown and then in 2 minutes PP for Jt please

 

[Ed Hillel]

Ugh

 

[Spelunker]

Dammit Tatum

 

[Spelunker]

Also Tatum: 0 free throw attempts

 

[Ale Xander]

Cmon finish it please

 

[Ed Hillel]

Perimeter D this quarter has been lacking. Lots of open looks off screens.

 

[ifmanis5]

Jaybeeee for 3333!

 

[Ale Xander]

Jays to bench please

 

[SteveF]

Shot selection has been brutal. Some have gone in, but this team takes the easy way out with the pullup 3s too often.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Marcus just got murdered.

 

[bigq]

I don’t understand why Trae isn’t in.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Blargh. Hawks doing work with Trae off the court. Bogdan is just that little bit better on D.

 

[Ale Xander]

JFC

Get PP in
Need some hustle

 

[Ed Hillel]

The defense this half has sucked out loud

 

[The Mort Report]

Jaylen Brown is good at basketball even if he lost some fans here today

I can love JB and want him to sign whatever max contract they can offer him while also being annoyed by easily avoidable turnovers

 

[Mystic Merlin]

JFC

Get PP in
Need some hustle

Yeah no?

 

[stp130]

Celtics get the lead back up to 20...and then fall asleep again.

 

[Just a bit outside]

I don’t understand why Trae isn’t in.

Because they are playing better without him?

 

[djbayko]

Get PP in

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[Ed Hillel]

knew Al would make that

 

[Ale Xander]

Actually a huge three there

 

[The Mort Report]

Al says "enough" on both ends

 

[Just a bit outside]

Al had enough.

 

[TripleOT]

Smart doing a Miami - 0-4 in the fourth on all layups

 

[Mystic Merlin]

36 point half

 

[SteveF]

Yes. By all means slow it down and get terrible contested pullup twos.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Lol what a whistle

 

[Ed Hillel]

Lane violation dudes

 

[Imbricus]

That was dumb. Waste some clock, but Jesus.

 

[bigq]

Because they are playing better without him?

Yes they are. I’m just surprised he sat for so long.

 

[The Mort Report]

Marcus bails JB the fuck out

 

[radsoxfan]

The late foul call from the ref with the 3rd best view after the shot has been missed….. annoying

 

[Ed Hillel]

He called that clean? Lol

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

This whiffs.

 

[Spelunker]

Well, that hand is part of the ball

 

[djbayko]

Lol what a whistle

They should have waited until after the Celtics scored.

 

[Helmet Head]

Thank god horford showed up this half