Round 1, Game 3 - Friday, 7 p.m., against the team from Atlanta
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I blame this loss on the sophisticated attack on my PayPal account this evening, which caused me to have to be on the phone with them during most of the fucking game.
Can't dick around for 3 quarters and just hope to turn it on in the 4th. Too many variables can go wrong.
Maybe. Doesn’t really matter too much to me. I think the Celtics are a superior team to the Sixers by a decent amount
So you’re telling me neither the Bruins nor Celtics are going to go 16-0 in the playoffs? Fuck my life.
Rebounding disparity too.
And yet, with all that, if Tatum hits that open 3, it's a tie game with a couple minutes left, and maybe the Hawks tighten up.
There was a lot of good shotmaking by Atlanta but it started with the Celtics playing no defense whatsoever in the first half and really letting them get going. Very passive defensive game thinking they could roll. Despite some poor possessions the offense was fine though Jaylen was a bit of a nonentity tonight. I get in Marcus’s case but the defense and rebounding are way way more to blame.
Good wake up call.
Good wake up call.
The only thing that has changed is I don’t cry and run upstairs to play video games anymore.
Jaylen with a very mediocre performance - 1 rebound is weird for him. Didn't look like he was comfortable with his jump shot. 5 fouls. Meh. Didn't impact the game.
Tatum missed 5 layups.
Still, 31 assists and 44% on 3s almost always wins. And only 12 turnovers. Cs lost the game on 2-point shots, really.
Just a weird loss. Good for the Hawks playing out of their heads tonight. Blargh.
Tatum missed 5 layups.
Still, 31 assists and 44% on 3s almost always wins. And only 12 turnovers. Cs lost the game on 2-point shots, really.
Just a weird loss. Good for the Hawks playing out of their heads tonight. Blargh.
Young and Murray 57, White and Brown 26.
Goodnight
The switchingest defensive team in the league, possibly of all time, decided to play drop coverage all game, and gives up 130 points on 56/44% shooting. Easy floaters and forays to the rim, plus wide open threes.
Boston had ZERO blocked shots, after blocking 12 shots in game two and seven in game one.
Goodnight
The switchingest defensive team in the league, possibly of all time, decided to play drop coverage all game, and gives up 130 points on 56/44% shooting. Easy floaters and forays to the rim, plus wide open threes.
Boston had ZERO blocked shots, after blocking 12 shots in game two and seven in game one.
Not 100% sure it was passivity versus Atl unlocking something that really worked for them. Seemed like they really exploited Al early and late.
Problem is he went I believe 4-4 on his first 3's then 1-8 after. I was thinking early in the game it's usually not great when Marcus starts hot because he's not going to stop shooting like he's still hot
Coupled with seeing Grant and Hauser in together early, it sure seemed like Coach Joe was trying something out.
I am almost never this person, I think it’s appropriate to complain if there’s a loss or if something could be going wrong in the future, but….other than Smart possibly hurting his back, does anyone who watched this game really think there’s a chance in hell of the Hawks winning this series? Shit, how about a chance of reaching game 7?
No but outside of injuries or bad reffing, the team’s major vulnerability the past few years is taking their foot off the gas. I’m not sure that’s what happened tonight but I’m honestly not sure WTF happened tonight.
Horford 4 rebounds. Got killed on the boards tonight
probably says more about Brown going MIA
Mostly yes but partly no, with the early threes falling the Cs got into some lazy habits with White, Brogdon, etc driving the lane with 3 Hawks close in and the other 4 Cs hanging on the perimeter. Once they missed these contested drives with no weak side teammate to clean it up, this led to very few offensive rebounds and clean run outs for the Hawks.
Sometimes it’s just a make or miss league.
In the second half I remember just 5 possessions where I was actively annoyed by the process and result.
-CJM drew up a great play to get Tatum a wide open alley oop but Marcus couldn’t be bothered to put two hands on the ball and throw a pass so it hit the rim and went directly to a Hawk
-Tatum went into the hole and had Rob for an oop but he noticed too late and ended up throwing it into the fifth row (I think he wanted to go cross court at first)
-Marcus took a contested three with 13 left on the shot clock
-Tatum brings the ball up, shows no interest in doing anything, takes a side step 3 that wouldn’t have landed in the ocean.
-Jaylen noticed Rob for the oop too late and somehow directly threw it to a Hawk?
(I’m not including the Jaylen fast break after he got the steal because even though he slowed down when he should have went fast, it ended up with a wide open Tatum 3 that he just missed)
In the second half I remember just 5 possessions where I was actively annoyed by the process and result.
-CJM drew up a great play to get Tatum a wide open alley oop but Marcus couldn’t be bothered to put two hands on the ball and throw a pass so it hit the rim and went directly to a Hawk
-Tatum went into the hole and had Rob for an oop but he noticed too late and ended up throwing it into the fifth row (I think he wanted to go cross court at first)
-Marcus took a contested three with 13 left on the shot clock
-Tatum brings the ball up, shows no interest in doing anything, takes a side step 3 that wouldn’t have landed in the ocean.
-Jaylen noticed Rob for the oop too late and somehow directly threw it to a Hawk?
(I’m not including the Jaylen fast break after he got the steal because even though he slowed down when he should have went fast, it ended up with a wide open Tatum 3 that he just missed)
I'm dying...................
I thought it was just me; his moss is fucking bizarre looking, weirdest head of hair I've ever seen, a lot going on there, the only thing that can explain it is it actually is tree moss.
I am not worried at all, even if Atlanta wins game 4. But many people expected Atlanta to win a game this series, and game 3 makes the most sense to be that game. Let's see if game 3 was Atlanta actually finding a weakness in Boston that the Celtics can't fix, or if it was just one of those games that superior teams often have in the playoffs - having an off night while the inferior team wins game 3 at home on the way to a gentleman's sweep.
Given how poorly Atlanta shoots typically.. I would assume they never hit that many shots again. Boston contested a lot of those shots.. Atlanta players just hit everything. And the Celts were still within three late in the fourth quarter.
With Embiid seriously injured, they need to put this shit to bed ASAP.
The standard for this Celtics team against this Hawks team is different than just winning the series.
