The Celtics will win this series and are probably still the Vegas favorites, but I just don't see this team winning a title with this coach.
I used to think it was a maturity/leadership thing but here we are years later.Lack of killer instinct has been a problem with the Tatum/Brown/Smart core for a few years. Same pattern over and over.
You don't think he was special tonite? He hit every shot in the final five minutes.And already the Trae ball washing. 38 points on 33 shots is not special.
Nah. We don't know shit. This team plays down to the competition.The 76ers are going to destroy this team.
Yup. They were on the edge of breaking it open for about 8 minutes of game time and never quite put the accelerator down to do it. And then they hit a funk and Trae got hot and now they gotta screw around with a game six on the road.Refused to put them away, paid a hefty price.
I mean.. if you forget about every call that was made that kept Atlanta in it.. sure. Then also blame them.Cs have nobody to blame but themselves. Unfortunately.
They broke even on the Blake minutes and were up 8 when he came out, it was an odd decision but it worked out fineThey all played and coached like fucking assholes. Missed free throws, dumbass shots, playing Blake minutes for reasons????? not defending, losing their heads.
#TeamJurak
Tatum's lack of awareness/intensity was a bigger issue tonite than Mazzulla.The Celtics will win this series and are probably still the Vegas favorites, but I just don't see this team winning a title with this coach.
If this sinks the series, they were not winning shit anyways, I agree. But why go through the gigantic pain in the ass of having to win another game.Can't blame the refs, just an absolute refusal to go up past 13. Felt like that was the unlucky number.
Have to wonder why about the use of Blake in this game for six minutes when you could use TL there? You're going to get him super solid rest if you hold on there. Fucking fuck, brutal. Shame to lose this but it's about how you get up, got to show that was an anomaly.
Refs can’t defend the 3 point line for you. Refs can’t keep your best players on the floor for you. Refs can’t make you shoot contested threes when the opposing defense rolls out a red carpet to the rim.I mean.. if you forget about every call that was made that kept Atlanta in it.. sure. Then also blame them.
This. Marcus Smart can fuck right off.Play Derrick White you fucking coward.
Let’s get to May firstThey literally have not learned 1 fucking lesson in 4 years. They NEVER put anyone away. Can't wait to watch them be completely out of gas in June AGAIN.
I don’t understand how anybody can be shocked by this.That sequence where they got rattled in the period from like 4:30 to 1:30 left was so shocking. Just lost their cool and kept turning it over like crazy. They even got some good luck — Williams getting that offensive rebound and Tatum avoiding a clear path, but still choked.
but they can give the other side about ten points they didn't deserve.Refs can’t defend the 3 point line for you. Refs can’t keep your best players on the floor for you. Refs can’t make you shoot contested threes when the opposing defense rolls out a red carpet to the rim.
This is just silly. Don’t know why I visit these game threads as I know they’re just inane emotion but this coach just led the team to the second best record (by a single game) with TL gone for much of the season.Our coach is not good. And the competition gets much much better. (Assuming they can put these guys away)
He’s out of his leagueLOL, 1.8 seconds left, and you're play is to go to Al on the blocks from the inbounds? A guy who hasn't shoot inside the arc in weeks?
What the actual fuck?
And then why isn't Joe losing his shit about 1.3 seconds coming off the clock on that play? Should have been a half second at most.
Felt like every time they were running and pushing pace, they were scoring at will.Tatum's lack of awareness/intensity was a bigger issue tonite than Mazzulla.
Jalyen missed four of them. 1/5.Jaylen missed three of them.
To be fair, they have the most talented roster in the league.This is just silly. Don’t know why I visit these game threads as I know they’re just inane emotion but this coach just led the team to the second best record (by a single game) with TL gone for much of the season.
Overreact much?
I want Philly at full strength, whateverFew extra days for Embiid to rest up and get better. The loss tonight might snowball quite a bit.
He shot it from 30 feet out.. you want to double him out there?What a gag job by Boston tonight. And letting Trae get that iso at the end was inexcusable. Throw a double at him and make him give it up.