4/29: Game 4@Miami

[benhogan]

for whatever it’s worth, and i’m still skeptical, there’s almost no quantitative evidence a team impacts opponents 3p% at all.

giving up 23 wide-open 3s is bad defense

Miami this season
wide-open 3s: 41.3%
tightly contested: 30.6%

https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612748/shots-dash

 

[slamminsammya]

But there is quantitative evidence that a wide open 3p% is higher than contested 3p%
(https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/shots-closest-defender-10?PerMode=Totals&CloseDefDistRange=2-4+Feet+-+Tight
versus
https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/shots-closest-defender-10?PerMode=Totals&CloseDefDistRange=6++Feet+-+Wide+Open)

(the sample size for 0~2 feet contested is too small)

correct. so teams also don’t really control how contested the looks tend to be in aggregate

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Call a foul, you cowards.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Bam is so dirty and gets away with everything. Is he a hypnotist or something?

 

[chilidawg]

The challenge got that call back the other way.

 

[Strike4]

They need different players out there for a bit. PP.

 

[slamminsammya]

tt eyre playing like ass

 

[The Hideous Locust]

Jaylen is having a Bad Jaylen game.

 

[JCizzle]

JB...wake the fuck up dude.

 

[JakeRae]

SVG thinks the Celtics have only contested 1-2 of Miami’s 19 threes?

 

[benhogan]

pass the ball guys

 

[Manzivino]

Not the best stretch of basketball

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

That’s not a travel.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

JB is depressing me tonight.

 

[bosockboy]

Outside of White this is a putrid effort.

 

[ObstructedView]

Brown and Tatum keeping Miami in this. JFC

 

[djbayko]

Rest Porzingis the rest of this series if he's even slightly hurt. We can win this thing with 4 all-star caliber players instead of 5.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Brown and Tatum keeping Miami in this. JFC

Are they, though?

 

[tims4wins]

Process still sucks. 19 points in last 14 minutes for the Celts.

 

[dhellers]

Credit Jru with that turnover

 

[Cellar-Door]

JT and JB are both STRUGGLING on offense... and they're still up 17 and the Heat are on pace for like 75 points

 

[Helmet Head]

Master class in defense there by Jrue

 

[ifmanis5]

Great D by Jrue.

 

[patinorange]

Imagine if they were playing well.

 

[Mooch]

The Heat move on EVERY screen.

 

[Average Game James]

Miami playing the best game in the history of teams on pace to score 67 points...

 

[Spelunker]

There you go, JT

 

[RedOctober3829]

View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1785112461454213619?s=46&t=IVL2VrlFgLlpc3mjGGto8Q

 

[koufax32]

View: https://twitter.com/coreyb08/status/1785110580149334261?s=46&t=IVL2VrlFgLlpc3mjGGto8Q

I want to trust this. Someone tell me why I should.

 

[JCizzle]

Honestly the Heat are playing sloppy as fuck too, despite whatever Stan wants you to believe. Herro has been all over the place.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Right but the second time wasn’t his ankle though. That was calf or Achilles. He was fine after the ankle turn then the non-contact pull up happened.

View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1785112461454213619?s=42&t=-Ai-mpXJJ05V-SE-SPRBGA

 

[bigq]

Should have been an and one for DW.

 

[osori]

DWhite is basketball god.

 

[Shaky Walton]

Good news on KP but please JB, play better.

 

[Helmet Head]

White was pretty clearly fouled

 

[DeadlySplitter]

we're due for a call again, refs

 

[slamminsammya]

these refs are RIDICULOUS. i usually don’t notice it

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

No contact there?

 

[JCizzle]

LOL the Heat can do whatever the fuck they want.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Celtics need a "throw your head back" coach to get them some calls.

 

[gammoseditor]

5 on 8

 

[Mystic Merlin]

What are these fucking calls

 

[ifmanis5]

View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1785112461454213619?s=46&t=IVL2VrlFgLlpc3mjGGto8Q

Good news and fingers crossed.

DW with authority.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

LOL, DWhite got fouled by two guys at once

 

[TomRicardo]

Officials desperately trying to get the Heat back in this game.

 

[Mooch]

White gets hammered in the head, no call.

 

[benhogan]

NBA Refs doing work here

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Refs are crooked

 

[Mooch]

Fucking Refball.

 

[JCizzle]

Just hand out a couple extra white uniforms to make the act complete.

 

[ifmanis5]

DW hacked to hell and they call that on Al?