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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 24, 2024 20:40:16 GMT -5
I think you guys are overreacting a bit, this was a tough loss but the Celtics didn’t look LOST or anything. Just need The Porzingod to be back to form and tighten up the defense. At long stretches they did seem lost. At no time did Miami seem lost. The executed a successful game plan. I have no idea what the Celtics game plan was.
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Post by philarhody on Apr 24, 2024 20:42:36 GMT -5
I think this Celtics team is absurdly talented. I still don’t think they have any idea what to do in the half court other than give the ball to KP. Spoelstra and the Heat took that away tonight.
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 24, 2024 20:44:25 GMT -5
I think you guys are overreacting a bit, this was a tough loss but the Celtics didn’t look LOST or anything. Just need The Porzingod to be back to form and tighten up the defense. At long stretches they did seem lost. At no time did Miami seem lost. The executed a successful game plan. I have no idea what the Celtics game plan was. I just didn’t see it that way. Miami hit a lot of timely shots and played stout defense. It sucks, but we knew the Heat are extremely dangerous. Let’s see how they respond on the next game.
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Post by capesox on Apr 24, 2024 21:00:33 GMT -5
To be fair, I do think Miami played really well. Hit a ton of threes, played tough defense, Bam was awesome, got to respect what they did to them. That said, Celtics didn't respond and wilted under the barrage of Miami's play. They looked rattled on offense, and either were lazy on some plays or had mental mistakes on defense. That is the problem I have.
We have heard the narrative that Tatum and the Celtics wore down from long early series in the playoffs the past 2 years. Looks like they are in for another 6 game series with this one. I hope they are ready this year for a long playoff run.
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Post by bg23 on Apr 25, 2024 7:29:10 GMT -5
The Celtics are too good to lose to this version of the Heat if they are locked in and executing their game plan. The fact that the Heat were executing their game plan with little resistance, and the Celtics let the Heat defense keep them from getting in a groove going is as damning as anything. Seems like the same playoff problems they ran into last year. You win by exploiting the other team's weaknesses and executing a game plan to cut off the opposition's strengths, and the Celtics did neither with any consistency last night. There is still plenty of time to right the ship, and they probably don't even have to right the ship to win the first two series, but I still have the same long term questions about this team.
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Post by philarhody on Apr 25, 2024 7:32:11 GMT -5
There were no offensive adjustments last night. The Heat hit 23 threes and only scored 110 points. And you lost. The Celtics are giving credit to the Heat shooters. This is ridiculous.
The Celtics are too big and talented to be shrugging off a loss like that to shooting variance.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Apr 25, 2024 11:30:22 GMT -5
This is good for the Celtics and some fans, playoff basketball is different and we've had problems for years with it. We also won't have the best coach most series. It's not just about talent in playoffs, it's about the team that plays the best, game plans and coaching.
We are just lucky they are down two starters or things could be very interesting.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 25, 2024 13:13:14 GMT -5
This was such a soul crushing loss that it'll be hard to be overly excited for this team. You take the 3 away from this team and they're cooked. They have guys who are elite at cutting inside, but they simply won't adjust. Miami is not a good team WITH Butler. This should have been an easy sweep. If Butler were playing I'd say Celtics in 5, somewhat disappointing in 6. Celtics have mismatches all over the court. Meanwhile the Nuggets are handling the Lakers. Actually everyone won at home except you. Against a bad team.
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Post by cdj on Apr 25, 2024 13:54:26 GMT -5
Apparently they were supposed to go 12-0 to the finals, who knew?
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Post by capesox on Apr 25, 2024 14:00:54 GMT -5
The Lakers played great for most of game 2 vs Denver. The Nuggets responded especially in the 4th quarter and then Murray hits a huge clutch shot to win. The kind of shot that I haven't seen Tatum hit all year. If the Celtics had played the Lakers they would have lost that game, no question in my mind. Game 2 vs Miami was a similar game for the Celtics as Miami played really well. Definitely some parallels in those two games. with one team stepping up in the 4th quarter and one didn't.
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Post by Montana Lemonious-Craig on Apr 25, 2024 16:36:04 GMT -5
Apparently they were supposed to go 12-0 to the finals, who knew? Definitely not thinking that, but I admittedly had higher expectations for a team that went 37-4 at home in the regular season would look at least a liiiittttle better in game 2 against a team missing two starters
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 25, 2024 17:02:29 GMT -5
Apparently they were supposed to go 12-0 to the finals, who knew? 4-0 against a horrible team isn't out of the question. No Butler, no Rozier, no problem. I don't expect them to drop a few games and maybe even go 7 to the Nuggets or the Knicks or one of the better teams. I really don't think they should look bad at home against a bad team without 2 of their top 3 players.
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Post by cdj on Apr 25, 2024 17:41:47 GMT -5
Apparently they were supposed to go 12-0 to the finals, who knew? Definitely not thinking that, but I admittedly had higher expectations for a team that went 37-4 at home in the regular season would look at least a liiiittttle better in game 2 against a team missing two starters It’s the Heat, they still have talent. They showed that last night. This series probably goes 6 People keep saying their best player is out but I saw their best player go for 21-10 (with his usual 15 uncalled moving screens) last night so idk how true that is I very much doubt we see them repeat anything close to that 3 point success but they were never going to roll over
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 25, 2024 18:03:41 GMT -5
Definitely not thinking that, but I admittedly had higher expectations for a team that went 37-4 at home in the regular season would look at least a liiiittttle better in game 2 against a team missing two starters It’s the Heat, they still have talent. They showed that last night. This series probably goes 6 People keep saying their best player is out but I saw their best player go for 21-10 (with his usual 15 uncalled moving screens) last night so idk how true that is I very much doubt we see them repeat anything close to that 3 point success but they were never going to roll over They're the 8 seed missing 2 starters including their best player while the Celtics are at full strength at home.
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Post by cdj on Apr 25, 2024 18:54:41 GMT -5
It’s the Heat, they still have talent. They showed that last night. This series probably goes 6 People keep saying their best player is out but I saw their best player go for 21-10 (with his usual 15 uncalled moving screens) last night so idk how true that is I very much doubt we see them repeat anything close to that 3 point success but they were never going to roll over They're the 8 seed missing 2 starters including their best player while the Celtics are at full strength at home. They’re 46-36 and again, their best player played. Bam is better than Jimmy at this point in their careers. They aren’t some scrub team. They’re not going to roll over and they have the best coach in the sport. If you thought the Celtics were going to cook them for 4 straight games then that’s a “you” problem, but then again some ppl were starting to get a bit chicken little when the Celtics were up 14 in game 1 so I shouldn’t be surprised They’re gonna lose some games, it’s the playoffs. They’re all good teams. The 2008 Celtics team went 7, didn’t they? Against the 37-45 Hawks too! This isn’t some stain or sign of a huge issue (yet).
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 25, 2024 19:02:54 GMT -5
They're the 8 seed missing 2 starters including their best player while the Celtics are at full strength at home. They’re 46-36 and again, their best player played. Bam is better than Jimmy at this point in their careers. They aren’t some scrub team. They’re not going to roll over and they have the best coach in the sport. If you thought the Celtics were going to cook them for 4 straight games then that’s a “you” problem, but then again some ppl were starting to get a bit chicken little when the Celtics were up 14 in game 1 so I shouldn’t be surprised I honestly didn't care when they started to roll back. The Celtics just let up. I thought they should have pulled the starters in the 4th. Even if Bam is their best player, they missed their 2nd best player and another starter. The Celtics were not only completely healthy, rested and at home, but were the best team in the NBA by far. Every home team went 2-0, except you. I can cut them some slack losing game 3 on the road, but game 2? The Celtics are that good. The Heat lost a play-in game against the 76ers without Embiid. I just think the talent gap is ridiculous between these two and that's even with the Heat at full strength.
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Post by Montana Lemonious-Craig on Apr 25, 2024 20:40:36 GMT -5
They’re 46-36 and again, their best player played. Bam is better than Jimmy at this point in their careers. They aren’t some scrub team. They’re not going to roll over and they have the best coach in the sport. If you thought the Celtics were going to cook them for 4 straight games then that’s a “you” problem, but then again some ppl were starting to get a bit chicken little when the Celtics were up 14 in game 1 so I shouldn’t be surprised I honestly didn't care when they started to roll back. The Celtics just let up. I thought they should have pulled the starters in the 4th. Even if Bam is their best player, they missed their 2nd best player and another starter. The Celtics were not only completely healthy, rested and at home, but were the best team in the NBA by far. Every home team went 2-0, except you. I can cut them some slack losing game 3 on the road, but game 2? The Celtics are that good. The Heat lost a play-in game against the 76ers without Embiid. I just think the talent gap is ridiculous between these two and that's even with the Heat at full strength. The Bucks and Clippers both lost their second home games
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 25, 2024 20:43:19 GMT -5
I honestly didn't care when they started to roll back. The Celtics just let up. I thought they should have pulled the starters in the 4th. Even if Bam is their best player, they missed their 2nd best player and another starter. The Celtics were not only completely healthy, rested and at home, but were the best team in the NBA by far. Every home team went 2-0, except you. I can cut them some slack losing game 3 on the road, but game 2? The Celtics are that good. The Heat lost a play-in game against the 76ers without Embiid. I just think the talent gap is ridiculous between these two and that's even with the Heat at full strength. The Bucks and Clippers both lost their second home games Fair, that's on me. I wasn't keeping an eye on them, but Bucks also missing an MVP. Mavs have a pretty good team. Can't really play defense though, but again, that's my bad.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 26, 2024 9:42:00 GMT -5
There are a host of narratives around the Celts following their game 2 loss. Looking forward to seeing how they react and play tomorrow night. They can quickly flip the script.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Apr 27, 2024 13:43:54 GMT -5
Are you feeling 2-1 or 1-2 vibes right now? Close competitive game or blowout?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 27, 2024 14:03:29 GMT -5
Damian Lillard is also out for the Bucks, the path for the Celts to make the finals is getting easier.
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Post by capesox on Apr 27, 2024 14:06:59 GMT -5
Orlando outscored Cleveland 47-13 so far in the 2nd half. Looks like that series is going to 7 games which should help the Celtics.
My guess for today will be a win by about 10 points. Not a blow out, but a decently comfortable win. My worry level is at about a 4/10 for this game.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 27, 2024 17:57:23 GMT -5
The score is making me happy. I'm out at a concert
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Post by capesox on Apr 27, 2024 18:00:58 GMT -5
Love the defense they are playing, could be up even more if they hit a bunch of easy shots in the 1st quarter. Just keep the intensity up the whole game and they will be fine.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 27, 2024 18:44:40 GMT -5
Finally home, can watch the 4th. This is the statement I was hoping for
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