Heat (3-3) at Celtics (3-3) ECF Game 7 5/29/23

[celticinorlando]

It was Boston that never got over game 6

[GreenEnvy]

Complete Nonsense...All The "Experts" saying Miami couldn't come back from this....Gimme Kaleb Martin over Both Tatum and Brown.

Yeah, take “Kaleb” Martin over Tatum and Brown, see where that gets you. That’s not a hot take at all.

[Billz401]

Can someone give me a summary? I missed the 2nd half because of work but it seems like that’s when we really lost the game. Did the team quit? Was it dumb offense? How was Tatum, JB, Smart? TPs for replies

Tatum could barely move. Miami was targeting him on defense by the end of the game.

JB was a turnover machine with bad decision making on top of it.

I don't remember anything from Marcus, honestly.

Tatum goes from being the best defender to our worst huh? That’s a tough break. I can’t imagine a world where he’s the one being hunted. Heat caught a break… somewhat…

It's bummer because he sprained his ankle going to the rim, so I think he had an aggressive mindset.

Then Joe benched him for a weirdly long time in the 1st so the ankle probably stiffened up.

He was done before sitting. I tip my hat to him for playing through it, because let’s face it nobody else in the team did anything sans White and Timelord, but he was toast after rolling that ankle.

I’ve never seen Tatum grimace and hobble like that. If that happened in January, he’d be out a few weeks.

I was praying for Joe to take him out quick to go back and get re taped and a shot for pain after the injury and let him come skipping back like Pierce in 08. Garden wouldve went nuts and maybe spark a fire under our guys butts.
Instead he sat him down on the bench for 6 minutes so his ankle could stiffen up LOL

[Phantom255x]

I love Jaylen but idk. Outside of a little more scoring, he just hasn’t improved much over recent years. Same issues with the dribbling, turnovers, poor FT shooting in clutch, etc.

Also for all the talk about him being a real alpha, I think this postseason showed he isn’t. Tatum is, Jaylen isn’t.

If Jaylen really wants to be that on another team, adios.

[celticinorlando]

9 of 42 from three tonight

My god two of the worst shooting games back to back

[kraidstar]

I honestly don't really like this team. They are so much like the Kyrie/KD Nets or the KD Thunder. Garbage ball movement and no heart.

Why should I follow them? They are depressing to watch and are a waste of talent.

[Phantom255x]

9 of 42 from three tonight

My god two of the worst shooting games back to back

Sadly reminds me of 2018 Rockets WCF Game 7

C’s finished the final two games of ECF a combined 16-77 from 3.

[GreenEnvy]

9 of 42 from three tonight

My god two of the worst shooting games back to back

Wasn’t even good defense. We just bricked open looks.

[kraidstar]

Hey guys, I got to 5000 posts tonight! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[radiohead]

It was Boston that never got over game 6

This may actually be true. The way they took game 6 felt like a game 7.

[86MaxwellSmart]

9 of 42 from three tonight

My god two of the worst shooting games back to back

It's because we were worn out by playing 7 guys only all playoffs...crappy Coach Joe.

[GreenEnvy]

It was Boston that never got over game 6

Typical. This team lets their guard down more than any team I’ve ever seen. Doubt them? They will make you pay. Back them? They will burn you.

[celticinorlando]

"I don't think you win championships with a better offense than you do a defense... on any given night we'd let go of the rope."

Malcolm Brogdon on Celtics not being able to find their defensive identity

[Who]

9 of 42 from three tonight

My god two of the worst shooting games back to back

It's because we were worn out by playing 7 guys only all playoffs...crappy Coach Joe.

Mazzula lost all confidence in the bench. It's a shame because there was real genuine quality there that could have helped the team in different moments.

The Grant Williams benching. The Hauser disappearence. The non-utilization of Muscala. Never any B Griffin. Only used Pritchard when it was clearly a bad place to use him. Never used any of these pieces well / correctly.

A waste.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Can we NOW stop jinxing this team with talking about Banner 18 every freaking year???