Celtics (25-7) at Pacers (17-13) Game #33 12/18/17

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Terry Rozier be like...

[mef730]

Patriots: "Hey, wanna see the most ridiculous ending ever?"

Rozier: "Hold my beer."

Mike

[CelticSooner]

Choked away a 19 point lead.  Unacceptable. This team has been very mediocre last 5 games
Not good.

This tells me you weren't watching the game close enough. C's didn't choke away a 19 point lead. They basically had about a 12 point lead in the entire game and couldn't extend it because the refs wouldn't let them get any momentum. That in turn kept Indiana hanging around and almost stole it until Rozier had other ideas.

[jambr380]

I was wondering why the Cs weren't fouling and then on that lob pass I see Rozier flying in from the left part of my screen and it's like, "OMG!!"

Not a great game, but always good for Brad to have a teaching moment in a win rather than a loss.

And this is why Rozier plays - he can drive you crazy with his boneheaded plays, but how many guys are long and athletic enough to make that play? Great read by Rozier, too - I am happy for him!

[Neurotic Guy]

Tommy going ballistic on the refs right now.   Blood pressure Tommy... Careful.

[ETNCeltics]

I feel bad for Victor Oladipo. He had all that effort only to be snatched away because of a dumb mistake.

Celtics win one of the most exciting games of the year and this is what you're thinking about?

[tenn_smoothie]

Choked away a 19 point lead.  Unacceptable. This team has been very mediocre last 5 games
Not good.

True.  But that was a much better way to end the day than what could have been.

We have been choking away huge 1st quarter leads a lot lately, it is unacceptable.

[SCeltic34]

Terry Rozier be like...

The reaction from the bird in the back is priceless.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Its games like this that make me not want to watch Celtics games anymore. Its just not fun to watch. I love the Celtics. I like CBS system. I like the unselfishness. I like how our young guys are developing. I like that CBS does not complain to the officials.

But its just not fun. Its not fun to see your team play really good basketball, and watch the refs muck up the game. I know we have an aggressive defense. I know our guys are young, and we can expect stupid fouls. I know we probably will foul more than the other team because of our youth and system.

But this game (and a couple others like it this season) was ridiculous. Multiple phantom calls that gave free throws to the Pacers. Multiple no-calls on our guys. Refusing to call moving screens as Smart and Brown try to get over them.

It was just ugly. It was lopsided. It wasn't a fairly officiated contest. We played better in almost every facet in quarters 1-3, but the refs bailed out the Pacers offense and kept them in the game. The refs put 3 Celtic starters and 2 subs in serious foul trouble in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, which changes how aggressive those players can be.

Its just becoming less fun to watch as these foul disparity becomes more frequent.

Great win leaves a good taste in my mouth, which means I'll probably keep watching, but this just makes it hard to watch.

[kraidstar]

Second day in a row I've had the privilege of screaming with joy for 10 seconds and then laughed my ### off for the next 10 minutes.

[apc]

So now we can move on to Kobe.
Is he going to be in the HOF twice ?

[Kuberski33]

Choked away a 19 point lead.  Unacceptable. This team has been very mediocre last 5 games
Not good.

They were awful in the 2nd half and got lucky but a W is a W and a road one at that against a (surprisingly) decent team - with Oladipo going off.  They couldn't stop him.  On to Miami...lol

[slamtheking]

I bet the trade Rozier crowd is hiding tonight.   That was a great steal to seal the game.

Nope, still here.  He made plenty of boneheaded plays including that horrid inbounds pass earlier.  Great play at the end but if he played better during the game, they wouldn't have needed that play. 

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Terry Rozier be like...

The reaction from the bird in the back is priceless.

That bird must be Nate McMillan.

[Neurotic Guy]

Choked away a 19 point lead.  Unacceptable. This team has been very mediocre last 5 games
Not good.

This tells me you weren't watching the game close enough. C's didn't choke away a 19 point lead. They basically had about a 12 point lead in the entire game and couldn't extend it because the refs wouldn't let them get any momentum. That in turn kept Indiana hanging around and almost stole it until Rozier had other ideas.

Refs called a lot on the C's, but C's lost their composure and gave the ball away frequently -- also keeping the Pacers in the game.   C's should not have had to pull this one out the way they did.