Celtics (2-0) at Pacers (0-2) Round 1 Game 3 4/19/19

[kraidstar]

Cigar time!!!!!!!!!!!

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What is up with the ft shooting?

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Wow I can't believe the Celtics won on the road in the playoffs.

They haven't done that since Game 3 of the 2018 East Semis.

good things to come

maybe we can sweep at indy?

if not we close out in 5

[CelticSooner]

Why is Indiana calling timeout with 22 seconds left in a 9 point game?

Nate McMillian special.

[Sophomore]

Irving and Hayward just 9 for 26 and we still won.  JB has been great all series, even if he hadn't scored much in the first two games.

We righted the ship when Rozier was subbed out and Brown came back in.  Less minutes for Rozier, please Brad?

Yes, yes, and yes.

Boy do we miss Smart. It’s possible that if he can come back this playoffs we could see a Fozier-free game. That would be beautiful.

[rondofan1255]

Great road win woohoo!!!

[jpotter33]

We're going to need to play a lot better if we're going to win any games against non-creampuff opponents.  Indiana is terrible.

The Bucks are sitting at home licking their chops right now as they're watching this game.

While we certainly haven't been perfect and have some things to clean up, these are shortsighted comments and not respectful enough of Indy. They're clearly lacking offensively sans Dipo, but they're as good as it gets defensively, and in the playoffs that's enough to keep games close (see Boston Celtics the last several years prior to 2018).

Hell, we're very likely going to sweep Indy at this point, which is not at all easy. Hell, look at Cleveland's championship year. They swept Detroit in the first round that year, and that series was very similar to this one with three really close games and only one that wasn't that close. And that Detroit team was no better than this Indy team.

[0003323344]

We're going to need to play a lot better if we're going to win any games against non-creampuff opponents.  Indiana is terrible.

C's will need to play much better v. Milwaukee.  Yet, winning a playoff game on the road doesn't need to be minimized, it's rarely simple

And they will. They rise to the occasion in the playoffs. Just like KI said they would. lol

[BringToughnessBack]

Is it just me, or is that crowd a bit more overweight then usual crowds 😁

Another great game outcome and Kyrie and Tatum and Brown and Horford amazing together. Kyrie’s killer gear awakens at end of every playoff game. He is truly a great alpha for us.

[ozgod]

Irving and Hayward just 9 for 26 and we still won.  JB has been great all series, even if he hadn't scored much in the first two games.

We righted the ship when Rozier was subbed out and Brown came back in.  Less minutes for Rozier, please Brad?

It’s not always just the points you score, it’s the influence you have on the game. It’s something you have to watch the games to see as the stat line won’t show it. JB had a big impact on the first 2 games  defensively and a huge impact on the result of game 2 with his pass. Tonight was his turn as it was Mook in game 1 and Kyrie in game 2

[Fierce1]

There's some truth to that theory of Brad playing possum in the regular season.

Celts are very good rebounding the basketball in the this year's playoffs.

[Chief]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[nickagneta]

Excellent road playoff win. Impressive defensive effort in the second half once again.

You can b!tch all you want about certain aspects of the game but an 8-10 point road playoff win is hard to get, as is going up 3-0 on a playoff team.

Really, really good win and shows why this is such a tough to to beat. They have so many players that can just go off and also one of the premier closers in the game.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Cigar time!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpotter33]

Great win on the road! Need to be more consistent from an effort standpoint across all four quarters, along with varying our offense to be more than just jumpshots, but in the playoffs you can't really criticize a playoff win on the road.