Celtics (2-3) at Bucks (3-2) Round 2 Game #6 5/13/22

[hpantazo]

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
about 8 minutes ago

No Scott Foster tonight’s #Celtics-#Bucks. Non COVID illness.

We're doomed.

Good. No excuses then for the Bucks and their fans when we win tonight.

[Celtics2021]

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
about 8 minutes ago

No Scott Foster tonight’s #Celtics-#Bucks. Non COVID illness.

We're doomed.

Yeah, this isn't good news.  I hate Foster, but Eric Lewis is now the crew chief for tonight.  Of NBA officials who chiefed at least 40 games, home teams had the third best winning percentage and point differential with him this season (.600, +5.4).

[Surferdad]

Last game, Horford and Theis were +5 in only 4.4 minutes.  Grant and Horford were -11 in 25 minutes.  White was +8 in 17 min when NOT on the court with Grant.  He was +0 in 17 minutes with Grant.

Grant had the deer in the headlights look to him the whole game.  The whole team looked that way in the final few minutes but Grant was a problem the entire game.

Come on Grant, you have nothing to lose.  Just go out there and ball.  Block it all out and just play.

Oh, and maybe we should see a little more of Theis this game?

I really hope not.  It's just a terrible matchup with Lopez making him look like a grade-schooler.  That said, there may be no choice with TL out and Grant just too short.  If Horford gets in any foul trouble, we're sunk.

[hodgy03038]

I have to record this. I can't watch it live again after last game. I was so mad and what I was saying my wife didn't like. I need to cool it and watch later if they win. Good luck all. We really need to come up big after the epic disaster at the end of last game.

[Phantom255x]

Of course the one time we might need Scott Foster "the extender" he gets something 

[mef730]

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
about 8 minutes ago

No Scott Foster tonight’s #Celtics-#Bucks. Non COVID illness.

We're doomed.

Good. No excuses then for the Bucks and their fans when we win tonight.

Exactly. TP.

Mike

[SparzWizard]

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
about 8 minutes ago

No Scott Foster tonight’s #Celtics-#Bucks. Non COVID illness.

We're doomed.

Good. No excuses then for the Bucks and their fans when we win tonight.

They'll be like "refs rigged the game. bull"

[GreenShooter]

It sucks that Rob Williams is out again. This may be the end of it this year.

[SparzWizard]

It sucks that Rob Williams is out again. This may be the end of it this year.

He's out again? Wow. This is a must-win and he's still sitting out...terrible

[celticsclay]

Ugh very nervous here.

[hpantazo]

It makes sense to sit Rob if he's not near 100%. He struggled earlier in this series when he was healthy , he's just not a great matchup with this Bucks squad so no need to risk his future health for minimal benefit. We should have won game 3 and game 5 without him, we blew it regardless of Rob.

[hpantazo]

I have to admit, it's a bit weird to have Foster assigned to this game and then removed at the last minute. I'm glad that Foster not officiating and Rob out for practically the whole series removes any possible excuses the Bucks may have, but it's weird.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Foster is reffing tonight’s game.  Hopefully he lives up to his extender reputation, but I’m not holding my breath.

I was joking with my friends yesterday he would get the call for the game. It's kind of sad the NBA is so obvious with their intentions.

That said happy it's finally working in our favor.

Exchange:

phong rings.............

foster: " hello??"

bavetta:  " hey scott, how are you today?"

foster:  " hey dick, how are you my old friend, how does 82 feel now?"

bavetta: " cut the crap scott, you know why i am calling."

foster:  " ok, ok, what now dick? Is something wrong? "

bavetta:  " the call has come down scott. I just got off the phone with adam. I also spoke with Tim but adam does not know about it. Albeit retired, I AM the COMPANY MAN of the NBA and always will be scott. Scott, we need this series to go 7. I do not give two craps about the point spread or point totals over/unders, or anything.  We only care about the moneyline and that means we need boston to win tonight."

foster: " but dick, you know we should NOT be......(dick cuts him off)"

bavetta: " shut the heck up scott. the CALL has come in. It is my job to pass it down. You will DO what i tell you TO DO. Do you understand me scott?"

foster: " yes sir mr. bavetta. I understand loud and clear. I will take care of it."

bavetta:  " you are a good man scott, make it happen like we used to do. goodbye"

foster:  " ok dick, I will"

phone hangs up.

wait what??

foster pulled out??

OMG

[Phantom255x]

Honestly I think deep down they knew Timelord was going to miss the rest of the series but they just wanted to act like it was a "day to day" thing. Sucks, but he did look sluggish in the games he did play since coming back. I respect him for coming back as soon as he did but maybe he really did need some more time.

[celticsclay]

Honestly I think deep down they knew Timelord was going to miss the rest of the series but they just wanted to act like it was a "day to day" thing. Sucks, but he did look sluggish in the games he did play since coming back. I respect him for coming back as soon as he did but maybe he really did need some more time.

I wouldn't rule out game 7.