Sixers (0-1) at Celtics (1-0) Round 1 Game 2 8/19/20

[Mahk E Mahk]

THIS is the kemba we expected when we signed him!
#playoffkemba

[Phantom255x]

Our bench doesn't need to be superstar-like. Just be really solid like today and make the right plays. Then this team is really unstoppable even with Hayward out

[keevsnick]

Jaylen has thrown like 4  great passes tonight but that grant 3 was his first assist because nobody could hit anything.

[CelticsPoetry]

Mike: what would you do now if you were Brett Brown
Scal: start looking for a new job?

Got me bursting out laughing here

[gouki88]

Would've liked to see Timelord get some run with Embiid sitting. His vertical spacing could shake it up

[Greenality]

Philly's bench looks depressed as hell

[Phantom255x]

Wow Embiid's already played 30 minutes. He's legit carrying that team but no one else is helping him out

[mef730]

Gotta love Jaylen.

I remember watching the draft that year, when everyone wanted Kris Dunn at #3. Philly refused a trade of Nerlens Noel and the Lakers pick (which we ended up anyway in the Tatum trade) for the #3.

They saved us two drafts in a row.

Mike

[Atzar]

I like the way Jayson and Jaylen are developing as passers.  They're both finding open guys that they wouldn't have found earlier in the season. 

[apc]

Keep pushing! No stupid shots Smart!!!

[blink]

I like the way Jayson and Jaylen are developing as passers.  They're both finding open guys that they wouldn't have found earlier in the season.

Yeah the whole team's ability to share the ball is the reason things have been going so well today.  I wish we could bottle it.  Hopefully as JT and JB keep improving, they will keep drawing double teams and other guys will get a lot of open easy shots.

[keevsnick]

It feels like Philli needs to close the gap a little here before the end of the quarter if they want any chance.

[Thruthelookingglass]

Since I can't watch the game I've dropped by the game thread for the first time since this was over at Celticsblog.  Feels like home, and not a bad night to come back.  Not bad at all.  And thanks all for the commentary, I'm living vicariously tonight!

[blink]

Grant hitting 2 threes tonight is big. If he hits threes he's an interesting option at the 4.

We got 20 points from Grant, Wannamaker and Kanter.  That has been huge.
I love it!

[Mahk E Mahk]

one troubling early trend is tatum disappearing in the third. probably overthinking it but it’s happened in both games.