Thunder (20-41) at Celtics (32-29) Game #62 4/27/21

[Silas]

They need to get their act together, quick.

[jpotter33]

Why wasn't Tacko in for he rebound?? Or Kornet!

For real. Keep TT out there but put one of those long-armed, tall guys out there for the rebounding, too, especially without bottom position. What the heck is Smart going to do in that situation?

Just more brain-fart crap from Brad. His in-game management is just plain bad.

[footey]

10-47 on 3's.  at what point does it get so bad that someone on the coaching staff finally says enough with the 3's and drive to the bucket?

Never!

This has been the story for years now. What makes anyone think things will change now?

Let this season from hell end. This season and the Kyrie season are neck and neck at this point for most unenjoyable in recent memory. Though Kyrie's drama and the higher expectations that year probably still edge out this year.

That team swept Pacers 4-0 in first round.

This team likely will get swept in first round by Bucks/Nets/6ers.

[PAOBoston]

I might hate this team more than that Kyrie team. Something is just off with this team. The laissez faire attitude is frightening. This team has a serious attitude problem.

Literally hope they miss the playoffs so they can make big changes.

[ozgod]

PP gives us Tatum production and we lose to a bottom feeder.  Rough one. 

How do four NBA “starters” perform as bad as Smart, Fournier, Thompson and Semi did tonight?

We have a 17 player roster, and only three guys (JB, Pritchard, Kornet) showed up.

10-38 overall and 3-21 from 3 from those 4 starters. Along with 6 turnovers. Atrocious

[liam]

Celtics played bad.

REFS were horrid!

Brad mismanaged the game from the start by not starting Prichard.

Thompson was terrible.

Smart and Fournier shot us out of this one.

On to the play-in games!

[ozgod]

On the positive side, the Knicks, hornets, hawks and heat all lost too so we didn’t lose any ground. Better than nothing

[jpotter33]

10-47 on 3's.  at what point does it get so bad that someone on the coaching staff finally says enough with the 3's and drive to the bucket?

Never!

This has been the story for years now. What makes anyone think things will change now?

Let this season from hell end. This season and the Kyrie season are neck and neck at this point for most unenjoyable in recent memory. Though Kyrie's drama and the higher expectations that year probably still edge out this year.

That team swept Pacers 4-0 in first round.

This team likely will get swept in first round by Bucks/Nets/6ers.

Most unenjoyable not necessarily the better team.

[ozgod]

We gave up 41 pts in the 4th quarter after we had caught up in the 3rd

[Atzar]

I've run out of things to say about this team.

I don't understand how our teamwork can be this poor.  We don't work together on defense.  We don't protect the rim well, we don't guard against penetration well, we give up open shots from anywhere both inside the arc and out.  On offense, we absolutely suck at moving without the ball and we don't pass well.  Our playmaking is restricted to swinging it around the perimeter and the occasional simple drive-and-kick.  I keep saying all of this, over and over... and it doesn't get any better.  Meanwhile, other teams cut us up with the simplest of ball-movement and player-movement, and invite us to launch shots that they can live with - an invitation we're all too willing to accept because it's the easy thing to do, not the right one.

I get that this is a weird year and we've had no time to set a real rotation with all of the guys moving in and out of the lineup, but other teams are in the same boat and don't have the problems we have. 

Props to Jaylen and Pritchard.  Kornet played well.  I don't have anything positive to say about anybody else.

[liam]

In a game with such poor shooting why didn't Nesmith get more shots? Why did Kornet only play 20 minutes. He won the game when we played the Thunder last time? Why are Smart and Fournier taking 31 shots and making 8?

[Phantom255x]

The timings of these injuries and illnesses also isn't helping. Just seems this team is destined to be in a play-in format, which would sum up the season beautifully.

[nickagneta]

Brown, Pritchard, Kornet ....27 for 49

Rest of team...... 14 for 48

Complain about Stevens all you want again, but second game in a row, the loss is squarely on the shoulders of the players. God awful play by most.

[liam]

Smartacus gonna end up with 30+ FGA and 20+ 3FGA tonight

He'll make 4.

Called it. Sadly!

[hodgy03038]

Ugh. These guys do NOT belong in playoffs.