Heat (37-31) at Celtics (35-33) Game #69 5/11/21

[jpotter33]

Gonna lose out...

That's my hope. Could set us up enough to get down to the 9/10 play-in, lose, and then get the 10th spot to maximize our pick. (I am assuming that's how the play-in works for seeding and lottery, right?)

[RPGenerate]

This quarter may have been some of the worst defense i've ever seen. Varsity teams don't make as many rotation mistakes as this team does.

[liam]

We let them have one run too many. They’re just too good for us, Dragic killed us in the 3rd

I thought that was Thompson that killed us in the third....

[footey]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

Agreed.

Yet guys on this thread think he had another special game tonight.

Sad.

[Tr1boy]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

Dont think he will get it

7th place doesnt look great

[liam]

Gonna lose out...

That's my hope. Could set us up enough to get down to the 9/10 play-in, lose, and then get the 10th spot to maximize our pick. (I am assuming that's how the play-in works for seeding and lottery, right?)

Sit tatum and Kemba....

[Kiorrik]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

19/7/5 going into the 4th isn't a bad stat line, I reckon. Especially with 4/7 from 3 and overall 40+ % field goal. Plenty efficient.

Not sure what the dig is there.

[hpantazo]

We missed Rob Williams a lot more than we did Brown these last 2 games.

[RPGenerate]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

Agreed.

Yet guys on this thread think he had another special game tonight.

Sad.

Please show me a single comment on this thread that said Tatum had a special game. Just one.

[jambr380]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

Why not play like this early??

Drive hard and kick out...

Because the Heat were actually trying then. Our defense in the 4th was what led to a lot of these easy points, but the Heat already knew they won the game so they weren't giving it their best.

Of course it ended up closer than the game actually was (much like Sunday), but that doesn't change the fact that this game was over after the 3rd quarter.

[Tr1boy]

We let them have one run too many. They’re just too good for us, Dragic killed us in the 3rd

I thought that was Thompson that killed us in the third....

Adebayo had him for lunch

I really thought he had another gear left

Basically a 3rd energy center at this stage of career

[liam]

I'm sure glad Tatum scored a whole bunch of useless points in the 4th to make it look like he had a good game and extend his bid for All-NBA /s

Agreed.

Yet guys on this thread think he had another special game tonight.

Sad.

No one on the Celtics had a special game...

[footey]

We officially stink.

Heat spanked us without Butler in 2nd half.

**** Robinson, Herro and Dragic.

[liam]

We let them have one run too many. They’re just too good for us, Dragic killed us in the 3rd

I thought that was Thompson that killed us in the third....

Adebayo had him for lunch

I really thought he had another gear left

Basically a 3rd energy center at this stage of career

He played almost that whole 3rd quarter. I don't know what Brad was watching.

[Tr1boy]

No Romero aka Ainge special weapon vs Heat