Celtics (0-1) at Nets (1-0) Round 1 Game 2 5/25/21

[CBS_Take a Report]

Honestly, how do you watch this product and think we are even on a road to a rebuild? It’s just gross. I love my Celtics. It’s management that I have the biggest challenge with. We are deplete of talent, have drafted horribly and have actually worsened our organization as a destination given we finally cracked the nut with Kyrie and Hayward only to see both as epic failures.

Honestly my hands are up with this franchise.

[ozgod]

Tatum with 7 points near halftime.

There's no doubt he's a superstar-caliber talent, but it's frustrating how inconsistent he is. We're not asking for 50+ points every night but if he has a 50-point night and then a few games of mediocre performances then that's not going to cut it.

Durant has been all over him like a cheap suit but yes he needs to do better if he wants to be considered in the top echelon of players

[Scottiej23]

Take away Harris and the rest of the Nets shot 18-39

Replace Harris with me and they are still up two (although I suspect Boston would have looked to isolate me down low, at 183cm I am too short to defend anyone, so they may have also scored more themselves).

[86MaxwellSmart]

C's come to play with ZERO urgency 80% of the time.....you get stomped in the playoffs this way.....Ainge's fault 100% for allowing this to happen....Bad drafting, hiring a college coach who's afraid to yell at his players (Doc would make these ****s play harder)

[PhoSita]

I'll be happy if most of this roster is gone this summer. Just feels like a clean slate is needed.

[liam]

Brad should bench his starters and see if any of them asks to be put back in. It looks like they’ve all given up.

Should at least rest them for the next game in the Garden. Run the youngens out and just let them run!

[liam]

Take away Harris and the rest of the Nets shot 18-39

Replace Harris with me and they are still up two (although I suspect Boston would have looked to isolate me down low, at 183cm I am too short to defend anyone, so they may have also scored more themselves).

Can you bring some fire?

[Ogaju]

C's come to play with ZERO urgency 80% of the time.....you get stomped in the playoffs this way.....Ainge's fault 100% for allowing this to happen....Bad drafting, hiring a college coach who's afraid to yell at his players (Doc would make these ****s play harder)

Players are free to yell at him though!!

[86MaxwellSmart]

Well on the brightside, BKN should keep LA from getting the title.

This.

You would think so....but you know that at least one of their Big 3 gonna be hurt for the Finals.

[mr. dee]

Well on the brightside, BKN should keep LA from getting the title.

This.

Screw them both. I'd rather watch Bucks or anyone from the west aside the Lakers win it all.

[hpantazo]

Good lesson for all that sacrificing seeding position for potential health in the postseason doesn't help you.

[liam]

Well on the brightside, BKN should keep LA from getting the title.

This.

Screw them both. I'd rather watch Bucks or anyone from the west aside the Lakers win it all.

the Lakers haven't even won a playoff game yet.

[ozgod]

For the 2nd half they need to:

- take care of the ball better and not give the Nets transition opportunities where Harris killed us in the 1st quarter (9 turnovers in a half you're not going to win vs a team like this)
- show more energy and communication on defense
- give Tatum more P&R opportunities so he's not constantly having to go 1v1 iso vs Durant
- start hitting some open shots - we've gotten some decent looks but they haven't gone in
- SHOW SOME PRIDE

[tstorey_97]

Celtics FG 38.1% 3PT 3 for 12
Nets FG  53.1% 3PT 11 for 21

Benches
Celtics 33 minutes 8 points
Nets 41 minutes 15 points

At this rate Tatum, Fournier, Walker, Smart are going to play 40 minutes each and the team is going to lose by 20 or so.

Let's get the rotation going and see if by some chance it helps get the shooting train back on the tracks.

Are these guys scared of this? They already played 75 games this season and nobody died. 

[Ogaju]

Well on the brightside, BKN should keep LA from getting the title.

This.

Screw them both. I'd rather watch Bucks or anyone from the west aside the Lakers win it all.

taliban vs Lakers ....perhaps in that scenario I root for a draw.