Nets (2-1) at Celtics (1-2) Round 1 Game 4 5/30/21

[RPGenerate]

It really sucks that without Brown and Kemba, we just don't have the horses to win both sides of the ball. The fact that Romeo needs to be out there to have any chance of guarding Harden and Durant at the same time tells you everything.

[Silas]

The inability of our role players to spread the floor is killing us.

Play Nesmith and Pritchard for shooting!

What’s wrong with Brad?

[coco]

Fournier needs to get hot

[gouki88]

JT finding it much harder to find space tonight

The Nets are throwing everything at him, and we don't have anybody in our active roster who can take any pressure off of him.

As much as this site loves to hate Kemba, at least he requires attention from the opposing defense.  But right now they're putting three bodies on Tatum and we can't even punish them for it.

I couldn’t understand the glee when Kemba was ruled out. Even if he goes 3-12 they have to guard him because he’s a microwave scorer. Right now Langford or Pritchard doesn’t instill the same fear so the Nets can easily trap JT all night long

Pritchard currently 2-5 and 1-2 from deep. That's more efficient than Kemba - he's just not getting any run! The coach is playing role players like Semi who can't hit the side of a barn anymore for some reason, instead of Nesmith

[Scottiej23]

The inability of our role players to spread the floor is killing us.

Play Nesmith and Pritchard for shooting!

They don't appear to be able to shoot though, and PP is a sieve defensively, so I am not sure he is the answer. Barring another Tatum master class I don't think it's reasonable to think we have the horses to beat them given our injury situation for this game. I am hoping against hope, but gee it's a big ask. Our talent drops off very quickly outside of first four healthy players.

[coco]

Kyrie is a front runner.  Didn’t play hard for the Cs last season.
He is a 3rd stringer

[gouki88]

Celtics now tied with the Nets 3

[slamtheking]

helluva a bucket by TT

[gouki88]

Fournier is getting wide open and just doing nothing with it

[coco]

Tatum has checked out

[RPGenerate]

JT finding it much harder to find space tonight

The Nets are throwing everything at him, and we don't have anybody in our active roster who can take any pressure off of him.

As much as this site loves to hate Kemba, at least he requires attention from the opposing defense.  But right now they're putting three bodies on Tatum and we can't even punish them for it.

I couldn’t understand the glee when Kemba was ruled out. Even if he goes 3-12 they have to guard him because he’s a microwave scorer. Right now Langford or Pritchard doesn’t instill the same fear so the Nets can easily trap JT all night long

Pritchard currently 2-5 and 1-2 from deep. That's more efficient than Kemba - he's just not getting any run! The coach is playing role players like Semi who can't hit the side of a barn anymore for some reason, instead of Nesmith

He's not playing because he can't defend Kyrie or Harden.

[Atzar]

I respect our effort, at least.  Keep fighting.  Maybe something crazy happens. 

[ozgod]

Smart should have run out to defend Harris himself instead of pointing for kardashian to do it

[Goldstar88]

Still in it. Barely, though...

[gouki88]

JT finding it much harder to find space tonight

The Nets are throwing everything at him, and we don't have anybody in our active roster who can take any pressure off of him.

As much as this site loves to hate Kemba, at least he requires attention from the opposing defense.  But right now they're putting three bodies on Tatum and we can't even punish them for it.

I couldn’t understand the glee when Kemba was ruled out. Even if he goes 3-12 they have to guard him because he’s a microwave scorer. Right now Langford or Pritchard doesn’t instill the same fear so the Nets can easily trap JT all night long

Pritchard currently 2-5 and 1-2 from deep. That's more efficient than Kemba - he's just not getting any run! The coach is playing role players like Semi who can't hit the side of a barn anymore for some reason, instead of Nesmith

He's not playing because he can't defend Kyrie or Harden.

Neither can Romeo? Harden-Durant-Irving have outscored our whole team. We're not going to win by defending them. That's not how we won game 3