Celtics (47-28) at Raptors (42-32) Game #76 3/28/22

[liam]

No timeout again? The heck...

Doing the same thing over and over is insanity.

[jpotter33]

Okay, we can absolutely critique Ime on that one. Awful, awful, awful decision to not call a timeout at the end of OT. Your two best three point shooters in PP and Hauser were on the bench. COmplete brain fart by Ime there.

Ultimately, though, shouldn't have been in that position to begin with. For starters, if we would've made our free throws down the stretch we would've won this in regulation, let alone the bad turnovers and offensive rebounds.

Still, though, proud of the guys. Should've never been that close to begin with.

[todd_days_41]

White just missed an open layup, for gods sake. His yips are getting straight up embarrassing. He ought to be pretty ashamed of how he's played tonight

Dude looked completely uncomfortable in the 2nd half. Scary. Hard to see why you’d ever play him over Pritchard in crunch time when he flails like that.

[PAOBoston]

I know they were short handed but it kind of feels like a bad loss. They had that.

Also, no issue facing the Raptors in the playoffs. They do not scare me.

[Silas]

Regulation and OT, Ime doesn't call TO to set last shot play.  Terrible.

[86MaxwellSmart]

at least Ime has that Timeout in his pocket in the locker room....Jeebus

[seancally]

Kind of annoying to see so many “choke” criticisms right now. This game was gravy for the bench unit. I’m fine with it.

Safe to say after tonight I don’t think anyone will be concerned to see the tough, fearsome, well-coached Raptors in rd 1 if it shakes out that way.

[Roy H.]

Lol @ folks outraged right now.

Our bench + a bad Marcus took a playoff team to the final bell, on the road on the second night of a back to back.

[JohnBoy65]

Never should’ve been in that game, but that is just really bad coaching the last 6 mins. Absolutely horrible.

[liam]

Simply cannot get over Ime not calling a timeout there. We had the chance to put some of our shooters on the floor, but nah. Let's have Smart and Grant shoot step-back threes that aren't part of any designed play, that'll give us a chance!!

Embarrassing. Coach of the Year my butt

It was horrid, TWICE!!!!!!

[slamtheking]

Not sure why Ime didn't use the TO.

That was effing pathetic coaching. Doesn't even get our shooters a chance.

yeah, have to agree with that.  the strategy didn't work in regulation.  repeating it in OT was just plain stupid

[jambr380]

I get it, we were down all of our best players, but this ending should worry Cs fans. We've been an objectively terrible team this season in close games. Luckily we've been blowing teams out of the gym in the last couple of months, but that won't always be the case in the playoffs.

[liam]

Lol @ folks outraged right now.

Our bench + a bad Marcus took a playoff team to the final bell, on the road on the second night of a back to back.

A little end of game coaching and it's a win.

[SparzWizard]

Give us the Raptors in round 1 lol

[Goldstar88]

Lol @ folks outraged right now.

Our bench + a bad Marcus took a playoff team to the final bell, on the road on the second night of a back to back.

Bad coaching cost them the game. Players were fine.