Nets (0-1) at Celtics (1-0) Round 1 Game 2 4/20/22

[ozgod]

For you believers in this thread - the team is losing to everyone but Durant/Kyrie HAHA - our players just regular season quality

What is your problem?

You guys are quoting me first - I never had a go at you neither am I interested anyway. Not sure why you guys cannot face the facts of what is going on. Clearly we are playing horrific. Embrace it. Nets did better in game 1 too when we were the much better team and here when we are not good we are getting blown out of the building lol to not even Kyrie or Durant

Being negative is understandable.  You're not the only one p---ed at this.

Picking a fight with people who are still optimistic is just garbage though.  Leave that crap at the door.

Too early to slit wrists IMO. How many times have we seen even 20 point leads evaporate in the NBA. But if people want to slit wrists, have at it - just don't get upset at those who don't want to yet, as you say 

[Chief]

We took their best punch and are only down 10.

[gouki88]

Nets will eventually revert to the mean. They have been shooting lights out for two straight games.

Or they’re a veteran team that’s turned it on in the playoffs

Yeah, no. It's our defence giving them easy looks. Bruce Brown is not some elder playoff superstar who coasts in the regular season.

[RPGenerate]

Funny thing is, if Brown and Tatum even play at an average level, this game is close.

[ashanm10]

We're lucky to be down 10.  Hope Ime has a hell of a speech up his sleeve for halftime.  I'm talking some Remember the Titans s***, get people ready to run through a wall.

Right now, Ime is googling "What did Bill Belichick say at halftime of the Atlanta Super Bowl?"

Gotta fix rebounds/free throws asap lol and play actual sets to move the ball around on offense - Durant only 15 and Kyrie 6

[hpantazo]

Dissappointing first half. The Nets were physical and first to the ball but we stayed within range and I feel we are capable of quickly erasing the lead if we get it together.

[Indocelts]

We believe! Let’s go!!

[mef730]

Nets will eventually revert to the mean. They have been shooting lights out for two straight games.

True. They're at 62 fg% and 55% 3pfg%. That's not sustainable, especially from their non-stars. And Brown and Dragic aren't going to combine for 30 in the second half.

We just have to actually hit our open shots on the other end. I still don't think they're defending us particularly well, they're just doing better crashing the glass and we're playing tight and missing shots.

TP, since I'm having a lot of trouble being optimistic right about now.

Mike

[Goldstar88]

Honestly, Lucky they only have a 10pt deficit. Grant Williams is the leading scorer. Yeesh.

[radiohead]

Nets will eventually revert to the mean. They have been shooting lights out for two straight games.

Or they’re a veteran team that’s turned it on in the playoffs

Yeah, no. It's our defence giving them easy looks. Bruce Brown is not some elder playoff superstar who coasts in the regular season.

Bruce Brown killed us in the first quarter and Dragic did the same in the second. They’ve been the difference makers.

[JSD]

They should be down by 25

[gouki88]

Honestly, Lucky they only have a 10pt deficit.

Their defence is incredibly suspect. Our two stars only really showed up in the last two minutes of the second half, and we still put up 55 in the half.

[JSD]

Take away that horrific 9-0 start, This is a really even game

[gouki88]

Nets will eventually revert to the mean. They have been shooting lights out for two straight games.

Or they’re a veteran team that’s turned it on in the playoffs

Yeah, no. It's our defence giving them easy looks. Bruce Brown is not some elder playoff superstar who coasts in the regular season.

Bruce Brown killed us in the first quarter and Dragic did the same in the second. They’ve been the difference makers.

Bruce Brown got two or three open looks from deep. Dragic got easy shots from being gifted match-ups with Theis. Simple adjustments

[Kuberski33]

I think the Celtics had one uncontested basket the entire half. Give the Nets credit. It's interesting to me with Dragic going off, White stayed on the bench as Ime elected to go with Horford & Theis.