Celtics (3-0) at Nets (0-3) Round 1 Game 4 4/25/22

[slamtheking]

Claxton was 1-11 from the line. Would have been the difference if he had made even 60% of them.

Poor old Clanky

changing the name on his uniform to "Clankton"

[jpotter33]

Clear path is when you have a clear path to the basket.

Smart, did not have a clear path to the basket because 2 defenders were ahead of him on the court.

Come on guys.

I'm all for crapping on the refs because this league is rigged, but let's not misinterpret the rules.

Yeah, the call was right.

It's just the rule that is stupid. NBA has to take measures to eliminate those take fouls on fast breaks. Especially ones like that

But White was ahead of any Brooklyn defender. It's not just the fouled player, is it? I feel like I distinctly remember calls where they've made the clear path foul because another teammate was the closest to the basket, making it their clear path that was stopped.

[ozgod]

Well, I was dead wrong about this series and about this team.
Celtics proved a lot of the hype around them isn’t fake and they proved something to me by taking care of the nets in a sweep, let’s keep it going

Have a TP for eating your slice of humble pie 

[RockinRyA]

Jb has a pretty meh series (by his standard)buthes been huge in the fourth in these games. Al, smart and brown all bailed us out when tatum fouled out. I also though white played pretty well

[nickagneta]

One of the best 5 v 8 wins by the Celtics in quite a while.

[colincb]

StatMusk@statmuse · 21m

KD and Kyrie are 9-10 without James Harden this season.

[RockinRyA]

Bring out the BROOMS!!  It's done!! Celtics overcome the refs and a huge effort by KD to defeat Kyrie's Nets 4-0.

It feels really sweet.  I bet Kyrie's salty tears taste like Ambrosia of the Gods!  ****!  What EXCUSE will he give to the media in the postgame interview??

Someone mentioned that it's all gone downhill for Kyrie since stepping on the Lucky logo. It's the curse of Lucky!

I mean when we fired the old lucky mascot what happened? Kg injured his knee, daniels with all his concussions, shaqs injury, perks acl, rondo's elbow, it's hip, hayward's ankle etc. You dont mess with leprechauns.

[hpantazo]

StatMusk@statmuse · 21m

KD and Kyrie are 9-10 without James Harden this season.

And James Harden is not exactly lighting it up in Phili either.

[hodgy03038]

WooHoo!!! Great sweep. I have to admit as much as I can't stand Kyrie he was very friendly and congratulatory to the Celts. I give him credit for that.

Cmon Bulls stretch the series.

Happy Happy Happy

[nickagneta]

I hope everyone believes now.

Boston Celtics, 2021-22 NBA Champions.

1 series down. 3 to go.

[CBS_Take a Report]

Health!! All that is needed.

[angryguy77]

WooHoo!!! Great sweep. I have to admit as much as I can't stand Kyrie he was very friendly and congratulatory to the Celts. I give him credit for that.

Cmon Bulls stretch the series.

Happy Happy Happy

Sooner mke closes the less games they have Middleton for our series.

[jpotter33]

Bring out the BROOMS!!  It's done!! Celtics overcome the refs and a huge effort by KD to defeat Kyrie's Nets 4-0.

It feels really sweet.  I bet Kyrie's salty tears taste like Ambrosia of the Gods!  ****!  What EXCUSE will he give to the media in the postgame interview??

Someone mentioned that it's all gone downhill for Kyrie since stepping on the Lucky logo. It's the curse of Lucky!

I mean when we fired the old lucky mascot what happened? Kg injured his knee, daniels with all his concussions, shaqs injury, perks acl, rondo's elbow, it's hip, hayward's ankle etc. You dont mess with leprechauns.

[Goldstar88]

Well, I was dead wrong about this series and about this team.
Celtics proved a lot of the hype around them isn’t fake and they proved something to me by taking care of the nets in a sweep, let’s keep it going

Oh man, got some crow to eat after your pre-series predictions man haha Might as well call you a Man of the Night's Watch with all that crow! 

Happy to be wrong!

TP for owning it. Most people wouldn’t do that.

[ozgod]

Clear path is when you have a clear path to the basket.

Smart, did not have a clear path to the basket because 2 defenders were ahead of him on the court.

Come on guys.

I'm all for crapping on the refs because this league is rigged, but let's not misinterpret the rules.

Yeah, the call was right.

It's just the rule that is stupid. NBA has to take measures to eliminate those take fouls on fast breaks. Especially ones like that

But White was ahead of any Brooklyn defender. It's not just the fouled player, is it? I feel like I distinctly remember calls where they've made the clear path foul because another teammate was the closest to the basket, making it their clear path that was stopped.

Here's the clear path rule simplification:

Example of Clear Path Rule Simplifications
September 30, 2018
The changes to the clear path foul rule establish “bright line” standards based on the position of players at the time of the foul while also narrowing required referee judgment and reducing the number of variables impacting the rule’s application.

A clear path foul is now defined as a personal foul against any offensive player during his team’s transition scoring opportunity in the following circumstances: the ball is ahead of the tip of the circle in the backcourt; no defender is ahead of the offensive player with the transition scoring opportunity; the player with the transition scoring opportunity is in control of the ball (or a pass has been thrown to him); and if the foul deprives his team of an opportunity to score.

https://official.nba.com/example-of-clear-path-rule-simplifications/

So I guess 3 conditions weren't met - the ball was behind the tip of the circle, there was at least 1 defender between Smart and White, and the player with the ball was Smart and not White, who was the one with the transition scoring opportunity. So by that definition it wasn't clear path.

That said, I agree with Gouki - the letter of the law wasn't met but the spirit of the law is to try and punish these take fouls that prevent scoring opportunities, and we had a clear one there because it was one pass to White and there was nobody between him and the basket. They should probably look at amending the rule (but we know they won't).