Celtics (3-3) at Heat (3-3) ECF Game #7 5/29/22

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN A BIGGER IDIOT THAN MARCUS F***ING SMART IN MY LIFE. WHY THE F*** ARE WE LETTING HIM p--- THIS Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again. GAME AWAY IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES

Yet his FTs seal the game calm down

No, that was just dumb dumb basketball. Any of our guys wouldve hit those free throws. He missed swing passes to Jaylen in the corner twice and 2 times he couldve drove in for easy mid range or floater and the one time he actually drove the ball he threw up the most wild contested attempt at a layup all game. He wanted so bad to be the hero that he almost blew it for us. Am I happy with the outcome? Abso-freaking-lutely! But that was some boneheaded basketball at the end. We gotta be better than that!

Lol. "Anyone of our guys can hit that freethrow" did you not watch Jaylen Brown miss 2 last game?!

good points LOL

[tarheelsxxiii]

Jaylen, just now:

"Noone deserves it more than this guy on my right [Al}, right here man. His energy, his demeanor... comin' in every day being a professional, taking care of his body, being a leader... I'm proud to share this moment with a veteran, a mentor, a brother, a guy like Al Horford, man."

[angryguy77]

MVP should be whoever took away the Strus 3 well after the fact in the 3rd quarter. We essentially got a cool 4 point FT from Rob. I've seen them turn a 3 into a 2, but can't say I've ever seen them take away a basket completely in that manner.

Yeah, not sure how you overrule that one. Unless it was one where they signaled to check it after the fact similar to a toe on the line three pointer. But not sure that I like that call there. If you don't get it in live action, don't think you should be able to go back way after the fact and change it.

Just funny how the league tries to straddle the fence of wanting accuracy in their officiating while also not wanting to slow down the game, leading to this weird mixed bag of reviewable and non-reviewable calls.

If they had officiated the gm right  that call either way wouldn't have mattered

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

EAST CHAMPS

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

FEELS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

THIS team is way better than what we see also.

shoulda beat bucks and heat in 5 or 6

scary if we play smart  every game however not all our fault

refs were atrocious

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

BUM adebayo at podium

[Mahk E Mahk]

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN A BIGGER IDIOT THAN MARCUS F***ING SMART IN MY LIFE. WHY THE F*** ARE WE LETTING HIM p--- THIS Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again. GAME AWAY IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES

Yet his FTs seal the game calm down

No, that was just dumb dumb basketball. Any of our guys wouldve hit those free throws. He missed swing passes to Jaylen in the corner twice and 2 times he couldve drove in for easy mid range or floater and the one time he actually drove the ball he threw up the most wild contested attempt at a layup all game. He wanted so bad to be the hero that he almost blew it for us. Am I happy with the outcome? Abso-freaking-lutely! But that was some boneheaded basketball at the end. We gotta be better than that!

if we had JB or JT open that is who should be shooting at the end unless we are driving

i will have to watch reply on DVR

that is troubling if he missed JB on a corner three

JB sinks that

we didn’t need a three. in crunch time in the payoffs, you play to your strengths within the context of the game.

marcus is excellent at dribble penetration and finishing in the paint, especially against a smaller heat team. add the fact that the c’s were in the bonus with the lead and less than two minutes in the game. no one should have been shooting threes in that context, particularly someone who doesn’t shoot well behind the arc.

get in the paint and finish, or make your free throws and the game is over without the drama.

[Billz401]

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN A BIGGER IDIOT THAN MARCUS F***ING SMART IN MY LIFE. WHY THE F*** ARE WE LETTING HIM p--- THIS Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again. GAME AWAY IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES

Yet.... he stepped up with the go-ahead free throws to seal the game for us. We don't win this series or game without Smart.

Im sorry but you cant reward players who do dumb stuff because of the final outcome. If Jimmy Buckets hits that 3 we are all crapping on smart for his boneheaded 3s. And it was all game. No way we should be happy with him taking the most shots (22) and more importantly the most 3pters (1/3 of our attempts as a team). It was clear miami wanted him to keep bricking and we fell for it and survived by the skin of our teeth. There were opportunities to swing the ball or take a closer shot and he refused.

Dont get it twisted, I still love the dude and yeah we dont win this series without him. But he was almost the mastermind of an epic collapse

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Jaylen, just now:

"Noone deserves it more than this guy on my right [Al}, right here man. His energy, his demeanor... comin' in every day being a professional, taking care of his body, being a leader... I'm proud to share this moment with a veteran, a mentor, a brother, a guy like Al Horford, man."

awesome man

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

MVP should be whoever took away the Strus 3 well after the fact in the 3rd quarter. We essentially got a cool 4 point FT from Rob. I've seen them turn a 3 into a 2, but can't say I've ever seen them take away a basket completely in that manner.

Yeah, not sure how you overrule that one. Unless it was one where they signaled to check it after the fact similar to a toe on the line three pointer. But not sure that I like that call there. If you don't get it in live action, don't think you should be able to go back way after the fact and change it.

Just funny how the league tries to straddle the fence of wanting accuracy in their officiating while also not wanting to slow down the game, leading to this weird mixed bag of reviewable and non-reviewable calls.

If they had officiated the gm right  that call either way wouldn't have mattered

i could not agree more!

[kraidstar]

Smart with an idiotic comment, saying fans "didn't believe in them" earlier in the season and then "jumped back on the bandwagon."

And whose fault is that, Marcus? You guys weren't passing the ball, weren't playing defense,  and were losing to teams fielding multiple gleaguers in the starting lineup.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN A BIGGER IDIOT THAN MARCUS F***ING SMART IN MY LIFE. WHY THE F*** ARE WE LETTING HIM p--- THIS Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again. GAME AWAY IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES

Yet his FTs seal the game calm down

No, that was just dumb dumb basketball. Any of our guys wouldve hit those free throws. He missed swing passes to Jaylen in the corner twice and 2 times he couldve drove in for easy mid range or floater and the one time he actually drove the ball he threw up the most wild contested attempt at a layup all game. He wanted so bad to be the hero that he almost blew it for us. Am I happy with the outcome? Abso-freaking-lutely! But that was some boneheaded basketball at the end. We gotta be better than that!

if we had JB or JT open that is who should be shooting at the end unless we are driving

i will have to watch reply on DVR

that is troubling if he missed JB on a corner three

JB sinks that

we didn’t need a three. in crunch time in the payoffs, you play to your strengths within the context of the game.

marcus is excellent at dribble penetration and finishing in the paint, especially against a smaller heat team. add the fact that the c’s were in the bonus with the lead and less than two minutes in the game. no one should have been shooting threes in that context, particularly someone who doesn’t shoot well behind the arc.

get in the paint and finish, or make your free throws and the game is over without the drama.

good points. i agree. we were good driving all game no reason to stop late

[Billz401]

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN A BIGGER IDIOT THAN MARCUS F***ING SMART IN MY LIFE. WHY THE F*** ARE WE LETTING HIM p--- THIS Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again. GAME AWAY IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES

Yet his FTs seal the game calm down

No, that was just dumb dumb basketball. Any of our guys wouldve hit those free throws. He missed swing passes to Jaylen in the corner twice and 2 times he couldve drove in for easy mid range or floater and the one time he actually drove the ball he threw up the most wild contested attempt at a layup all game. He wanted so bad to be the hero that he almost blew it for us. Am I happy with the outcome? Abso-freaking-lutely! But that was some boneheaded basketball at the end. We gotta be better than that!

Lol. "Anyone of our guys can hit that freethrow" did you not watch Jaylen Brown miss 2 last game?!

But he was also hitting his free throws tonight. And anyone else i have absolute faith in them. But like they said post game u cant do that against GSW and expect to win, we just gotta be better and not fall into bad habits. I also posted that before he hit those clutch free throws so idk what u want from me, he needed to hit those to save himself

[RJ87]

Smart with an idiotic comment, saying fans "didn't believe in them" earlier in the season and then "jumped back on the bandwagon."

And whose fault is that, Marcus? You guys weren't passing the ball, weren't playing defense,  and were losing to teams fielding multiple gleaguers in the starting lineup.

I mean, he's not wrong. People gave up and wanted to trade really good young players who were learning how to win and lead.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Smart with an idiotic comment, saying fans "didn't believe in them" earlier in the season and then "jumped back on the bandwagon."

And whose fault is that, Marcus? You guys weren't passing the ball, weren't playing defense,  and were losing to teams fielding multiple gleaguers in the starting lineup.

Crummy comment.  In the foxhole, I want to be next to the guy who's a little rough around the edges, though. 

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

JAY TEE AT THE PODIUM NOW AFTER MARCUS