Heat (0-0) at Celtics (0-0) ECF Game #1 5/17/23

[NextCeltic34]

Brown has 6 turnovers all terrible mistakes

[keevsnick]

At some point if your opponent shoots 56% from the floor and 54% from three you're going to have a VERY hard time winning.

Has the defense been good? No. But I don't think iots been 56%/54% bad either.

This must be how Milwuakee felt watching the Heat shoot 45% from three against them for a series.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

What do we think? Do they have the ability to muster some defense for a few possessions?

IF I HAD TO BET? NO WE WILL BLOW THIS

WHEN DO WE PULL OUT GAMES LIKE THIS WHERE WE BLEW A LEAD?

USUALLY WE DOMINATE OR WE SUCK

[jpotter33]

Put in Tatum about two minutes late. When we cut it to 103-98, you HAD to put him in. Butler was in too

Just another layer of his poor coaching

He should've never been taken out. If 33 year old Butler with a million miles on his leg can play the entire second half, so can the much younger Tatum.

[gouki88]

Brown has absolutely no IQ whatsoever that's why I can't take anything he says off the court seriously

This doesn't make sense. I doubt Einstein had a good basketball IQ either

[SCeltic34]

I don't understand why Joe didn't make adjustments earlier in the 3rd quarter.  We came out so flat and played so poorly that either a TO or change in strategy was required.  A lineup change.  Something.  Something any decent coach would consider and implement.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Brown has 6 turnovers all terrible mistakes

BUTTERFINGERS BROWN

[blink]

OMG. They can’t defend to save their lives.

And you just know that if we do lose this, Joe will still focus on the offense. He'll remark about how we didn't shoot enough threes or some non-sense like that.

our def (lack of) is the only main key to the game, maybe that and Joe not playing Grant

[Banner18now!]

I still can’t believe they just gave up 45 points in one quarter to an average offense like Miami.

It's not even an average offense. It is a bottom 10 offense.

Edit: Actually, they finished 25th out of 30 teams this year in offensive efficiency. And they are down Tyler Herro their #2 offensive player. Jeez ...

Yup, absolutely pathetic and should never happen.

[mef730]

I like Pritchard and if he had been given regular minutes along the way, I'm fine with playing him.
But this sudden rotation of him playing minutes is bizarre.

With no clear reason for the change.

Just look at our bench today. We played 3 bench players. Pritchard, D White and Brogdon. 3 guards. 1 small guard and 2 combo guards.

What is Mazzula doing?

I’m at the game. Guy sitting next to me screaming, “Pritchard hasn’t played all series. What the hell is he doing now? Hire Doc Rivers tomorrow!”

[SCeltic34]

The ball HAS to find Tatum.  COME ON

[celticinorlando]

Jaylen brown playing hero ball

[Phantom255x]

Meanwhile JB is also just selling this game away

[jpotter33]

God, terrible shot Brown. GET THE BALL TO TATUM!

[SparzWizard]

That broken vase did a number on JB's hand. Sheesh, still bleeding.