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

[BringToughnessBack]

Garbage and worst 2nd half coached game ever . Congrats

[gouki88]

Oh man 3 straight turnovers by Tatum.

Joe should have called a timeout and told him to stop turning the ball over.

It must be lonely as the sole defender of the worst coach in the league. Admire the loyalty!

[johnnygreen]

I have to say, I'm so sick of everyone here blaming the head coach. It's like you haven't watched this team for like the past 5 years or so. The players get full of themselves, and can't be bothered to get up for inferior opponents. It's the teams 3rd different head coach in 3 years and nothings changed.

[keevsnick]

If the other team hits 6 more threes than this Celtics team on better than 50% from three they aren't going to win that game.

[Who]

Tatum still finished with 30pts despite taking only 5 shots in the 2nd half. 30pts on 9-17 FG and 11-11 FT. 4 turnovers - 3 of them in the final minutes.

[Atzar]

Giving up 51% from three will lose games.

[jpotter33]

Lo and behold, our star is out of rhythm

Kind of happens when you freeze him out and stop going to him after a masterful first half. Another coaching failure that he can't even recognize. Already getting coached circles around.

Ya I'm sorry can we not do this? Tatum just dropped 51 points like 4 days ago, now we have to pretend he's so mentally weak that him not getting the for a couple minutes caused hium to turn it over 3 times in like 60 seconds?

Nope. He made some mistakes. His fault, not the coaches.

Who is calling him mentally weak? This is EVERY player. You can't just go from consistently getting the ball in the first half and getting in a rhythm, to barely getting any action and then expect to pick up right where you left off.

This has nothign to do with Tatum as a player. Every player is going to be like that, because it's about rhythm. That's on the coach to recognize this and make the appropriate adjustments, which of course does not happen with our kindergarten level coach.

[Dchuck]

They finally bring the energy with a minute left

[liam]

If the other team hits 6 more threes than this Celtics team on better than 50% from three they aren't going to win that game.

yup.

[celticinorlando]

This team just never will change their stripes

Just comical at this point

[SparzWizard]

I have to say, I'm so sick of everyone here blaming the head coach. It's like you haven't watched this team for like the past 5 years or so. The players get full of themselves, and can't be bothered to get up for inferior opponents. It's the teams 3rd different head coach in 3 years and nothings changed.

Well, this one is still on the coach. Explain the mysterious long resting of Jayson Tatum, and the sudden draw of Pritchard getting minutes? How about the defense tonight and esp Miami's 3rd quarter? Abysmal.

[gouki88]

Tatum still finished with 30pts despite taking only 5 shots in the 2nd half. 30pts on 9-17 FG and 11-11 FT. 4 turnovers - 3 of them in the final minutes.

Because he was brilliant in the first half. Then our offence goes away from him and crumbles. Just astonishingly poor coaching

[Dchuck]

The heat scored 46 points in the 3rd!!!!!

[Who]

Jaylen finished on 22pts on 10-21 FG and 2-2 FT with 6 turnovers against 5 assists. 9 rebounds.

Only 1 trip to the FT line against 21 shot attempts.
6 turnovers against 5 assists.

Destroying his offensive efficiency.

[hodgy03038]

What a disaster. We need to fire JOE tonight and replace him with Brad.  Why did we play Pritchard tonight? He was awful and when we saw he was awful pull him out. I'd rather see Grant in there if Pritchard is lost. Cmon Joe what kind of a game plan was that?