Heat (1-0) at Celtics (0-1) ECF Game #2 5/19/23

[CelticSooner]

This is only Game 2 at home yet the C's are fighting for their lives to even tie it up. That's not a good sign going forward in the series.

[celticinorlando]

Brown is a minus-20, Smart -17 and Horford -12.

All three on the court for that Heat run. All three just playing awful basketball.

[jpotter33]

Every single play they're highlighting on the halftime show is a result of the big playing way too low on their guy, particularly on the PnR. We've been killed all playoffs long with this, yet we just refuse to adjust. Infuriating.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Watching the C's since the early 80s, I've NEVER watched a more frustrating team.  All the talent in the world yet the most self inflicted play

And it's not even selfishness or lack of effort, it's stupidity

YUP

[ozgod]

Smartacus and JB are -17 and -20. Brogdon and White are +12 and +4

[hpantazo]

If we're going to go down, go down fighting and attacking. I want to see Tatum take control of this game.

[Roy H.]

I feel good about the 2nd half.

JB can't play that badly again and we destroyed Miami except for JB's bad play.

I'm not sure that's true.  They're outrebounding us, shooting better from 3PT, and have fewer turnovers.  I'm not seeing us destroying them, even if JB had made two or three more shots.

[celticinorlando]

When will the Celtics ever fix the defense? They just invite guys to take wide open shots and get into a rhythm.

[ozgod]

Brown is a minus-20, Smart -17 and Horford -12.

All three on the court for that Heat run. All three just playing awful basketball.

I just posted that too…they’re getting cooked defensively by the Heats ball movement

[coco]

Every single play they're highlighting on the halftime show is a result of the big playing way too low on their guy, particularly on the PnR. We've been killed all playoffs long with this, yet we just refuse to adjust. Infuriating.

Joe is probably showing 3s re-runs

[smokeablount]

We were awful, Brown and Smart terrible, down 4 at the half, we can make that up in the 3rd and be up entering the 4th. Let’s go baby.

[Dchuck]

...and why can't we figure out the zone?  It's not the first time we've seen it.

[CelticSooner]

When will the Celtics ever fix the defense? They just invite guys to take wide open shots and get into a rhythm.

How are you going to fix the defense when you have a coach that doesn't care about it enough?

[jpotter33]

Chuck with a great point about the offense. Said there's literally no plays run. It's all iso and flow offense, without the necessary off-ball movement and passing.

For an offensive-minded coach, the offense does not look good and hasn't for a long time.

[celticinorlando]

Smart and Brown have no basketball IQ. They refuse to make the easy plays. They are so dumb.