Celtics (40-12) at Heat (28-24) Game #53 2/11/24

[Neurotic Guy]

JBs 6 turnovers hurt.

turnovers, poor shot selection, and missed free throws.

8-16, 20 points and 9 boards.   The FT misses were excruciating.   

[liam]

The Heat pulled out all the flops and still lost!

[Phantom255x]

FWIW, my Dad was saying the same thing and I agree, I loved seeing Jaylen just go at Robinson and the team showing some fight. The shoulder push given the positioning was a bit dangerous and could have led to injury, yes, but enough of this "buddy buddy", "finesse" stuff. I wish these guys would play and act tough on the court. Go after contact and just be aggressive.

Say what you will but I thought Denver took the leap last season doing the same. Murray and Jokic just started playing tough and just going at their opponents and occasionally jawing at them.

Miami is built like that too. Even though I think their "Heat Culture" slogan and marketing of it is pathetic, that is still a tough-nosed team with tough players.

[RJ87]

JBs 6 turnovers hurt.

His flagrant foul that led to a 5 point surely didn't help.

It obviously hurt us big time, but to our credit we didn't wilt and executed when we needed to.  Sign of a good team to pull these games out.  Tatum came up with the big plays.

Robinson really grabbed that arm like he was hurt. Fell down and grabbed it in pain but after he got the call he was fine! The NBA rewards bad acting. That's the new motto for the NBA.

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

[Silas]

The Heat pulled out all the flops and still lost!

Robinson, the worst flopper of them all.

[Atzar]

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

That was 100% a dirty move by Jaylen and I was actually a little surprised it wasn't a flagrant 2.  You can't rip people's arms like that, no matter how frustrated you are.  I love Jaylen but I hope that garbage doesn't happen again. 

[Silas]

Bottom line, Cs played strong defense only giving up 106.

[hpantazo]

Both Brown and Tatum had some excellent defense on Bam today. They've really picked it up on that end since Smart got moved.

[liam]

JBs 6 turnovers hurt.

His flagrant foul that led to a 5 point surely didn't help.

It obviously hurt us big time, but to our credit we didn't wilt and executed when we needed to.  Sign of a good team to pull these games out.  Tatum came up with the big plays.

Robinson really grabbed that arm like he was hurt. Fell down and grabbed it in pain but after he got the call he was fine! The NBA rewards bad acting. That's the new motto for the NBA.

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

We wouldn't get that call.

[liam]

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

That was 100% a dirty move by Jaylen and I was actually a little surprised it wasn't a flagrant 2.  You can't rip people's arms like that, no matter how frustrated you are.  I love Jaylen but I hope that garbage doesn't happen again.

It started because Robinson was grabbing Jaylen's arm!

[RJ87]

JBs 6 turnovers hurt.

His flagrant foul that led to a 5 point surely didn't help.

It obviously hurt us big time, but to our credit we didn't wilt and executed when we needed to.  Sign of a good team to pull these games out.  Tatum came up with the big plays.

Robinson really grabbed that arm like he was hurt. Fell down and grabbed it in pain but after he got the call he was fine! The NBA rewards bad acting. That's the new motto for the NBA.

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

We wouldn't get that call.

Lol. Okay.

[liam]

I wish Jaylen had ripped Robinson's arm off and beat him to death with it!!!!

 

[CelticSooner]

The C’s have finally learned to show up against this team. That is much different than previous years. It would still be a dogfight of a series but I feel much more comfortable with their chances against them now.

[Phantom255x]

The Rondo-Wade incident and Olynyk-Love come to mind. It was definitely a flagrant. Just glad they didn't make it a Flagrant 2. But still, I loved just seeing Jaylen jawing at Robinson during the entire sequence. This team needs to be tough out there and assert themselves. Nothing is gonna get spoon-fed to them. If you wonder why teams like Golden State, Miami, Denver, etc. have made and/or won multiple Finals in recent years, it's not just talent, it's also being tough and not wilting under pressure.

[liam]

JBs 6 turnovers hurt.

His flagrant foul that led to a 5 point surely didn't help.

It obviously hurt us big time, but to our credit we didn't wilt and executed when we needed to.  Sign of a good team to pull these games out.  Tatum came up with the big plays.

Robinson really grabbed that arm like he was hurt. Fell down and grabbed it in pain but after he got the call he was fine! The NBA rewards bad acting. That's the new motto for the NBA.

Robinson absolutely played it up, but it was an earned flagrant. If roles were reversed and it was one of our guys, this board would've been on fire.

We wouldn't get that call.

Lol. Okay.

Tatum was getting mugged all night and only got the intentional foul.