Heat (0-0) at Celtics (0-0) Round 1 Game #1 4/21/24

[SCeltic34]

42 of our 64 shot attempts are 3 point attempts.  Insane.

Honestly we're shooting 43% on threes and 50% on twos.  If they're going to keep giving us wide open threes and we're going to keep hitting them above 40%, then bombs away.

Yeah, no complaints when it leads to 60 points in a half.  They're not just allowing it, we're generating it.  Miami can't defend us.

[Silas]

Blind refs...have to waste time and a challenge....so obvious.

[Phantom255x]

This is why there needs to be more challenges allowed for teams. That was the most obvious call and the ref completely botched it. Now we have to use a challenge because of it 

[RJ87]

So Celtics are up by 23. Brown, White, Holiday and Horford haven’t played particularly well, and people keep complaining about them.
The negativity around here sucks

Wouldn't be C's Strong without poo-poo Pattys.

[Kuberski33]

The Heat are starting to break down defensively.

[Silas]

No complaints....

[SCeltic34]

29 to 12 quarter.  Miami ain't nothin.

[Silas]

+32 and Sam has only played 8 minutes....hope he is ok.

[hpantazo]

Nail in the coffin from White!

[SparzWizard]

If Tatum did not get hurt in Game 7 last year, we win that game. SIGH

[kraidstar]

Finally playing some Celtics basketball here. Thank god.

[Phantom255x]

Miami tried their hardest in the first half but yeah, things opened up in the 3rd quarter and now they are just getting punked. That really should be the story of this series. If it goes past 5 games then that means the C's were complicit and choked at some point badly

[Phantom255x]

Keep the lead at around 30 at the end of quarter, and then just bench the starters especially Porzingis.

[jpotter33]

42 of our 64 shot attempts are 3 point attempts.  Insane.

Honestly we're shooting 43% on threes and 50% on twos.  If they're going to keep giving us wide open threes and we're going to keep hitting them above 40%, then bombs away.

The difference between last season and this one. Their zone worked last year because we had Smart chucking so many 3's.

Yeah, the upgrade from Smart's shooting to Jrue's shooting - while keeping the same overall defensive excellence - is a major upgrade. But also don't forget about the KP upgrade from Timelord. All of our 8 main rotation players are serious threats from beyond the arc, which completely changes how you can guard us.

It's a gamble going zone and forcing us to shoot the threes, but not sure that Miami has a better solution given their own injuries and issues.

[smicker16]

Love the rebounding by Tatum and Brown. That will be important to our success in the playoffs I feel.