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

[Phantom255x]

That Tatum missed layup was horrible. 5-point swing.

[jpotter33]

Why doesn't Joe use a TO to settle them down?

Because he's an idiot who never changes. Apparently just wants to give the Heat momentum not only to finish this game but also to come into next game, too. 

[Neurotic Guy]

It is absolutely uncanny how this happens. Now Cs need to score and need to play D.  Missed layups. No D. And of course 5 straight threes by the Heat.

[Silas]

Time for the defense to show up again.

[liam]

Wow, this is dumb! Joe should've had bench energy guys in when we were up 30. The starters just lose energy and bench guys bring energy. I've been saying this for 3 years now. Wake up!

[perks-a-beast]

Disgusting and embarrassing last few minutes. Hopefully this serves as a lesson to these guys that they can’t take their foot off the gas at any point if they wanna win this thing

[Kuberski33]

Can Doris go 15 seconds without saying something… Yeesh

ABC made a very smart move deciding to add a 3rd person to that crew. Less Doris is good.

[SparzWizard]

Unnecessarily leaving your starters in when you were up 30 points. Now it's a 15-point game and now they have to play more minutes. Ugh.

[Roy H.]

Joe needs to use the bench better.

[blink]

I don't care who our opponent is.  Us winning a title is 100% on us.   We can beat, and should beat every team in the league in a 7 game series.
But you see letdowns like this, and it is 100% on us.  The only team that is stopping us from a title is US.

[SCeltic34]

Shades of last year.  Hopefully this is a reminder not to get complacent.

[Atzar]

This team has bizarre mental lapses.  Why step off the gas?  Why ease into walkthough speed when the clock is still ticking?  Whichever five is on the court needs to play at full throttle or they need to sit down.  Don't care who it is, don't care who the opponent is, don't care about the score.  This is the playoffs.  PLAY.

[SparzWizard]

Delon Wright looking like Jordan out there

[kraidstar]

Should have put some of the bench guys in for energy. Instead our starters are sleepwalking because they don't want to get hurt with a massive lead.

And now of course the starters are going to have to expend real energy here. Just terrible coaching.

[Kuberski33]

Wow, this is dumb! Joe should've had bench energy guys in when we were up 30. The starters just lose energy and bench guys bring energy. I've been saying this for 3 years now. Wake up!

You would think Joe might have figured this out by now. These guys naturally let down when they're way ahead - it's part of their DNA.