Cavaliers (0-0) at Celtics (0-0) Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1 5/7/24

[radiohead]

Nice 4 min from X with good D and 3 rebs.

He had that putback too!

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I like the way Joe is using his bench.  It's working...

agreed

[blink]

You can already tell they don't have an answer defensively for the Jays.

JT is predictably invisible to start so not sure how you can say that

Like, do you even watch the games or just box score watch? Like virtually everyone does against us now, they're selling out their defense to stop Tatum, which allows the others like JB to cook their man individually. Outside of the one dumb three, he's played very well and make great decisions thus far - now completing an and-one.

Cool he’s being guarded like every good player of all time. He has to be significantly better then he’s been so far these playoffs, period.

Yeah, Tatum! Despite (a) averaging 22, 10.5, and 5.5 with less than 2 TOs per game, (b) having an ORTG of 121, DRTG of 111, and a NRTG of 10.0, (c) an On/Off Rating of 19.0 (!), and (d) your team winning a five game series by +78 points, you should make worse decisions and force your shot more despite what the defense is giving you - because apparently all that matters is how many points you put up, ya bum! 

JT's playing fine other than the one 3 he jacked up way too quickly.   I don't mind us shooting 3s, lets just get them through ball movement and and moving the def to get easier 3's.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

just keep driving and rolling to rim they cannot stop us

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

no need for stupid contested fadeaways jaylen or contested step backs.

drive the rim

[Phantom255x]

Alright guys, don't blow this. Push the lead

[celticinorlando]

Offense is stagnant

[Yuckabuck33]

Looks like Strus took the Heat whining to refs with him to Cleveland.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

cabs are tired

push the ball and drive

[celticinorlando]

Okoro this year’s Caleb Martin

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

move the ball man. good timeout joe

[jpotter33]

Time to get Tatum back in. Offense is bogging down.

And, man, Mobley just is not a good offensive player. I remember people here claiming that Mobley was one of the most untouchable players in his rookie year and they wouldn't trade Tatum for him. Sure hasn't panned out so far.

[Silas]

Good timeout Joe.

[Phantom255x]

Don't like the way this game is trending. Reminds me of last year's Game 1 vs. PHI.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Okoro this year’s Caleb Martin

waiting for STRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUS to go off next