Pacers (0-0) at Celtics (0-0) Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 5/21/24

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Perfect ending to a classic half of bad Celtics basketball after an intense start.

terribel for at home

should be up 10 for sure

[j804]

Not a good half at all. Some wonky rotations by Joe as expected. Missing KP badly. Everybody saying we can rest KP till the Finals I’m not seeing it. We’ll need KP to win this series.

[mr. dee]

lack of fast in game adjustments is gonna cost us

There are not many adjustments to be made. Our defenders are closing out of control. It’s a simple up fakeand then Indiana gets a wide open 3. This has nothing to do with Joe.

Joe should go small when Al is out or give Queta some run.

Joe is just too smooth-brained for that

[Silas]

Pacers shooting 53.3% from 3 and the Cs are shooting 31.8%.  Tied game.

[blink]

Pacers WAY too comfortable on offense.  We need to be up in their stuff, making everything difficult.  everything since the forst five minutes has been easy for the Pacers on offense.  Make them freaking work to score.

[BringToughnessBack]

We literally stopped playing defense.

[celticinorlando]

This team plays way too much with absolutely no effort

This looks like every game this group has lost in the playoffs

[Who]

Huh. Tie game at half. Strange.

Boston have completely outclassed Indiana. It is clear these are two teams on completely different levels to one another. Indy cannot hang with the Celtics. Yet, it is tied.

Gave up a lot to M Turner. Particularly with Kornet. Stop that in the 2nd half and they'll win by double digits.

[hpantazo]

This defense is not going to cut it. The first few minutes were great and then our defense went off a cliff.

[Phantom255x]

Can't wait for the 3rd quarter to begin with some 10-0 Indiana run or something 

[jambr380]

Indiana playing exactly how they want to out there, while we went away from what was working and everything is now a grind.

I've been worried about Luke getting meaningful minutes in the playoffs for years and my worst nightmare is coming true. He hasn't played a good game since game 1 last series. He's just not cut out for the playoffs. Neither is Hauser for that matter.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

this team refuses to play for 48

[j804]

I hope that 2nd quarter was Indy’s best. Need to come out in the 3rd just like the 1st.

It isn’t did you watch their last game?

[liam]

Pacers playing ten guys!

[blink]

Joe gets a D for coaching in the forst half for not immediately adjusting the gameplan with Luke on Turner.  everyone and their mother saw that coming after 2-3 plays.