Pacers (0-1) at Celtics (1-0) ECF Game 2 5/23/24

[SparzWizard]

Nesmith such a dangerous player

[Atzar]

What the hell is this with Tatum?  He's not even trying.  Usually when his offense is off he's at least doing other things to win.  Today he just sucks.

[celticinorlando]

What an awful close to the half

Totally in control. Up 15

Absolutely no one guarding siakim

[Birdman]

Tatum couldn’t guard me & im half blind

[radiohead]

JT didn’t even try to challenge Siakam. That’s at least wice this game where he could have challenged and possibly blocked Pascal. His mind is just not in the game. And yes, his poor offense probably dictates his lazy effort on D.

[liam]

If Hauser can't hit an open 3 then play Brissett
....

[j804]

Here we go again

Letting the pacers back in as usual

14 down to 7 like that

I don’t understand this team at all

This team or Tatum? Tatum is crap right now. He deserves all the hate and slander and then some more. Jrue is carrying this team right now. You aren’t winning a title with this horrible version of Tatum.

[SparzWizard]

JT just stood there. What is he doing??

[Birdman]

Weak end to the quarter!

Horford was out is one reason why

[hpantazo]

What an awful close to the half

Totally in control. Up 15

Absolutely no one guarding siakim

This. Stuff like this can cost us a series.

[jpotter33]

That was a really frustrating end to the quarter. Had them in the palms of our hands, and we literally just stopped playing, particularly defensively. Just inexcusable effort by everyone out there. They should be getting their butts ripped at halftime for that pitiful effort, especially Tatum.

[perks-a-beast]

Tatum has been so bad there had to be a story behind it. This is beyond just a bad game.

[keevsnick]

Man Tatum has been so bad. Normally he's good defensively even when he's having a bad offensive game but today he's just getting roasted. Pacers are blowing by him on the perimeter.

Celtics can win games when he's off, but it sure would help if he had a big second half.

[kraidstar]

I’m all for sitting Tatum

I second the motion

It seems whenever Brown is playing great like this Tatum just turtles up. I've noticed this many times, it is quite conspicuous.

[blink]

Tatum dude if your shots aren’t falling you still need to defend and hustle.  That last part of the 2nd was bad from Tatum.

Jrue, Horford, Brown and DWhite all playing hard.  But we need 110% from everyone.