Celtics (2-0) at Mavericks (0-2) NBA Finals Game #3 6/12/24

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

No KP tonight.
Highly doubt we see him again

jeez. glass joe. we need this guy healthy all playoffs next year. ridiculous.

he absolutely can be the difference between winning and losing. imagine if we played the nuggs instead. 

not happy about this at all

[Who]

If there is one thing I hate about the Finals, it's that everything just seems so drawn out. Games are at 8:30. There's like two days off between games for most of it. It's just maddening to constantly wait lol. Then you obviously had the Celtics basically having another 9 days off between ECF and Finals.

And it's actually better now with the 8:30 starts as opposed to when it used to be after 9 PM...

I agree that it's ridiculous. Boston could sweep this series and the series would still have lasted for 9 days.

Yeah, I haven't liked this at all.

I handled the wait before the series well enough. There was a build of excitement. I enjoyed listening to a bunch of podcasts about the series and various matchups.

But the days off in between games have been lousy. It has me checked out of the series most of the time. Too much down time in between games. They need to play every other day.

[celticinorlando]

I am exhausted and it is only game 3. Game 5 isn't until Monday...Game six like next Thursday.

God forbid we get to game 7...that is next Sunday. People lose interest. Just go every other game with tip off at 7:30 pm.

[angryguy77]

No KP tonight.
Highly doubt we see him again

jeez. glass joe. we need this guy healthy all playoffs next year. ridiculous.

he absolutely can be the difference between winning and losing. imagine if we played the nuggs instead. 

not happy about this at all

That's why brad has to view him as a bonus, not key piece going forward. He can't be relied on.

We need to get a more solid player going g forward that can sub for him.

[angryguy77]

I am exhausted and it is only game 3. Game 5 isn't until Monday...Game six like next Thursday.

God forbid we get to game 7...that is next Sunday. People lose interest. Just go every other game with tip off at 7:30 pm.

Good news is this will be over on Friday.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

No KP tonight.
Highly doubt we see him again

jeez. glass joe. we need this guy healthy all playoffs next year. ridiculous.

he absolutely can be the difference between winning and losing. imagine if we played the nuggs instead. 

not happy about this at all

That's why brad has to view him as a bonus, not key piece going forward. He can't be relied on.

We need to get a more solid player going g forward that can sub for him.

[celticinorlando]

Very real possibility that Boston gets absolutely nothing out of their bench scoring wise.

Hauser looks like he is back to being playoff Hauser.
PP is not scoring much at all
Kornet is not going to get you anything at all.

It is going to be on the starters to carry the mail.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

[Phantom255x]

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

no KP? i sure am not betting now. nope.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

joe lied. did he not say " NO CONCERN"?

so he lied.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

If there is one thing I hate about the Finals, it's that everything just seems so drawn out. Games are at 8:30. There's like two days off between games for most of it. It's just maddening to constantly wait lol. Then you obviously had the Celtics basically having another 9 days off between ECF and Finals.

And it's actually better now with the 8:30 starts as opposed to when it used to be after 9 PM...

I agree that it's ridiculous. Boston could sweep this series and the series would still have lasted for 9 days.

Yeah, I haven't liked this at all.

I handled the wait before the series well enough. There was a build of excitement. I enjoyed listening to a bunch of podcasts about the series and various matchups.

But the days off in between games have been lousy. It has me checked out of the series most of the time. Too much down time in between games. They need to play every other day.

I'd be okay with two days off for traveling, but otherwise play every other day.

[celticinorlando]

Tonight might be the one game that ends up being a turd that you have to flush.

Reset for Game 4 which Dallas is very very bad in.

Hopefully they can survive tonight and get a win.

[Phantom255x]

There's also only one day off between Games 3 and 4. That might favor Boston because Doncic is already getting gassed in the 2nd half of these games, now he only has one day between games. Boston can meanwhile just attack them and tire them out further. Only Horford may be affected a bit on our end but his minutes haven't been that huge recently anyways so it might not actually.