Celtics (3-0) at Mavericks (0-3) NBA Finals Game #4 6/14/24

[SparzWizard]

I do not think Dallas can replicate this again Monday

I do not think Boston will play this poorly again.

This was Dallas last stand

Mavs will be content getting a win in this series.

Boston will not

The key will be whether Dallas? role players can show up again. They?ve sucked in this series - till tonight.

Their role players all of a sudden looking like Caleb Martin, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, Duncan Robinson of 2023...they are seeing ghosts from the past again.

[jpotter33]

Honestly, for a loss this is probably best case scenario for us haha The C's should be locked in and focused from the get-go on Monday, and it would've hurt alot more to lose a close game, which only would've increased minutes and workload on us.

Throw this game in the trash, refocus, and come out strong on Monday.

[Surferdad]

OK gonna cry uncle and shut it off. I agree they should clinch on Monday. G?nite all.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

boston cannot be trusted for any game

like forrest gump said

the celtics are like  a box of chocolates

ya never know what ya gonna get

[Yuckabuck33]

Enjoy it Dallas. Your time is coming Monday.

If we do close out on game 5, i think JT can sneakily eke out JB as finals MVP?

Who cares?
And no I don?t give Tatum any credit or edge over anybody for putting up 15 points in a 30 point finals loss.

I absollutely give him credit - because unlike JB and the rest of the starters he at least looked like he cares about winning the game.  Nobody else does.

Nah, Tatum folded mentally early, like 1st quarter early.  Getting frustrated by the refs, not getting back on D. He might have been the 1st to quit tonight, followed by Jaylen, followed by everybody else.

[Muzzy66]

Every game in the finals is just its own identity.

Celtics will be much better Monday. They have been embarrassed tonight. They played like dog crap. No excuses. But the series is not lost.

Oh for sure. 

I mean. I expected the Celtics to win this sereis 4-1.  I figured a team as good as the Mavs probably won't get swept - I assumed they would loose at least one game, and I take no issue with that. 

But I do take issue with the nature of that loss.  The commentators are praising Dallas, but this game has nothing to do with Dallas - the Celtics are playing like they just expected the Mavs to roll over and hand them the game.  They look like they are shocked that the Mavs actually played with some fight and didnt know how to react.  Aside from Tatum who has actually been pretty aggressive, everyone else has just played lazy and completely effortless. 

The Celtics energy level is so low that that (athletically speaking) they are making Luka look liek Giannis. 

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

whiole team quit

not a good sign from so called championship team

[SCeltic34]

Had to work late, glad I missed most of this one.

Celtics were due for a bad game.  1 game means nothing.  Celtics in 5.

[celticinorlando]

I hope this absolutely burns this team for the next 2 days.

Hope they get murdered in the media.

I expected this kind of game in game 3 to be honest.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

i picked C's in 5

never thought wed get destroyed like this

[SparzWizard]

Just be happy they won that awful shooting Game 2 because this series would be more tight without KP.

Yeah we got lucky in Game 2 (shooting woes) and 4 (blown 20-point lead, Kyrie clanking that 3). This series easily be 2-2 or 3-1 Mavs

[BringToughnessBack]

I have never seen such a big difference between ceiling and floor from a championship level team before.  But maybe I wasn?t paying close enough attention.   I mean even the C?s teams of the 80?s got their clock cleaned in some games in those title runs.   For some reason this feels worse.

Larry Bird was 16-15 in Finals games. ESPN making it sound like pastry boy and cryie will do what no other team has ever done- Sorry, not happening.

[scaryjerry]

Enjoy it Dallas. Your time is coming Monday.

If we do close out on game 5, i think JT can sneakily eke out JB as finals MVP?

Who cares?
And no I don?t give Tatum any credit or edge over anybody for putting up 15 points in a 30 point finals loss.

I absollutely give him credit - because unlike JB and the rest of the starters he at least looked like he cares about winning the game.  Nobody else does.

Nah, Tatum folded mentally early, like 1st quarter early.  Getting frustrated by the refs, not getting back on D. He might have been the 1st to quit tonight, followed by Jaylen, followed by everybody else.

Yeah I just can?t with the Tatum-centric Celtics fans.

He was abysmal tonight. Bricking step back 3s, bricking layups and complaining way too much and mentally folded almost immediately.
Brown clearly had a bad game too but I?m not giving Tatum a bump up in the mvp ranking over this. That?s insane.

[SparzWizard]

Yeah I think Luka's winning Finals MVP whether Dallas wins the series or not lol

[satch]

In the last five quarters how much have we been outscored? Has Dallas figured this out?