76ers (0-1) at Celtics (1-0) Round 1 Game 2 4/21/26

[ozgod]

I'm ready to move on from White. He got his ring, and now he's regressed. It was his time to shine while Tatum was out but didn't step up when we needed him to. Just start a package for Giannis, involving White.

Not gonna lie, i felt like this from time to time this season. Not only did he shoot terribly this year but his shot selection was awful. Career low FG% and lowest 3pt% since coming to boston. He shouldve been a 20ppg player this season but refused to step up in Tatums absence.

It?s not about refusing.  Ain?t a decision on his part.  Guys are good at what they?re good at and consistent volume scoring just isn?t White?s game.

Those offseason subtractions to get under the cap didn?t just go away because we had a good year.  This is still an incomplete roster that needs another piece or two.  That?s why I still view this playoff run as house money tbh.

Edit:  Why does posting on mobile turn all of my apostrophes into question marks?  Is there anything I can do to fix that short of getting on desktop?

It's been like this for a while, I don't think there's anything that can be done. It changes apostrophes, three dots and quotes into ?. I just figured that's how we roll now 

[BringToughnessBack]

So, after reading some posts here , apparently it?s Tatum?s fault despite fact he was only player who had a plus rating for game. Its wild some people have so much hate for Tatum.

Yeah, nothing to do with majority of team beyond Brown who were horrible.

Pritchard and white appeared to be playing blindfolded.

[tenn_smoothie]

13 - 50 from 3 @ 26% and just kept chucking them.
When you are having an off night shooting from deep like that, you DO NOT put up 50 attempts.

This is exactly my problem with Mazzulla and always has been.
It cost us the series vs Knicks last year and cost us this game tonight.
And Joe has no alternative scheme to go to unless you call Tatum, Brown and Pritchard trying to dribble through three defenders an effective option.

[SparzWizard]

VJ the first rookie to put up 30/10 in the playoffs since Tim Duncan. Of course the Celtics would allow these kind of players to have Jordan nights at the Garden huh

[ScoobyDoo]

This kind of chole job isn't an "under Mazzulla" issue, it's been happening the entire Tatum and Brown era. These guys just can't come out with a "step on their throats" mentality after a big win. This game tonight was "easy money", all you had to do was step on Philly early and the switch the pressure over to them.

Tatum and brown teams always make what should be 4 game series, six game series, what should be five or six games series six or seven game serries. They've always made it as hard as possible on themselves as they can. They do not have that fierce killer instinct most great players/teams have. If they did, this game would have turned into a massive brawl with incredibly intensity very early on. You just do not let a team do that - you can't give them life like that - you already have the next two in Philly.

It's truly miserable to watch and it's been happening ever since Brown and Tatum have been here together. If they had a killer instinct they would already have 2-3 titles, not one. It's so disappointing.

I expect them to win game three and the series but it's a miserable process to watch. 

Lose game three in Philly after you have a 2-0 lead. Yeah, maybe, then you stick it to them in game four and go home and close in game five.

Instead Boston likes to do stuff like lost that gimme game 2 in Boston, "because" you know you have to them go to Philly to play two hard games in a hostile area. So then "OK, let's win game three, but then lose game four and then maybe even lose game 5 at him so we can play an elimination game in game six in Philly, then come home and blow them out in game 7, finally.

It's such a miserable, miserable movie to watch and it's been on replay for 8-9 years now.

 

[ozgod]

This kind of chole job isn't an "under Mazzulla" issue, it's been happening the entire Tatum and Brown era. These guys just can't come out with a "step on their throats" mentality after a big win. This game tonight was "easy money", all you had to do was step on Philly early and the switch the pressure over to them.

Tatum and brown teams always make what should be 4 game series, six game series, what should be five or six games series six or seven game serries. They've always made it as hard as possible on themselves as they can. They do not have that fierce killer instinct most great players/teams have. If they did, this game would have turned into a massive brawl with incredibly intensity very early on. You just do not let a team do that - you can't give them life like that - you already have the next two in Philly.

It's truly miserable to watch and it's been happening ever since Brown and Tatum have been here together. If they had a killer instinct they would already have 2-3 titles, not one. It's so disappointing.

I expect them to win game three and the series but it's a miserable process to watch. 

Lose game three in Philly after you have a 2-0 lead. Yeah, maybe, then you stick it to them in game four and go home and close in game five.

Instead Boston likes to do stuff like lost that gimme game 2 in Boston, "because" you know you have to them go to Philly to play two hard games in a hostile area. So then "OK, let's win game three, but then lose game four and then maybe even lose game 5 at him so we can play an elimination game in game six in Philly, then come home and blow them out in game 7, finally.

It's such a miserable, miserable movie to watch and it's been on replay for 8-9 years now.

 

Well to be fair to them it wasn?t them that choked, Jaylen had 36 and JT was one assist off a 3D. The support guys like White and especially PP were dismal. PP in particular played abysmally at the end of the first quarter, and in the second when he chucked up air balls, committed live wall turnovers, and didn?t pass the wall to open people. He had an atrocious game.


More so than their overreliance on the three I will fault joe on the inability to adjust their defensive coverages at the point of attack Where they didn?t put enough pressure on the ball handler and they kept playing deep Drop coverage on pick ?n roll Basically, letting VJ and Grimes Walk into open shots. I know Joe strategy is to load up on Maxey And force the rest of the team to beat you, but those guys had way too much space.

[SparzWizard]

This kind of chole job isn't an "under Mazzulla" issue, it's been happening the entire Tatum and Brown era. These guys just can't come out with a "step on their throats" mentality after a big win. This game tonight was "easy money", all you had to do was step on Philly early and the switch the pressure over to them.

Tatum and brown teams always make what should be 4 game series, six game series, what should be five or six games series six or seven game serries. They've always made it as hard as possible on themselves as they can. They do not have that fierce killer instinct most great players/teams have. If they did, this game would have turned into a massive brawl with incredibly intensity very early on. You just do not let a team do that - you can't give them life like that - you already have the next two in Philly.

It's truly miserable to watch and it's been happening ever since Brown and Tatum have been here together. If they had a killer instinct they would already have 2-3 titles, not one. It's so disappointing.

I expect them to win game three and the series but it's a miserable process to watch. 

Lose game three in Philly after you have a 2-0 lead. Yeah, maybe, then you stick it to them in game four and go home and close in game five.

Instead Boston likes to do stuff like lost that gimme game 2 in Boston, "because" you know you have to them go to Philly to play two hard games in a hostile area. So then "OK, let's win game three, but then lose game four and then maybe even lose game 5 at him so we can play an elimination game in game six in Philly, then come home and blow them out in game 7, finally.

It's such a miserable, miserable movie to watch and it's been on replay for 8-9 years now.

 

I also been saying this too. We got rid of Irving (and Hayward). We got rid of Smart/Williams. We got rid of Horford. So what now? The complacency still sticks. It has been a Jay mentality thing being complacent. Maybe it's time to trade one Jay away while their value is still high and get another superstar/young stud in return? It's also Joe's problem for not keeping them together. He expects them to figure it out in-game and not halt an opposing team's run. What's he saving those timeouts for?

The old Paul Pierce and KG teams will never let these kind of things slide. They go out to war every single night. They will step on the enemy's throat.

[iadera]

Very dissapointed. Lack of attitude, lack of defense, no statement.

[scaryjerry]

This kind of chole job isn't an "under Mazzulla" issue, it's been happening the entire Tatum and Brown era. These guys just can't come out with a "step on their throats" mentality after a big win. This game tonight was "easy money", all you had to do was step on Philly early and the switch the pressure over to them.

Tatum and brown teams always make what should be 4 game series, six game series, what should be five or six games series six or seven game serries. They've always made it as hard as possible on themselves as they can. They do not have that fierce killer instinct most great players/teams have. If they did, this game would have turned into a massive brawl with incredibly intensity very early on. You just do not let a team do that - you can't give them life like that - you already have the next two in Philly.

It's truly miserable to watch and it's been happening ever since Brown and Tatum have been here together. If they had a killer instinct they would already have 2-3 titles, not one. It's so disappointing.

I expect them to win game three and the series but it's a miserable process to watch. 

Lose game three in Philly after you have a 2-0 lead. Yeah, maybe, then you stick it to them in game four and go home and close in game five.

Instead Boston likes to do stuff like lost that gimme game 2 in Boston, "because" you know you have to them go to Philly to play two hard games in a hostile area. So then "OK, let's win game three, but then lose game four and then maybe even lose game 5 at him so we can play an elimination game in game six in Philly, then come home and blow them out in game 7, finally.

It's such a miserable, miserable movie to watch and it's been on replay for 8-9 years now.

 

I also been saying this too. We got rid of Irving (and Hayward). We got rid of Smart/Williams. We got rid of Horford. So what now? The complacency still sticks. It has been a Jay mentality thing being complacent. Maybe it's time to trade one Jay away while their value is still high and get another superstar/young stud in return? It's also Joe's problem for not keeping them together. He expects them to figure it out in-game and not halt an opposing team's run. What's he saving those timeouts for?

The old Paul Pierce and KG teams will never let these kind of things slide. They go out to war every single night. They will step on the enemy's throat.

Yeah not true, the kg and pierce era Celtics let series that should never get extended go too long literally constantly and underachieved with only 1 title?.

[michigan adam]

Statistically interesting tidbit from last nights game. They shot 78% on free throws. 39% overall on fg%  26% on threes. 26x3 is 78, 39x2 is also 78. Looks like it didn't matter what they shot they were getting .78 points per shot.  In actuality isn't that clean as they really shot 22 of 39 or 56% from. Three, but at first glance it was uncanny.

[celticinorlando]

Morning after and I am still frustrated about game 2.

[Redz]

Brown had 36 and Tatum a near triple double.  They were the only two in double figures.  The support crew disappeared.  In particular Pritchard was completely erased. 

[scaryjerry]

Brown had 36 and Tatum a near triple double.  They were the only two in double figures.  The support crew disappeared.  In particular Pritchard was completely erased.

Pritchard flourished this year with the ball in his hands more?Tatum being back erased that and now Pritchard has to adjust his game to being a spot up shooter who rarely handles the bal

[CelticsWhat35]

Anyone have the Sixers stats for game 2 on open 3?s vs contested?

[SparzWizard]

This kind of chole job isn't an "under Mazzulla" issue, it's been happening the entire Tatum and Brown era. These guys just can't come out with a "step on their throats" mentality after a big win. This game tonight was "easy money", all you had to do was step on Philly early and the switch the pressure over to them.

Tatum and brown teams always make what should be 4 game series, six game series, what should be five or six games series six or seven game serries. They've always made it as hard as possible on themselves as they can. They do not have that fierce killer instinct most great players/teams have. If they did, this game would have turned into a massive brawl with incredibly intensity very early on. You just do not let a team do that - you can't give them life like that - you already have the next two in Philly.

It's truly miserable to watch and it's been happening ever since Brown and Tatum have been here together. If they had a killer instinct they would already have 2-3 titles, not one. It's so disappointing.

I expect them to win game three and the series but it's a miserable process to watch. 

Lose game three in Philly after you have a 2-0 lead. Yeah, maybe, then you stick it to them in game four and go home and close in game five.

Instead Boston likes to do stuff like lost that gimme game 2 in Boston, "because" you know you have to them go to Philly to play two hard games in a hostile area. So then "OK, let's win game three, but then lose game four and then maybe even lose game 5 at him so we can play an elimination game in game six in Philly, then come home and blow them out in game 7, finally.

It's such a miserable, miserable movie to watch and it's been on replay for 8-9 years now.

 

I also been saying this too. We got rid of Irving (and Hayward). We got rid of Smart/Williams. We got rid of Horford. So what now? The complacency still sticks. It has been a Jay mentality thing being complacent. Maybe it's time to trade one Jay away while their value is still high and get another superstar/young stud in return? It's also Joe's problem for not keeping them together. He expects them to figure it out in-game and not halt an opposing team's run. What's he saving those timeouts for?

The old Paul Pierce and KG teams will never let these kind of things slide. They go out to war every single night. They will step on the enemy's throat.

Yeah not true, the kg and pierce era Celtics let series that should never get extended go too long literally constantly and underachieved with only 1 title?.

I'd put that more on their inability to stay healthy and the Doc Rivers effect, where he's notorious for blowing 3-1 and 3-2 series leads.