76ers (3-3) at Celtics (3-3) Round 1 Game 7 5/2/26

[Who]

D White, Pritchard, Queta and Hugo are doing the job for us. Jaylen okay. Struggled a bit with the 1 guard alignment. Had to do too much ball-handling. Hurt him. But those are our 5 best players tonight. I'd like to see them start the 2nd half.

Hugo giving us what J Walsh has been unable to give us all series.

[smicker16]

I think the +/- is skewed by who is out there with Embiid vs. not. We just have no answer for him sadly.

Although I am getting on the trade JB train if we can get players who can contribute now for him. It stinks to say but I feel it is time for a change there. JB has been great and we would have never won a championship without him. It is mainly his awareness on the defensive end. Just is not good at team defense in my opinion.

Hopefully JB makes me eat my words in the second half!

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Queta needs to be your #2 center next season. Get a legit #1 center this offseason.

This is the reason they cannot contain Embiid. Horford is what they need on him.

yup

[celticinorlando]

I am convinced Joe started that unit because of people criticizing his rotations and not playing more players.

[Larry for 3]

Mazzolua is so bad. How can justify that starting lineup? A high school coach doesn?t do that 

[jpotter33]

I think the +/- is skewed by who is out there with Embiid vs. not. We just have no answer for him sadly.

Although I am getting on the trade JB train if we can get players who can contribute now for him. It stinks to say but I feel it is time for a change there. JB has been great and we would have never won a championship without him. It is mainly his awareness on the defensive end. Just is not good at team defense in my opinion.

Hopefully JB makes me eat my words in the second half!

TP. I've been harping on this for years. He gets credited all the time as a great defender, but he's primarily an individual defender, which even that is only a part-time gig for him. He may actually one of the worst team defenders on the team. He's regularly out of place, ball-watching, and slow on rotations.

[SCeltic34]

Joe threw stuff at the wall and something actually stuck.  Funny how he tried RHJ, Walsh, and Baylor before giving Hugo a go. 

[celticinorlando]

Better get out fast or it will be tough to close in the 4th

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I am convinced Joe started that unit because of people criticizing his rotations and not playing more players.

yup

[slamtheking]

Q with an excellent bucket

[jpotter33]

Took an entire half and a historically bad starting lineup decision, but Joe finally made the right lineup decision starting PP and Baylor with the three of JB, White, and Q.

EDIT: and Q last a minute before another dumb legitimate foul on Embiid.

[celticinorlando]

Queta...dumb

[Phantom255x]

FU REFS 

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

welp

cannot stop philly threes

[celticinorlando]

And just like that down double digits. No defense and lazy 3s