Heat (1-3) at Celtics (3-1) Game 5 4/27

[droopdog7]

We should expect to see zone defenses when TA and rondo are in. I said this when we people talked about playing TA and quis together. The same holds with those two.

[RJ87]

Get Rondo back in the game.

[nickagneta]

That Chalmers offensive foul was bogus.

[Cman]

Tony Allen's 2 FTs
followed by Chalmers' 3 FTs.

Clearly a case of 2 steps forward, 3 steps back...

[Celtic]

Play D, double Wade, attack the basket and hit the post, it ain't that hard.

[HYPE.]

So...we just went from a 21 point lead to a 6 point lead. Someone pinch me, please.

[fairweatherfan]

Come on guys.  12 minutes strong still wins this. 

Foul trouble from Ray was a killer. Gotta see who wants to make plays and who wants to dribble around the perimeter, though.  We need Rondo in early, and in attack mode.

[slamtheking]

just a completely horrible finish to this quarter 

I just don't get how a supposedly veteran team with championship experience doesn't understand they need to put away an opponent, especially in the playoffs, when they have them down.  just an indescribable disappointment

[droopdog7]

That Chalmers offensive foul was bogus.

Not really. In any event, it wasn't a foul on TA.

[Drucci]

No penetration at all, just guys staying beyond the 3 point line and passing the ball to each other before forcing a shot... I hate that. Up 6 only heading in the 4th with Wade on the opposing team and with the way we've been attacking since 5 minutes... I'm worried. We need Rondo badly?

[nickagneta]

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[radiohead]

What an amazing turn of events. Wake up guys!!!

[celticinorlando]

get ready for a crap load of d wade folks. this would be a collapse i dont think boston would recover from...again...the lack of being able to put teams away still exists...i just cant believe how quick they let miami get back in the game

[Cman]

Is Doc planning on resting Paul Pierce tonight?

[FallGuy]

Wow. What a shock.

The regular season Celtics and the playoff Celtics are the same team.

We'll see.  The regular season Celtics would lose this game by 15.

Not necessarily - they'd beat Miami just like they did all year. They won a number of games where they squandered big leads. Just barely, mind you.

My point stands, I think. We're the same team we were all year. Very inconsistent. A couple ticks below championship level. I keep hoping I'll see something to change my mind. Tonight is really just more of the same.

Still think we'll win tonight though...