Pierce angry at Doc, blames him for loss

[The DarkPassenger]

Doc's biggest mistake was letting Moore guard Irving for too long a stretch.  It was clear that Irving could get to the rim at ease, and that Bradley's defense could have changed this game.  Plus, Moore is NOT a PG...Doc should not have let him play the PG spot during a crucial run for the Cavs when it was evident to all of us Irving was having his way.

Simply put, last night's game was one of Doc's poorer efforts as a coach.  Doc IS partly to blame for this one as he managed that game poorly.  Doesn't mean he's a bad coach by any stretch, as he's not.  But last night he made some lousy decisions at critical times.

I would agree with the bit about Doc last night. Conversely, I felt like all the moves he made in the previous four games were really brilliant.  It's funny how it always seems to work out that way.

Plus let's keep in mind that Bradley tweaked his ankle a bit and probably couldn't keep up with Irving either so Doc went with the healthy option versus maybe injuring Bradley more. Especially if Irving pulled an "ankle breaker" crossover or move and really did more damage to Bradley's minor injury.

[Celtics4ever]

Doc's biggest mistake was letting Moore guard Irving for too long a stretch.  It was clear that Irving could get to the rim at ease, and that Bradley's defense could have changed this game.

We were up when Bradley came in so this is blatantly wrong.  We were up 87-76 at 3:42 when Bradley came in.  Time to face the music folks Bradley did not look good guarding a A level talent like Irving.  Irving scored 3 points in the final and had a nice assist to Sideshow and the winning basket against Avery.  Too be fair Bradley had a bum ankle to think this kid could have stopped Irving is folly.  He was 10-14 from the field.