What are the Celtics doing?!😭
Hauser’s missed dunk didn’t help either.
Or missing Pritchard for a WIDE WIDE WIDE OPEN 3
-4 points directly from Hauser in a game that went to OT (that still shouldn’t have). Yikes
He’s cooked.
I can’t believe this was the game I spent $700 to go to..
So tragic :(. Houser had a shit game unfortunately
Pritchard was the only guy hitting big shots. Wish they fed him at the end
He was fun to watch in this one though! Energy was sick at times at least which is so fun at the garden
Lots of things I don’t think would have happened in the playoffs. No way Queta played over Kornet and also Tatum runs every play in OT lol
Shit season
It’s a lame excuse but it is hurting more than people admit. He was a threat to go for ten 3’s on any given night. Now we’re lucky to get any. The back has tanked his season.
I hope that included travel costs cuz if not, woof
No didn’t include travel (train from NH) beer or hotel hahah that’s 2 loge seats after the fees
We bought tickets (they were a gift so had to buy in advance) against the Nets before they traded everyone a few seasons ago. $500+. Month later, they trade everyone. Whatever, that’s a bummer but it is what it is. Celtics proceed to squander a 28 point lead in what was the worst comeback loss of the season by any team.
Sometimes you just get a bad dice roll….
Go to Maine and watch games. $35 gets you a great seat, the play is better, and the environment is more fun.
I’m old enough to remember when you would just attack the bucket for an easy 2 when it was a 3 on 1 during a fast break
But you know, simple basketball isn’t cool
Everyone’s talking about Sam’s missed lob but why is Tatum passing out to the 3 with Trae under the hoop? I’m convinced taking 60 3s a game to start the season has rotted this teams collective brain.
I just don’t get it. Yes 3 is better 2 but take the damn 2 when it’s right there. That shit bothers me more than the refs being dog shit
It’s also amazing to me that PP didn’t take that 3. Of all the 3s we take, that’s the one turned down? Just a full sequence of WTF by everyone
Tatums pass made no sense. We should be getting a layup and PP knows it. Hence the pass.
Even if we miss it, we have JT & Hauser right there to grab the rebound and get a guaranteed 2 out of it. Yes, he should have taken the shot
The irony is that you’re supposed to take the easiest two’s imaginable (dunks and layups) under this analytics-heavy league. Our shot chart last year was basically all threes, layups and dunks with the occasional post shot or midranger.
The botched play above just screams that they wanted to style on the Hawks sooo damn badly which blew up in their face, and as justice from the basketball gods would have it, would end up being such a negative momentum shifter that we blew a 15 point lead and eventually go on to lose the game in OT.
A wide open three with a 95% rebound chance might be a better shot than an easy layup
This holds true as long as you make the three, however we weren’t reliably making threes at that point in the game, so I have no issues at all with PP passing it back to Sam.
However, the lob attempt was totally unnecessary imo, and could’ve been either a Hauser layup (which may have even drawn a shooting foul - it was Trae defending for God’s sake) or an easier pass to JT instead.
Regardless whether it was a 2 or a 3, this fail of a fastbreak, was, at minimum, 2 free points which we failed to capitalize on for trying to style too hard.
These are conservative numbers:
0.3 * 3 + 0.7 * 0.95 * 0.95 * 2 = 2.1635
2.1635 > 2
Not sure why you feel the need to hit me with the math.
As I previously said, regardless if the shot we took was a 2 or a 3, the dumbass fastbreak above (esp. the 100% unnecessary lob pass) cost us a minimum of 2 free points.
Take from that what you will.
Sam did NOT make the wrong play there. Tatum needs to take this to the rim.
Maybe he’s tired or something but god damn you’re 6’10 and trae is a 5’11 cone, attack the rim! Maybe Gilbert Arenas was onto something…
Underrated comment. This 🙏👆
I mean it’s a wide open alley oop, Hauser just fucked up the lob.
No man. It’s a shit pass from Tatum.
This is the stuff of nightmares.
When tatum fails in the paint his attitude is dog shit. He either stands there and pouts or he cries for a foul. Love the guy but come on dude, run back on defense.
He’s so soft. He gets the ball with nobody around except a little guard in the lane and he passes it away. Be a killer dude and attack. Then doesn’t run back on defense which is his signature move unfortunately. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… he may be struggling now but thank god Jaylen was our leader in the playoffs.
Obviously Trae Young is an elite rim defender. Just ask Ben Simmons
And people say our over reliance on 3’s is no big deal. We lost this game because of that play (guaranteed 2 points, meaning no OT), all because they want a potential 3-pointer instead of a guaranteed 2.
Yup. Potential 3s are better than potential 2s. Not guaranteed easy 2s.
Let’s not forget Jrue not taking that layup at the end of regulation to put us up by 5 with 14 seconds left… And instead throwing the ball to popcorn vendor
I was baffled when I saw this
This is not the first time Pritchard messed up a fast break. He’s hideous on the break
I don’t think PP is to blame here but sure
It’s 100% on Tatum for not just attacking Trae young. No reason to kick that out
100%. Nobody blames JT for anything here but bro has a little guard in the lane and nobody around him and his soft ass just passed it away. He’s so bad on fast breaks…both on offense and on defense.
To be fair he really should have shot. 2 rebounders in position is was JT was probly thinking.
Not every play needs to be a sports center top 10, the team needs to go back to basics
Waiting for the games to count?
One thing that blows my mind is how fucking awful a lot of NBA players are at throwing alley oops. They can have insane handles, hit ridiculous shots, amazing athleticism but have no idea how to throw a catchable lob.
It feels like they’re overthinking and nerves are getting to them.
I don’t wanna talk about it
I simply cannot believe how disappointing this team is. Their lack of effort is embarrassing. JB is back to being the clockwise turnover machine (every clockwise spin with those little hands is a turnover). Tatum looks frustrated with his teammates. Jrue and DW are seriously exhausted from going from the finals to the Olympics straight to training camp and into the season. Jrue just can’t shoot with any accuracy this year, and don’t get me started on the last 20 seconds of the last game - Jeeze Jrue! DW is trying, but really struggling. Yes, Pritch is playing great, but when your best big this year has been Luke Kornet, good luck with that.
And don’t get me talking about KP. When he moves, he is favoring that bad leg so so much, it affects his gait going up and down the floor. My girlfriend is a physical therapist and she is constantly pointing out to me how KP is favoring the bad leg. Every time he stumbles, my friends and I all gasp as if he is going to break in half. Average Al is old and done (shooting is way way down), and Neemi is a bull in a china shop.
He once shut down Ben Simmons too.. He aint been the same since. Trae a great rim protector 😂
Sam was rough this game. It’s like he gets super uncomfortable taking any shots inside the arch. Capped off by that horrendous dunk attempt.
Attitude sucks
Oh my god. Just a wild sequence. We are in a rut right now. The yips as they say.
Prime time Shaqtin’ a Fool content.
These guys save themselves for overtime in the 1st quarter.
That was a great setup just a shit ass pass by hauser
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This team is a joke
Edit: I know I’m gonna get downvoted, but y’all know I’m right and are just angry that I’m right
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This shit is embarrassing even non celtic fans