Agreed. They have zero rim protection and Mobley has gotten anything he wants on the inside for 5 straight quarters. Add in a seemingly unstoppable Mitchell and a head in anus Tatum and this is a bad situation. This isn't the Game 2 loss to Miami.
5/9: ECSF Game 2: Cavs@Celtics
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If Allen comes back Game 3 and Zinger is out all series, it’s a very real problem.
When I said I wanted to see a lot of Jordan Walsh in this series this is not what I had in mind.
STFU about the bench minutes, points narrative. And I normally really like RR. It’s so bad. Boston at their best because they’re so good in starter power won’t look as good here, especially in playoffs. It’s a bad playoff metric normally, worse here given each roster composition.
I mean, to get drilled by nearly 30 in the playoffs on your home court as the top seed?
There is no positive way to spin it. Everything is in a little doubt now.
There is no positive way to spin it. Everything is in a little doubt now.
I think it shows that Game 2 against Miami wasn’t a total aberration even if they took care of business the next three. These guys still have an issue with prosperity.
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The Cs were lethargic, but 10-15 from 3 is insane.
I said earlier White was terrible tonight and needed to stop shooting. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever said anything negative about Tatum here or anywhere else. He’s my favorite player in the league.
He (and Brown) are each 7-17 in a 20+ point loss to a team that is, to put it lightly, inferior. He did not play well tonight. Something he has in common with everyone else wearing white jerseys.
We gush over him routinely and talk about how he is a superstar MVP caliber player. The flip side of that coin is that he’s expected to carry the team when needed in the playoffs, and will shoulder a lot of blame when they have these kinds of games. I’m sure he’ll be fine on Saturday night, and all will be well. Tonight, I think he had a shitty game. Or, to be a little more precise, an empty game. Some of that was the team’s fault, but he owns some of it too.
It's one game. No reason to get our underoos in a bunch BUT if the Knicks threaten a sweep and can get some rest before the ECF that is when I'll be concerned.
The Celtics have like a 60% talent advantage in this series. It's a disgrace to lose a game like this, and also totally predictable given the history of this core.
Yeah, they’re still immature. I thought maybe they’d finally get over that, but it seems ingrained.
Again, the Cs were losing by double digits before the Cavs heated up from 3.
They got smoked by a Lakers team without Lebron or AD, bad games happen and people shouldn't overreact to one. If it happens game 3 sure then worry
Those two Cavs fans are going to get the shit kicked out of them tonight if they’re not careful.
They made 5 3's in the third before getting up 10, only 2 the rest of the third
edit to add they were 5 for 5 to start the Q when they got up 10 with 5 min to go
Shooting variance was definitely a factor and Cleveland played really well, but can’t just point to shooting variance and say oh well because tonight was a lot more than that. Another sluggish effort at home, got smoked on the boards, etc. To not even keep it within striking distance in the fourth is awful. The three point shooting disparity on Cleveland’s relatively light volume doesn’t explain a near 30 point blowout.
What an ugly fucking game. Love for them to learn from it, then forget it and move on. But they clearly aren’t capable of the former so I’ll settle for the latter.
CLE at 46.4% from 3P; BOS at 22.9%; my guess is that the number of teams that have been outshot by that margin from 3P and won is vanishingly small.
The other problem for BOS is that taking the ball out of the basket all of the time negates their transition offense, which is where they get a lot of 3Ps.
CLE can cause some problems but from what I saw (3Q on) the Cs need to be more physical on defense. Maybe they'll do it like they did against MIA.
The other problem for BOS is that taking the ball out of the basket all of the time negates their transition offense, which is where they get a lot of 3Ps.
CLE can cause some problems but from what I saw (3Q on) the Cs need to be more physical on defense. Maybe they'll do it like they did against MIA.
Ink isn’t dry and I am already a little concerned about this deal. He was invisible tonight.
Getting smoked on your home court in the playoffs by a team like this is the same kind of loser bs we've seen for years. Fucking embarrassing.
Yeah but I didn’t think they worked for nearly as good quality looks tonight as they did on Tuesday. Offense was sluggish and bogged down after they came out hot to start the game.
I don't think shooting threes at volume should be the answer to every problem. They were front rimming most of them tonight, the shot just wasn't there.