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eh it was fine

the fans aren't having Green's antics

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, June 8, 2022 6:44 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

See non-Boston people aren't surprised

Cs playing really nice defense this quarter

feel like I'm watching a wrestling match

sit down Draymond

rip dubs

rob was absolutely massive tonight, 4 blocks 3 steals best plus/minus on the team and the warriors are terrified of him

yeah amazing game from rob particularly considering he was dragging one of his legs around

Def the X factor dude for the game.

They prob needed to find more minutes for looney cos they got crushed on the boards

xp it's weird to say about a fast twitch guy like him but his timing is so good that he can be effective at half speed

tuff stuff from the celtics tonight really let their size and physicality show exactly how they have to play to win this series

yeah they took some blows from steph/klay but played a really composed game for the most part, controlled the turnovers, got the job done

i believe they can even win a third quarter at some point

Timeline nothing but moaning about refs after every game.

cant let the ref get inside yr head!

second time in three games the warriors got their butts kicked in the fourth quarter primarily on the offensive end. poole being completely ineffective is killing them in those moments, steph and klay have to work so hard to get shots it really isn’t a blueprint for winning. and then draymond was pretty invisible for most of the game, the celtics size is clearly neutering him & if the warriors can’t punish the celtics for playing big i don’t see how they can win the series

didn't feel like this was an erratic ref game to me

there were some real bad ones in the ecf but the finals has been ok

i keep returning to the thought that we’re gonna need to see a butler game 6 esque performance from steph in one of these road games if the warriors are gonna be able to flip this in their favor. they played pretty well overall as a team tonight but the celtics have too much depth especially at home, the warriors are gonna need at least one game where steph completely puts them on his back. thought maybe we’d get it tonight but they clamped down on him in the fourth. i don’t know where else the offense is coming from

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and 9 rebounds in tonight’s 116-100 win over Golden State.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 9, 2022

rare miss from magic, you don't "score" rebounds

Tatum made some nice finger rolls and tough angled layups. van gundy was otm about him just shooting with confidence in the lane vs the last couple games hunting for the contact. Celts did a great job ignoring Dray all night too and not letting him get in their heads. Another real stinker for him, he can’t have another. They also shut down all the gsw offensive glass they’ve been getting and kept the TOs down just enough. Smart seemed to hit a lot of run killing shots. Feels like rob altered at least 15 shots.

Poole is playing timid. Just gotta hoist and be himself let it fly. Dubs gotta stop digging themselves such big holes to start games, been a theme for them.

Smarts banked three was a real back breaker

oof

Steph Curry: "I'll be all right. Got caught underneath Al." Said he's in pain. Same foot sprain that he suffered against Boston earlier this season, but "not as bad". Said he doesn't believe he will miss Game 4.

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 9, 2022

Draymond this Finals:

15 PTS
26.3 FG%
0-7 3P
5-10 FT

He has more turnovers than made baskets. pic.twitter.com/o6MY3TmcFk

— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022

i still think he was pretty great in game 2 but only took a few shots. im more worried about him getting punked on the glass and throwing the ball away.

i don’t think kerr would ever sit draymond in crunch time or anything but if they’re gonna get shredded defensively with him out there while also having other offensive zeros (poole, klay depending on the game) on the floor with him i wonder if they should strongly consider going even smaller and trying to get as much shooting out there as possible. if dray is really bringing it on defense and the team is holding up on that end fine, but if not (like tonight) they might’ve just been better off cutting the rotation down to steph, klay, poole, wiggins, porter, GP and trying to bomb boston out of the building like the way the mavs won some of these games

i also find it baffling that they’re screaming out for some size and athleticism help vs this team and won’t let kuminga even sniff meaningful minutes. but that’s a whole separate discussion

hes too mistake prone. but i would def throw him out for a few minutes and see what happens, give him the first bjelica stint why not. i think moody should be getting all of iggys minutes but its really hard to trust rookies idk.

game 4 gonna be tough. they wont get desperate unless they lose that one. thought the warriors had the momentum shifting and then kerr sat curry and he never got his rhythm back. kerr got cute on that one. sitting steph when hes cooking should be a crime. immediately threw three TOs to start the 4th and that was that.

curry needs his rest - he played 38 minutes in game 1 and was gassed by the end of it. he played 37 minutes today despite sitting for the last 2

celtics were going at him too making him work on both ends etc, its tough because the dubs dont have enough playmaking without him, they need dray and poole to play better

the podcast is about the podcast now, hes right but also hes wrong, lmao

DRAYMOND: "Sorry this podcast is probably doing better numbers than yours...Y'all going to get this podcast. Win, lose, draw, hoisting the trophy, putting my ring on my finger, you name it. Y'all getting this podcast." pic.twitter.com/4M2KKKZsNY

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 9, 2022

podcastislife

Tatum made some nice finger rolls and tough angled layups. van gundy was otm about him just shooting with confidence in the lane vs the last couple games hunting for the contact. Celts did a great job ignoring Dray all night too and not letting him get in their heads. Another real stinker for him, he can’t have another. They also shut down all the gsw offensive glass they’ve been getting and kept the TOs down just enough. Smart seemed to hit a lot of run killing shots. Feels like rob altered at least 15 shots.

Poole is playing timid. Just gotta hoist and be himself let it fly. Dubs gotta stop digging themselves such big holes to start games, been a theme for them.

yeh for sure, memphis got him flustered too but they arent as solid defensively

he had a crazy year but hes also a season removed from the g league and now a loaded defense is putting him in spots that he prob not ready for

wild thing about the celtics defense is theyre all good individual defenders even most top defenses have a few weak or mediocre guys but they make it work via scheming and playing together but the celtics do that and dont really have any weak points with the possible exception of pritchard whos their 8th man and who actually plays good d but is just small

poole has had the opportunity to pick on teams lesser defenders all year but the celtics dont really have those

yeah for sure. its tough for everyone out there. high quality ball and adjustments so far.

he had a crazy year but hes also a season removed from the g league and now a loaded defense is putting him in spots that he prob not ready for

― lag∞n, Thursday, June 9, 2022 8:48 AM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah his sporadic play is to be expected. gonna be near impossible to win if 2/3 of dray/klay/poole dont string together a run of consistent good games from here on out.

warriors need to find a way to get back to the swarming d they had in game two, celtics outran the swarm last night by playing fast making early reads repeated drive and kicks, not sure what the adjustment is for the dubs other than playing harder

maybe draymond should stop podcasting? haha

problem is this is the exact kind of team that nullifies his strengths a bit.

yeah hes better when hes the most physical energetic guy out there but repeatedly crashing into other very physical players all game will make it tough

maybe draymond should stop podcasting? haha

― lag∞n, Thursday, June 9, 2022 9:01 AM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

maybe he should be partying a bit and loosening up lol. actually get his mind OFF hoops for a couple hours.

draymond doesn’t have any advantages against a team whose small line up is actually big. he is getting killed on the glass and can’t shoot, his 2 man game with steph isn’t being utilized in this series, just not sure what he’s bringing to the table. the only time he’s really looked useful to me is when he’s basically been playing the 3 on defense guarding tatum & brown. this is why i posted last night that they should consider going even smaller by taking him off the floor and amping up the shooting. if they need a big in there play looney who can actually maybe rebound against this team

maybe, i just dont see it happening. drays too smart and good not to be able to have impact on a game/series consistently. game 4 is huge for him.

i don’t think they should outright bench him, they gotta see what he has in any given game. but if he’s playing like he did last night they have to try other things bcuz he simply wasn’t providing anything

jaylen was straight up isoing him up last night, blood in the water

you know hes gonna come out in full psycho mode for game 4, well see how the refs feel about that behavior on the road

everyone cooked everyone last night. it was a layup line