ITS THE OFFS BABY THE 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS

the celtics are often not that smart its just one of their lovable quirks

dating back through multiple coaches fwiw

Sixers have had poor transition defense at least the last two seasons despite being pretty good defensively this year. The shocking thing from Game 1 was they beat Boston at the turnover/transition game.

The Sixers penchant for lots of bad turnovers was the hallmark of the Embiid-Simmons teams. They've definitely been better at it this year.

yeah if embiid cant move well and the celtics start ripping him and going it could get bad (good)

i do think mazzulla has been better tactically than udoka, lot more nice movement on offense

the celtics are often not that smart its just one of their lovable quirks

― lag∞n, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 11:18 AM (one minute ago)

to me there are two prongs. stuff like, do you have a strategy to attack embiid and are you consistently executing that strategy? that feels like a coaching thing to me. the other part is that it's just gotta be on tatum as the best player to recognize that there's a number of possessions where he needs to demand the ball, find his match up, get to his spot and exploit the defense, even if it's just to set up a pass for an open shooter. that's stuff that guys like steph, butler etc are doing all the time in these games even long before crunch time. maybe it's just a "managing the game" thing that comes w/ more age & experience, but maybe it's just a personality thing w/ him idk

wouldnt call it a glowing endorsement

Draymond Green didn’t have a problem with Jordan Poole’s late 3

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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 3, 2023

sure but he hasn't exactly been subtle in the past when it comes to problems with Jordan Poole

i really dont think it was an awful shot, he was open, not ideal but who knows if they woulda got a better look from three in the next few seconds.

it wasnt awful and it wasnt great not even good tbf it was an ok shot all things considered

it was just really far and also something jordan poole would do, you know?

people saying "he was open!", well of course he was. it was a 30 footer from a dude who is notably NOT Steph or Klay, I'm thinking the Lakers will live with that being open

also btw they don't have home court

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 3, 2023 11:15 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

when the lower seed wins game 1 they have home court, if the home team wins every remaining game the sixers win

in fairness to poole, steph got trapped and it was kind of desperation time. but I do agree with jordan that it just seemed like the kind of sequence that was written in the stars

when the lower seed wins game 1 they have home court, if the home team wins every remaining game the sixers win

― k3vin k., Wednesday, May 3, 2023 2:14 PM (six minutes ago)

do you really think boston just isn't winning a game in philly c'mon now

jordan I am concerned about you just say I’m right!!

it was just really far and also something jordan poole would do, you know?

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 3, 2023 10:57 AM (thirty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i mean i 100% yelled wtf when he pulled it but rewatching its just... fine. poole is a turnover machine in crunch time and out of control so getting an open look that didnt require him to dribble is fine. wish he woulda screened down for klay and klay got that shot instead.

jordan I am concerned about you just say I’m right!!

― k3vin k., Wednesday, May 3, 2023 2:35 PM (five minutes ago)

no i think the whole concept of "they stole home court!" is stupid because it implies that the higher seed is not capable of winning a road game, which, if we looked at all the "they stole home court!" series of the past i'm sure would not bear out much if any truth

what a hill to die on

now, if you told me that the heat stole home court from the knicks we may be able to get on the same page. but i'm sorry, the celtics are going to win a game in philly

xxxp spottie otm, poole earned the right to take that shot by hitting some tough ones throughout the night, if he'd been ass like he was in so many recent games it would be more unconscionable

a very poole sequence was in the first half when he passed up an open three then hit two threes that were good looks then pulled up from the logo and missed badly

yeah he had one heat check three i for sure yelled whyyyyyyyyy at. but i yell that at about 50% of klay shots too so its just something you live with when watching the dubs. warriors need something fron donte who has really just folded in the playoffs so far, he was a big part of the rotation and seemed like a lock for playoff rotation minutes.

stealing home court is a fake idea regardless of seeds

i think its good it adds a stealing dynamic to the series

you can steal a basketball you can't steal a basketball court

they should do a animal house style prank where the visiting team sneaks back in late at night, tears up the court and reassembles it on the roof of the arena

I would prefer if Philly simply keep winning this postseason and then this issue is academic.

hmm no

embiid not wearing a brace?

oh nm just showed a close up

tatum attacking embiid

lol drone in the shot then cut to the drone shot

idk about flying that thing around in there

shot looks like shit too

That Reed pass!

smart reverse oop what

https://i.imgur.com/gdGKkCJ.png

22 - blank seems like a concerning score

you def want to have some number of points

That's a really good block by Embiid.

celtics testing him doubt brown wouldve tried that under normal circumstances he looks fine vertically maybe a lil slow laterally

five blocks id say overall hes passing that test

what they really need to do is getting him defending the perimeter

Sixers shooting 9% from 3; Celts shooting 44% from 3.

they used up too many last game

you have to figure out how to parcel them out or you can get in trouble

its funny when a player whos only job is to shoot threes (george niag) falls asleep and isnt ready to shoot a three

lol

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— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 4, 2023

embiid looking like he doesnt feel confident playing physical on offense