ITS THE OFFS BABY THE 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS

The brown and kcp signings were so perfect for the nuggets. They survived the non Jokic foul trouble minutes. That wouldn’t have happened w out those two

ecf will go to 7

― micah, Monday, 15 May 2023 8:45 AM (six days ago)

i might have been wrong about this

imo celtics should look at starting brogdon

just wanna get on the record and say I don't think this series is over yet, Celtics I think should be favored in every game and the way the Heat are winning doesn't seem sustainable. on the other hand the Miami crowd is gonna be insanely fired up and the Celtics just look like they don't have it in 'em

and by “it” i think you mean “that dawg”

i mean i’d love to think you’re right but in the other hand i think you’re right

i’m going to inoculate myself for the disappointment i anticipate when i pop open the boston globe celtics page tomorrow morning by first watching corey kluber try to get out of the third inning for the red sox today

idk Celtics on paper just seem so much better, then again so did the Bucks

not a comment on how the rest of the series may or may not go but those first two games are kinda the dictionary definition examples of why games are played on the court and not on paper

yep

keep thinking about danny ainge going around to his teammates with a stethoscope before game 6 of the…. 1984? finals against L.A., trying to see who had heart

I dunno, having to win 4 of 5 with 3 of them on the road is tough.

curious to see what happens with horford’s minutes tonight. i read that aside from game 3 vs philly where he went 5-7 from three he’s 22% across all other games. if he simply can’t just play a lot better his minutes might need to be relegated to strictly back up 5… would be hard to say he deserves minutes over grant based on game 2

the other thing i’m looking for tonight is whether jaylen can show up hot out of the gate. i think he can put up like an 8-12 point first quarter it could set the tone for boston. i feel like especially in the road games last year he was always coming out very sharp… he was the one i was always scared of. i’m not sure boston can win 4 out of 5 w/o him putting up at least two all star level performances

Joe Mazzulla says the Celtics are going to start with the small lineup again in Game 3, with Derrick White in place of Robert Williams.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 21, 2023

'adebayo is killing us, its probably bc we have too many tall guys out there'

williams drop coverage is getting shredded by the heats shooters

makes sense to me. stick horf on bam and switch everything else

rob was +7, horford was -15 last game. maybe horford has a great game and it’s a stroke of genius but williams has been the far superior player in this series. i’d just start grant, he’s actually giving them on offense what they appear to think they’re getting from horford

if horford continues to play horribly it won't matter but conceptually i think it's just time to try the small lineup

greetings from denver colorado let’s go nuggets

marcus smart injuring himself flopping his way into an illegal screen call… that’s a shame

Celtics in 4th quarter mode already

really good challenge from mazzulla. potential 3 point swing in a pivotal moment

jaylen showed up how i thought he would when he had vincent on him but he’s looked spooked all series when butler checks him

I think it’s a block

that was absolutely a correct overturn but that is an unfortunate use of the challenge

brogdon has been weirdly bad they need him to pick it up. this isn’t a great derrick white series bcuz butler likes to go at him at the other end

that challenge was the first smart thing the celtics did all game. it would've been williams' third foul. in the first quarter.

you should fire off the challenge in minute 1 if it's getting you more than 2 points

lowry and smart should have to wear shock collars that go off if they get within 1 foot of each other on the court

bam is a crazy athlete

That was a sweet jam.

duncan robinson shredding the celtics defense. okay

this is insane. this is not meant as shade but for the heat to go +5 in 5 mins with butler on the bench and their personnel…and 4/5 of the celtics starters in…christ

wow

Jesus Bam that was nasty

you’d be hard pressed to play better basketball. certainly this team can’t play any better than this. every player is on 11

Lmao Smart what are you doing

i think the heat must be an animal shelter bc they have so many dogs in them

jimmy butler shoots like 11% on jumpers and still gets dudes on pump fakes, make it make sense

lol bise

mazzula doing thousand yard stares every time they cut to him

smart and lowry are staging a WWE match in the middle of the game

The Heat are just doing everything they want to do without any real pressure from the Celtics.

21 point lead. my god

Ahahaha Smart T’d up for whining too much

this is hard to watch tbh

No, it's fine.

My 8 year old son just told me his favorite player in the league is….Caleb Martin

at least he picked someone who jumps really high

they’ve finally started to send doubles at butler….