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Post by Cabutan on May 3, 2019 21:36:01 GMT -5
Playoff Al playoff KI. All is BS
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Post by sfbosfan on May 3, 2019 21:37:43 GMT -5
To hopefully inject a spark of happiness, the Red ones are beating the White ones and Sale is to get his first victory.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 21:39:12 GMT -5
Playoff Al playoff KI. All is BS 5 assists 4 turnovers good night.
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Post by Cabutan on May 3, 2019 21:41:07 GMT -5
Playoff Al playoff KI. All is BS 5 assists 4 turnovers good night. 2 straight awful games.
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Post by Cabutan on May 3, 2019 21:41:53 GMT -5
Hayward playing for the bucks tonight
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 21:42:16 GMT -5
Sitting home catching a buzz just looking at the box score.
It's strange dont ya think. BOTH TEAMS. have taken 30 fts.
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Post by kyceltic on May 3, 2019 21:44:28 GMT -5
Sitting home catching a buzz just looking at the box score. It's strange dont ya think. BOTH TEAMS. have taken 30 fts. you're right, the refs aren't why we're losing!!
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Post by elvissurfs on May 3, 2019 21:44:57 GMT -5
Why is there 3 days between games here in Boston but on a travel to the Bucks it's a 2 day wait ... schedule makes as much sense as these refs ... so we get to win on Monday?...is that how it is scheduled?...no game Sunday, sorta sux...conflict with B's?
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 21:48:32 GMT -5
Smart timeout by Stevens 20sec left and down by 8.
Is he going to d the shoot the moon play and get a 9 pointer
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Post by elvissurfs on May 3, 2019 21:48:49 GMT -5
all I ever see is Greek prick shooting frees...
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Post by elvissurfs on May 3, 2019 21:50:13 GMT -5
Kyrie is out of here...no respect by the league playing in Boston...greek prick scores half his points from foul shots...eff this league...
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2019 22:12:28 GMT -5
Sitting home catching a buzz just looking at the box score. It's strange dont ya think. BOTH TEAMS. have taken 30 fts. you're right, the refs aren't why we're losing!!
Sure they are ... if your best player went to the line 22 times and got half (16) his points (32) there you'd have an advantage over the opponent's star having to make his 67% of his scoring on his own.
This game was won/lost by the benches ... Brad used 7 players and the two bench players scored a combined 16pts while the Bucks two bench players scored 35!
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2019 22:28:06 GMT -5
Brad & Kyrie have taken 4-6 questions regarding the "poor officiating" ... the media's words not mine.
Brad brushed it off as "we need to be better" and the most Kyrie would say was "hopefully we get more throughout the game and not just in the 4th quarter" ... telling & accurate.
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Post by elvissurfs on May 3, 2019 22:29:33 GMT -5
the WWNBA...very discouraging...
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2019 22:29:46 GMT -5
53 points in the paint by the Bucks could be offset with some size from Theis & Baynes.
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2019 22:31:02 GMT -5
Kyrie also said, regarding the officiating, that "it slows the f'ing game down" resulting in a loss of momentum.
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Post by sfbosfan on May 3, 2019 22:31:34 GMT -5
53 points in the paint by the Bucks could be offset with some size from Theis & Baynes. Or if we had Smart.
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2019 22:35:44 GMT -5
53 points in the paint by the Bucks could be offset with some size from Theis & Baynes. Or if we had Smart.
It appears that if Smart still feels good and not incredibly sore after Sunday’s contact practice, he might be able to go on Monday night which would be Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 22:53:28 GMT -5
Kyrie also said, regarding the officiating, that "it slows the f'ing game down" resulting in a loss of momentum. Yes and Fries said that the Bucks run as good or better than Boston. This supposed to bean excuse . I agree but its a physical matchup. Many more fouls could be called both ways. Not following the argument that the refs reamed our butts again. We miss Baynes and he not likely healthy fully till next year . Smart might be back and my guess with the layoff he's throwing bricks and will show little spunk the first two games or more.
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Post by Cabutan on May 3, 2019 23:16:44 GMT -5
Playoff KI
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Post by puddin on May 4, 2019 6:57:01 GMT -5
washingtonpost.com Analysis | Kyrie Irving’s Celtics have bigger problems than the officiating against the energized Bucks By Ben Golliver Ben Golliver
NBA Analysis
Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said that the referees' treatment of Giannis Antetokounmpo during the Milwaukee Bucks' Game 3 win was "ridiculous." (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Kyrie Irving has spent years patenting his unconventional game and persona, but the Boston Celtics guard resorted to the most conventional response to a momentum-shifting playoff loss: he took to the podium and started working the referees.
The Milwaukee Bucks scored an impressive 123-116 road victory over the Celtics Friday, flipping the major narratives upside down and claiming a 2-1 series lead. In Game 1, Boston’s defense challenged and confused Giannis Antetokounmpo. In Game 2, the MVP favorite adjusted by making quicker decisions and opening the floodgates for his shooters. In Game 3, Antetokounmpo pressed on in his war of attrition, scoring a game-high 32 points, shooting 8-13 from the field and getting to the foul line 22 times.
Those 22 foul shots, many of which came during a flurry just after halftime, tied Antetokounmpo’s career high and left Irving frustrated and dismayed.
“A guy comes down almost six times in a row and gets free throws,” Irving said. “What are you really going to do? It’s slowing the game down. He shot 22 on the game. It’s getting ridiculous at this point. It’s just slowing the [expletive] game down.”
Irving returned to the same theme multiple times, noting that the Celtics can do a better job of managing its reactions to calls and that they plan to “leave [the officials] alone” in Sunday’s Game 4. Yet it was clear he’s hoping for different officiating results as the second-round series unfolds.
“We know how many free throws [Antetokounmpo] has shot per game,” Irving said. "He’s a great player in our league. We know how many times he goes to the basket and gets contact. We also know how many times we go to the basket and get contact. “It’s a playoff game. Guys are playing very aggressive. When you get into the bonus with 8 minutes left in the third, it’s a shocker. It will put something in your mind where you don’t want to touch anyone.”
On the night, Milwaukee shot 36 free throws to Boston’s 32 — although many of the Celtics’ attempts came in the closing minutes. In Game 2, Antetokounmpo attempted 18 free throws and Milwaukee was +4 in free throw disparity. In Game 1, Milwaukee was +16 from the free-throw line, but Boston won going away thanks to a hot shooting night from the field.
Antetokounmpo ranked second in free throw attempts during the regular season, Milwaukee ranked 15th as a team, and Boston ranked 29th. It’s no great surprise, then, that the Bucks are getting more whistles.
But Antetokounmpo’s free throw attempts are merely a symptom, rather than the disease, for the Celtics. After brilliantly holding him in check with tight team defense in Game 1, the Celtics have been overrun by his powerful drives and dissected by his passes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 32 points in a 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. (Michael Dwyer)
Indeed, Boston’s interior defense displayed numerous signs of cracking Friday. Twelve of Antetokounmpo’s 13 field goal attempts came in the paint, and he dished eight assists — six of which were cashed in for three-pointers. Milwaukee shot 15-37 from deep on the night, a strong indication that their vaunted inside-out attack, which ranked third during the regular season, is back humming.
“I don’t complain about officials,” Celtics Coach Brad Stevens said. “We have a lot of stuff we can do better. Every minute of every game against these guys is really hard. This is a heck of a team. Their physicality to the rim separated the game. The challenge of this team is the elite drivers who can get anywhere in one-on-one scenarios so you have to provide some help. And when you do, they pick you apart."
As Boston tries to regain control of its ongoing war with Antetokounmpo for control of the basket area, it must also find better rhythm, ball movement and steadiness on offense. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 52-24 in the paint, and the Celtics appeared overly content to settle for my-turn, your-turn jumpers. Remarkably, Milwaukee back-up guard George Hill outscored Boston’s bench 21-16.
Irving, whose Game 2 performance was one of the worst of his postseason career, bounced back with a team-high 29 points, but he struggled to find his stroke from the mid-range and committed four turnovers. Afterwards, he acknowledged that he needed to press the issue offensively more often to generate higher-percentage looks for himself and his teammates.
“I have to be more efficient, especially when I’m getting downhill on those switches," Irving said. "I have to punish those guys. It’s as simple as that. I have to do what I’m really great at: getting downhill, making plays, getting to the rim and dishing out. When I get a big on me and see those guys with slow feet, I need to go right at them.”
Earlier this season, Irving famously said that he wasn’t worried about the inconsistent Celtics and that they would be “fine” because “I’m here.” After two straight losses, he seems to understand that it’s time for him to make good on those words.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 11:10:26 GMT -5
I have been reading the Washington Post every day ist thing in the morning. sense 1960.
The problem is a lot more. than Irving.
This forum is turning into a bunch of cry babies and finger pointers.
Pointing always at one player or the other. NEVER AT THE REAL PROBLEM
Tell ya what. Take that finger and stick it up your ass. Keep ya fuckin peaches to we have in Va. The friggin' problem is our whole approach. Stevens is a friggin' idiot. See ya guys in Dumbo Land.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 11:28:58 GMT -5
Could have had Kanter or Monroe neither play great D but could have helped.
Why we didn;t get a big instead of RJ Hunter?
They don't shoot threes and Stevens has no clue how to institute an inside game.
These comments should be put in the Sunday edition of the Post's funnies
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Post by puddin on May 4, 2019 11:54:50 GMT -5
I have been reading the Washington Post every day ist thing in the morning. sense 1960. The problem is a lot more. than Irving. This forum is turning into a bunch of cry babies and finger pointers. Pointing always at one player or the other. NEVER AT THE REAL PROBLEM Tell ya what. Take that finger and stick it up your ass. Keep ya fuckin peaches to we have in Va. The friggin' problem is our whole approach. Stevens is a friggin' idiot. See ya guys in Dumbo Land. No peaches for you, amigo.
You get the pits....
Enjoy, MoFo!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 12:19:51 GMT -5
Peach Nazi
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