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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 19:21:05 GMT -5
Good news and bad news for Game 2 ... the bad news 1st:
This is good news for Derrick White but bad news for Coach Udoka ... White is out for personal reasons, most likely the birth of a baby.
Congrats to him and his wife!
Now the good news with a tweet:
Let's hope Al is well rested and ready to continue where he left off with the Bucks.
GO CELTICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by kivancb on May 19, 2022 19:23:52 GMT -5
I will never be fond of Miami Cheat. Not even slightly.
BEAT THE HEAT.
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 19:40:03 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 19:50:12 GMT -5
I still call BS on the NBA ... The C's jumped thru hoops to clear Horford and they didn't clear him till 1-2 hours before game time.
Horford entered NBA health and safety protocols hours ahead of Game 1 for the third time this season. He missed Boston’s loss and was originally listed as doubtful for Game 2. However, the team upgraded him to questionable earlier this afternoon before declaring him available for Game 2 six hours before tip.
“He was not feeling ill,” Ime Udoka said at Boston’s shootaround. “Like I said the other day, he’s feeling fine, he’s feeling okay. It’s something that was unexpected. He’s feeling fine since that day, and since this is the protocols and testing that he has to pass, we’ll go from there.”
In order to exit NBA health and safety protocols, there were multiple avenues for Horford to get cleared in time for Game 2, per league sources. He needed one of the following options to occur: 1. Have two consecutive negative PCR tests 24 hours apart. 2. Two consecutive PCR tests with his CT values greater than 30 (indicating a low viral load). 3. Having two consecutive not detected results from lab-based PCR tests on a game day.
The final option was likely ended up clearing him based on how the Celtics updated his status on the injury report throughout the day. He began as doubtful, then questionable before being declared available.
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 19:50:34 GMT -5
GIVE THEM HELL AL!!!
Q1:
Tucker 3
Tucker 2
Brown 3
Rob an alley-oop from Smart
Butler a putback
Vincent a 3
Al a 3
Butler a 2
Strus a 3
Strus a 3
Brown a 2
18-10 HEAT
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 19:59:18 GMT -5
Rob fouls Tucker ... he misses both
Tatum an elbow 3
JT to Al but misses the layup
Tucker misses a layup twice
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:04:03 GMT -5
JT to cutting Grant on baseline for the reverse layup
Heat TOV ... wet spot in corner Smart misses a 3 Vincent matches ... Butler draws a charge on Tatum (2nd PF) Celtics lineup change (Marcus Smart, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams) Herro a MRJ gets hit by JB for the +1 Brown makes his 2nd 3 Smart picks off Herro pass and Smart fouled in transition on a layup ... makes 2-2 21-20 Heat |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:04:55 GMT -5
JB kickout to PP and he nails the elbow 3 ... 23-21 C's
TIME OUT HEAT |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:09:38 GMT -5
Out of TO: TOV - Traveling
Ball swing around perimeter finds Smart and he finds a 3
26-21 C's
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Post by quagmire on May 19, 2022 20:10:58 GMT -5
Nice turnaround for the Celtics. They picked up the D because after four minutes Miami was on pace for 36 point quarter
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Post by kivancb on May 19, 2022 20:13:23 GMT -5
Nice turnaround for the Celtics. They picked up the D because after four minutes Miami was on pace for 36 point quarter Make it 45 - They had led 15-8 after 3'55"! |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:13:37 GMT -5
Now an OF on Al driving baseline trying not to get pushed OOB Butler miss Grant a 3 A Herro miss Another Grant corner 3 Butler stops the 17-0 run with a 3 Brown a LONG THREE!!!!!!1 Grant a missed J from the elbow as time runs out in Q1 ... C's up 35-24
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Post by petey62 on May 19, 2022 20:13:42 GMT -5
Great response to the Heat. But we ARE NOT going to stay this hot so we'll have to keep the pressure on them inside and out and stay locked in defensively.
Great first quarter. Now let's follow it up with an even better 2nd quarter.
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Post by sfbosfan on May 19, 2022 20:16:21 GMT -5
I hate the Heat coach who complains about everything!
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:18:36 GMT -5
Q2:Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams) Tatum opens with a 3 Herro a reverse layup Brown a miss Rob a block on Martin
Herro a J PP misses a 3
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:24:18 GMT -5
Herro a misses J Celtics lineup change (Marcus Smart, Robert Williams III, Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Grant Williams) Herro a missed J Tatum a reverse layup Strus TOV Tatum a finger roll
Oladipo & Tatum exchange missed 3's Martin a missed J Grant fouled by Martin makes 2-2 Tucker a TOV PP a 3 ... 47-28 Celtics TIME OUT HEAT |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:27:39 GMT -5
Butler a bunny ...
Tatum stripped at the rim ... Butler fouled in transition by PP
Butler makes 1-2
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:34:11 GMT -5
Rob a putback +1 on Bam and he converts
Bam a putback dunk PP a J Herro a missed 3 Tatum a dunk from PP in transition
Celtics lineup change (Marcus Smart, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams) Bam a missed J... OR ... Strus misses a 3 Smart a missed 3 but OR by C's and Brown a J Bam a dunk Tatum elbow 2 +1 (PJ draws the foul) ... JT converts ... 59-35 C's
3:50 to go in the half ... |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:35:14 GMT -5
Vincent a step-back
Tatum a 3 ... 62-37 now
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Post by jdm894g on May 19, 2022 20:35:47 GMT -5
Laying the smack down.
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Post by kivancb on May 19, 2022 20:38:09 GMT -5
We happy?
YEAH
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Post by fierce on May 19, 2022 20:38:35 GMT -5
What we're seeing from Jayson Tatum now is what Kobe Bryant would've been if Kobe was 3 inches taller.
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Post by kivancb on May 19, 2022 20:38:44 GMT -5
Vincent a step-back Tatum a 3 ... 62-37 now A 54-19 run from us since 8-18.! |
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2022 20:39:23 GMT -5
Vincent TOV and he fouls Tatum
JT makes 2-2
Butler misses a 3
Bam OR and fadeaway J +1 (Grant the foul) ... Bam
2:50 to go
TIME OUT CELTICS
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Post by petey62 on May 19, 2022 20:40:16 GMT -5
We really need to close out the half the right way. Keep pressure on and keep scoring.
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