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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 20:51:42 GMT -5
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Post by sfbosfan on Apr 20, 2022 20:52:24 GMT -5
Irving 39 game 1..10 tonight. Tatum didn’t even have 20 pts. Need a 30-40 in Brooklyn.
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 20, 2022 20:53:45 GMT -5
durant missing...love it! Durant is the best basketball player in the game...fortunately he is a dumb ass...leaving the Warriors, hooking up with Kyrie...
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 20, 2022 20:54:58 GMT -5
I'm giving MVP to Grant Williams, didn't miss a field goal or free throw! 17 points and great defense, along with 6 rebounds!
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Post by sfbosfan on Apr 20, 2022 20:56:59 GMT -5
I bet $100. first game giving 3 pts(but we won & it eased the pain) and got it back doing the same the 2nd game. But this die heart fan down 62-48 -14 pts 2nd qtr. quickly had my 3rd beer! Actually, we were down 17.
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 20:57:30 GMT -5
I was sweating bullets guys, I won't lie. But we may have Ramadan to thank for keeping Kyrie looking fatigued.
Al having 3 days between games helped us plenty!
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 20:59:19 GMT -5
I'm giving MVP to Grant Williams, didn't miss a field goal or free throw! 17 points and great defense, along with 6 rebounds!
but Brown turned it around in Q4 ... he was hot (9-18) and 2-6 from 3 and getting to the rim!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 20, 2022 21:05:16 GMT -5
I'm giving MVP to Grant Williams, didn't miss a field goal or free throw! 17 points and great defense, along with 6 rebounds!
but Brown turned it around in Q4 ... he was hot (9-18) and 2-6 from 3 and getting to the rim!
He and Horford were honorable mention!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 20, 2022 21:07:01 GMT -5
Tatum had an off night shooting, but played great defense on Durant and had 10 assists!
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 21:12:28 GMT -5
That double team forced him into those 10 assists ... great job by him finding the open teammate!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 20, 2022 21:14:55 GMT -5
Brown and Sweet Pea put this one away!!
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 21:18:20 GMT -5
Pritchard was so much better than White (esp on offense) that if White doesn't contribute at a much higher level in these playoffs then I'm using him as trade bait for another big.
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 21:21:48 GMT -5
Meanwhile ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 21:34:38 GMT -5
KD was 4-17 scoring 18-20 from the Charity stripe ... and a lot were charity!
Raps take Sixers to OT in Toronto ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 22:41:58 GMT -5
Celtics rally back from down 17 to take 2-0 series lead against the Nets, win 114-107 The Boston Celtics are two wins away from knocking out Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the first round. By Andrew Doxy
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
The Boston Celtics rallied from down 17 to take a commanding 2-0 lead against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs with the 114-107 win. Jaylen Brown sparked in the fourth quarter to push the Celtics ahead for good, finishing with 22 points. 7 players scored in double figures for the Celtics. Kevin “won’t shoot 9-for-24 again” Durant scored 27 points on 4-for-17 shooting with 6 turnovers.
This game was really, really weird. It opened up on a 9-0 Bruce Brown run, and the first quarter ended on a 9-0 Grant Williams run. Somewhere in the second quarter, there was a 6-0 Marcus Smart run. The first two games of this series have been some of the worst the Boston Celtics have looked offensively since the trade deadline, but their defense has made the Brooklyn Nets look out of sorts all series as well.
Brooklyn was much more effective on the glass tonight, which helped the Nets stay in command for much of the first half. Boston didn’t do itself any favors with all of the turnovers, and with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum starting the game off super cold from the floor, it was hard to establish any sort of offensive rhythm.
Goran Dragic is killing Boston in his minutes so far this series. I never thought I’d be so happy to hear that Dragic is in foul trouble in 2022. Thankfully, his impact was muted in the second half.
Speaking of muted, has anyone heard from Kyrie Irving? I’m not sure he played tonight (10 points, 4-for-13 shooting, 0 fourth-quarter impact.)
Celtics fans collectively should send a gift card to Nic Claxton for earning a double-foul with Jayson Tatum (19 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) in the closing moments of the second quarter. That woke Tatum up for a quick 5-0 run. For what should have been a 17-20 point deficit at the half, the Celtics closed the quarter strong, cutting the lead to just 10 before going back to the locker room.
This game really was a fight between role players. Kyrie Irving’s played significantly worse than the first game, and Kevin Durant played better than his Game 1 dud. The difference came when Bruce Brown got off to a strong start and then Goran Dragic scored 16 first half points, giving the pair 30 between the two of them in the opening 24 minutes. For the Celtics, Al Horford (16 points, 6 rebounds) continued being the biggest body in the paint and a steadying presence, while Daniel Theis (15 points, 6 rebounds) and Grant Williams (17 points, best career playoff game) took turns getting the Celtics easy buckets when nothing came easy.
Brad Stevens better be getting Executive of the Year for the Al Horford trade. He’s been instrumental this whole series so far, but he was particularly helpful early in the third as he sparked a Celtic run that pushed Boston all the way to tying the game midway through the period even after Horford picked up his fourth foul and needed to sub out.
It was said many times that we can’t expect Kevin Durant to continue shooting as poorly as he did in his 9-for-24 Game 1 performance, but he continued to struggle to levels unseen from him since Tony Allen was in the league.
The second half featured more of Boston doing good things offensively, but none of it came easy. Seth Curry (16 points) out-performed Kyrie Irving, but it was a relief to not have to contend with both of them being on.
When the fourth quarter lights turned on, Jaylen Brown snapped out of his funk for the second game in a row. He was ELECTRIC, scoring inside, outside, and making the right play pretty much every trip down. The Nets were UNDER the jail to start the fourth quarter, shooting only 2/12 by the halfway mark of the quarter as Boston went on a 15-2 run behind Jaylen Brown and checks notes Payton Pritchard (10 points on 5-7 shooting).
This shot is where I personally lost it:
Some grifting down the stretch later, and Boston took control at the freethrow line as Kevin Durant teetered on the line of fouling out. Boston was the more physical team as Durant bricked fadeaway jumpshot after fadeaway jumpshot. Boston’s shot-making ability spiked in the final part of the game, with Jayson Tatum taking over with a dizzying array of moves to punish smaller players guarding him.
Brown, Smart and Pritchard took turns twisting the dagger into the flesh of the Nets, and that was all she wrote. 14 wins left for Banner 18.
Whatever it is you do to celebrate, do that tonight. This year’s Celtics deserve it.
The Celtics own a 2-0 lead over the Brooklyn Nets heading into Saturday night’s Game 3 in Brooklyn.
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Post by cole on Apr 20, 2022 23:01:40 GMT -5
Pritchard was so much better than White (esp on offense) that if White doesn't contribute at a much higher level in these playoffs then I'm using him as trade bait for another big. That's like using your sinker as bait.
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 23:05:37 GMT -5
As indicated in the Garden Report above, the C's are 40-1 in the playoffs when they have a 2-0 game lead in a series ... that 1 loss going to LeBron with the Heat I believe.
Next game in NY on Saturday night ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 20, 2022 23:06:53 GMT -5
Pritchard was so much better than White (esp on offense) that if White doesn't contribute at a much higher level in these playoffs then I'm using him as trade bait for another big. That's like using your sinker as bait.
Spray some of that shad smelly stuff on it to make it appealing ... LOL!
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Post by quagmire on Apr 20, 2022 23:49:40 GMT -5
I'm liking our chances now. Would be really nice to grab 1 in Brooklyn though. Night all. Eff that Doc, we grabbing two in Brooklyn!
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Post by quagmire on Apr 21, 2022 0:16:31 GMT -5
One trend from this game I would like to see continue; White- 13 minutes played scored 3 points, Pritchard 16 minutes played scored 10 points!
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Post by croc on Apr 21, 2022 4:23:04 GMT -5
This is the only quote I've seen from Irving. Did he hide after the game?
"Our identity is what it is," Irving said. "I felt like we were in great position coming out of halftime just as a team. ... I want us to continue with that effort. I believe we can do it. We’ve just got to show it. This late in the season, even though I brought up team cohesion, it is what it is. We really have to turn the page and learn through our experiences right now. We’re going against a team together for what, the last four, five years? So they don’t have to worry about that. And I don’t want us to worry about it in this series and make excuses on why things are not going right for us. It’s just time to strap up the boots and get the ammo ready."
"Together the last 4-5 years". I guess he thinks Jason Jalen and Smart ARE the team. Everyone else is new or reassembled. No Irving they're all playing together as a team, not just the top 2.
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Post by drewski6 on Apr 21, 2022 7:37:05 GMT -5
KD misses both FTs ... Celtics lineup change (Grant Williams, Daniel Theis, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, Derrick White) Claxton fouls Grant ... makes 2-2 JT can't make a layup ... everything too hard off glass Smart in lane to Theis at TOK for the tie!!!!!!! Took way too long to put Grant back in this game in the second half when he was keeping us in it in the first half. (My opinion). No idea why Ime would keep a hot hand on the bench so long.
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Post by drewski6 on Apr 21, 2022 7:37:44 GMT -5
I hate pointing to the refs but yeah, there were a few missed calls that hurt us.
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Post by drewski6 on Apr 21, 2022 7:40:41 GMT -5
Its always the 18-19 yr old one-and-dones that go early in the draft. And I get it. They are freak athletes and young, even compared to the ncaa vets. Theres a lot of difference between 19 and 23. But as GWill and PP have shown us, theres certainly something to be said for going after the guys that had established NCAA careers. They come in more polished and can help. And the floor is higher. Cuz with that 19 yr old freak athlete, sure theres high potential reward but also high risk. Guys like Grant and PP are lower potential reward (they arent athletic freaks) but a lower likelihood to be complete flops, cuz they are coming in with a higher established baseline.
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Post by cole on Apr 21, 2022 7:44:02 GMT -5
durant missing...love it! I haven't seen a player beat up like that since the finals where Jr Smith was clobbering steph BTW JR is playing college golf
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