2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: Message board poster furiously types out one more horrible post before thread closes (1 Viewer)

[Jayrod]

Celtics have missed Porzingis a lot this game. Horford can be consistently attacked by quick guards and Kornet is even worse. KP is just a notch better one on one in space.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Still not worried at all about the series, but just your typical Celtics playing down to their opponent again. Another day at the office for them.

Hope they realize this is the last series they're going to be able to get away with that.

The team they are playing is in thr conference finals.

Who's picking that team to win?

No one picked the Twolves at the start if their series either.

Eh, I saw people picking them. At end of the day, some years you have 1 team and the other 14 are just there. The talent gap is too big. Nobody was picking anybody other than the Warriors out of the West when KD was there.

That's not to compare the talent level of that team and these Celtics, obviously. But I do feel the talent gap between Boston and the rest of the conference was in that same range this year.

Attribute it to injuries, etc, etc, but that's just how it worked out this season.

 

[Jayrod]

What crappy finishing. White tried to draw the foul and botched it.

Horrible 4th quarter by Boston offensively. Tatum like 1/10 from 3. Just crap execution and 2 buzzer beaters by Haliburton makes the difference.

ETA: Yet they still have a chance.

 

[AAABatteries]

Why did Siakam touch the ball? And of course no foul

 

[msudaisy26]

I see why people from Wisconsin hate Haliburton.

 

[identikit]

Jersey pulls are ok for the Celts

 

[thecatch]

Pacers literally doing everything they can to give this game away

 

[The Gator]

Why not foul before the shot????

 

[Major]

Jaylen doing what Tatum can't i.e. hit clutch shots.

 

[GroveDiesel]

BTW, the fewest free throw attempts in playoff history for a team was 2. The Pacers have 3 attempts with 5.7 seconds left. So that’s cool. Pacers almost historic tonight.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Thank god C's didn't go with their "superstar" Clutchboi Tatum for their last shot.

 

[dickey moe]

Nuts!

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Bang!

Overtime

 

[SoBeDad]

BTW, the fewest free throw attempts in playoff history for a team was 2. The Pacers have 3 attempts with 5.7 seconds left. So that’s cool. Pacers almost historic tonight.

On the officials? Or just the way the game was played,?

 

[Major]

Pacers literally doing everything they can to give this game away

They probably threw away the series in the last 30 seconds.

 

[whoknew]

Can't believe the Pacers blew that.

 

[Dez]

All time choke just call your timeout with 10 seconds left up 3 instead of forcing a bad inbounds pass

 

[thecatch]

Haliburton is not a guy you can hand the ball to to get a decent look one on one there especially against this defense.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Time for another beer

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Haliburton is not a guy you can hand the ball to to get a decent look one on one there especially against this defense.

Inbounder really didn't want to give it to him but no one else got open.

 

[Jayrod]

BTW, the fewest free throw attempts in playoff history for a team was 2. The Pacers have 3 attempts with 5.7 seconds left. So that’s cool. Pacers almost historic tonight.

The one fast break foul by Pritchard was missed, but not a lot of uncalled stuff. Celtics didn't foul much all season and have been attacking the paint all game.

 

[brun]

Thought it was done.
Guess not.
I like the Celtics in OT

 

[Jayrod]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

 

[msudaisy26]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

 

[trader jake]

If any of these games go to OT they are going to push 300 total points.

Look at that. Pacers stop making every freaking shot and the Celtics start to pull away.

That first half shooting by Indy was unsustainable.

You’d think a 21-2 free throw disparity through 3 quarters is unsustainable as well.

Yet, Indiana didn't foul up 3 late in the 4th. How many times are teams going to allow a game tying 3 vs fouling?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Except that Boston had a lot of momentum in the fashion they pushed it into overtime.
That hasn't carried over so far in OT, can't make a shot so far

 

[Jayrod]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

You haven't watched many Boston games have you?

 

[msudaisy26]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

Maybe not. The Celtics can't make a shot.

 

[Capella]

Thank god C's didn't go with their "superstar" Clutchboi Tatum for their last shot.

That 3 he shot to tie it with a minute left was so funny. Better chance of that ball landing on the moon than in the basket.

 

[Softballguy]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

Bucks did the same thing to Indiana when Middleton hit the last second 3. Then Indiana took OT.

 

[msudaisy26]

Pacers got away with a clear path/transition foul there.

 

[msudaisy26]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

Bucks did the same thing to Indiana when Middleton hit the last second 3. Then Indiana took OT.

Yeah, but the Bucks were dead and it was a bank shot.

 

[Jayrod]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

 

[The Gator]

Joe needs a shave and a trim, c'mon man.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

That last jump up in the air and just toss it over to the Pacers, that was awful

 

[Jayrod]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

That last jump up in the air and just toss it over to the Pacers, that was awful

Followed by a missed layup

 

[msudaisy26]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

That last jump up in the air and just toss it over to the Pacers, that was awful

Followed by a missed layup

Followed by and 1

 

[Jayrod]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

That last jump up in the air and just toss it over to the Pacers, that was awful

Followed by a missed layup

And then a 3pt play.

I do trust his FT shooting.

 

[The Gator]

How many times has Haliburton lost the ball just dribbling?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Tatum
Bang!

 

[Capella]

How many times has Haliburton lost the ball just dribbling?

He plays like he’s on figure skates sometimes

 

[msudaisy26]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

That last jump up in the air and just toss it over to the Pacers, that was awful

Followed by a missed layup

Followed by and 1

Followed by a 3

 

[ShamrockPride]

Tatum
Bang!

The inconsistency is mind-boggling

 

[Jayrod]

clutchness!!

I never doubted it was going in.

 

[dickey moe]

Tatum just choking every time he touches it

Not every time.

 

[msudaisy26]

Tatum
Bang!

The inconsistency is mind-boggling

Everyone not naned Jokic is. Did you see Ant go like 6 of 24 in game 7?

 

[scoobus]

That whole inbounds pass sequence with 10 seconds left, including the fact they still had a timeout, is just mind-boggling.

 

[Softballguy]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

Bucks did the same thing to Indiana when Middleton hit the last second 3. Then Indiana took OT.

Yeah, but the Bucks were dead and it was a bank shot.

Meh, still deflating. But whatever...

 

[msudaisy26]

I don't have a lot of confidence that Boston will win this in OT.

Seriously? That was a deflating dagger. I wouldn't be surprised if they won by 10.

Bucks did the same thing to Indiana when Middleton hit the last second 3. Then Indiana took OT.

Yeah, but the Bucks were dead and it was a bank shot.

Meh, still deflating. But whatever...

It isn't the same. These are pros. They know when something is lucky.

 

[Jayrod]

Crap, Holiday has 28 points!!!

I would have guessed like 15. Dude just doing stuff all game.