Pretty crazy to watch a Celtics team that developed numerous ways to win without the shooting this season crash and burn when the jump shot isn't there.
@RealBobManning Iso ball as doon as the playoffs started. Horrible coaching. Somebody has to hold these dudes accountavle for all the iso ball. Joe and JB lost this for us
Joel Embiid on Payton Pritchard‘s comments about him returning.
"I saw #11 on the team before I came back he said they didn't care if I was playing or not...when the other team doesn't worry about you… helps you have better games. I thank #11 for that.”
@BrianTRobb Horrible coaching this series. Complete change up from regular season. All of a sudden we’re back to iso ball and 3’s only. Same things that cost us vs the knicks last year
Garza chases down a C's miss and George gets T'd up on the other end complaining after Harper stole the ball from him to begin the break. C's within 17.
@RealBobManning Too much iso ball. Jaylen sucks, coaching is terrible. We played difderent the whole regular season. As soon as the playoffs started they started all the 1 on 1 stuff. Everybody just stand around and watch somebody dribble the air out of the ball, take worst shot available.
Big problems right now: only 2 BOS offensive rebounds, 33.3% 3PT, losing the shot margin badly and 12 turnovers already. Have missed 6 free throws.
Leaving too much on the table down 15.
Call me crazy, but with everything going against the C's and a crisis brewing, this feels like one of those games they somehow find a way to win. Tatum's play, White shots sprinkling in, Queta's fight in his minutes before the sub give me some hope. Still 16 minutes to go.
Signs of Derrick White snapping out of funk to end second qtr but C's going to need more from everyone but Tatum in second half with the way Sixers offense is looking.
Jaylen Brown picks up an offensive foul for pushing off - his third of the game.
Sixers up 42-36 with 5 to go in the second, as Brown checks out, presumably for the rest of the half.