Celtics/NBA 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs: Round 3 - (1) Boston vs (6) Indiana

[Johnnyduke]

I'm not gonna overreact to this one but man this team is so frustrating on home court. It's been a playoffs problem for years.

Inexplicable to be down 14 at home as huge favorite

 

[PatriceBergeron]

It feels like the Celtics have had their best lineup on the court for 10% of this game.

Every time you look up multiple of Kornet, Tillman, Hauser, Pritchard, etc. are out there vs. the Cavaliers best players

 

[EverettMike]

C- lineup allowed to let the game slip away as they can't get a single stop.

 

[PatriceBergeron]

Mazzula coaching like it’s game 28 of the regular season playing his starters 34 minutes.

 

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

Sad.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

We do this game 2s so whatever.

Cleveland can get hot though. Holiday just needs to slow Mitchell down next game.

 

[pgm16]

Play a little defense ffs

 

[DKH]

I heard this and laughed - they are clearly goofing and seeing who will buy their crap

Why sports radio unlistenable and podcasts way to go

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

Mazzulla is lucky Celtics fans coddle everyone involved with the team in a way that no other team in the city does because i'm comfortable saying he's the worst coach any of the four teams have and one has never even coached a game yet.


You can only get away with this shit for so long until you run into a team that has enough talent and good coaching.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

I'm not gonna overreact to this one but man this team is so frustrating on home court. It's been a playoffs problem for years.

Inexplicable to be down 14 at home as huge favorite

Fans sounded pretty quiet and lame even when it was close or we were winning compared to Game 1.

 

[Johnnyduke]

They never truly erase that doubt that they can actually win it all. It is stunning how bad they are at home in playoffs. It's not normal.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

This is the best team we'll play this postseason. That being said if we get past Cleveland we'll still let NYK take us 7 of course and the finals would also be a lock to go 7.

 

[Maine Fan]

I have posted this after other games absolutely pathetic. Die by the 3s.

 

[EverettMike]

Completely quit in the fourth. Players followed the coach's lead

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

2nd half stats:


10-14 from 2
1-16 from 3


It's a coaching issue. These guys feel like they have to force three point attempts even when they are ice cold and are getting buckets whenever they want in the paint.


It's a coaching issue when they keep going under screens and giving up open three point attempts when that's the only way teams can beat you.


It's a coaching issue when in the 2nd quarter you have Luke Kornet, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser all out there on the floor together.


I could go on as well. Do you know how sorry you have to be at your job to make J.B Bickerstaff look good?

 

[pgm16]

I know I shouldn't be worried, but I am.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Well Mazz thought it was too easy

 

[Johnnyduke]

Not normal for an elite team

 

[Fenway]

Games like this make me question the integrity of the NBA

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

When even media that didn't play basketball at any competitive level are able to pick up on how bad the defensive scheme is, there's problems.

 

[CDJ]

lmao predictable blame the coach garbage after every loss, never gets acknowledged when all the players insistently give Mazzulla credit after wins though. Everybody’s favorite player Derrick White leads the charge there too

Y’all really did expect them to run the table going into the finals, wild


This is a players league, the heat have the best coach and got their dicks cut off and served to them. If the team wins it’s on the players and if they lose it’s on the players.


Celtics in 6

 

[EverettMike]

lmao predictable blame the coach garbage after every loss, never gets acknowledged when all the players insistently give Mazzulla credit after wins though. Everybody’s favorite player Derrick White leads the charge there too

Y’all really did expect them to run the table going into the finals, wild


This is a players league, the heat have the best coach and got their dicks cut off and served to them. If the team wins it’s on the players and if they lose it’s on the players.

I promise his 4th quarter lineup was awful. And he didn't get his best players back out there when the game was still winnable. He just let them get rolled.

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

lmao predictable blame the coach garbage after every loss, never gets acknowledged when all the players insistently give Mazzulla credit after wins though. Everybody’s favorite player Derrick White leads the charge there too

Y’all really did expect them to run the table going into the finals, wild


This is a players league, the heat have the best coach and got their dicks cut off and served to them. If the team wins it’s on the players and if they lose it’s on the players.


Celtics in 6

It's sleepwalking into moving traffic thinking the Mazzulla stuff is just blame the coach garbage. They constantly lose games both offensively and defensively the same way, that's on the coach. The defense is more concerning of the two. With the kind of defensive talent on this roster, it should be able to bail out the offense on nights they go cold but it doesn't and it's because of how badly they defend the three point line.




Since Mazzulla became coach, the Celtics opponents are shooting 46% from three in the 11 playoff losses they have had. This is what he wants, they were one of the worst teams in the league this season for opponent three point attempts. You get to the playoffs and suddenly teams start making it a point of emphasis to attack that and they have the guys who can shoot to punish it. The Cavs aren't even that great of a three point shooting team but they have guys who can shoot.



I agree with you that they'll win this series but a potential playoff series with the Knicks should scare everyone. That's one where the coaching is going to matter a lot more.

 

[CDJ]

no credit when he wins, all the blame when he loses. No credit for players developing under him.

Preposterous. It’s tired.

Oh wow they sometimes lose when the other team gets really hot from 3? Groundbreaking insight. Welcome to the f***ing league lmao

 

[KrejciMVP]

Cora gets blamed for losses too. Thats how it goes