2022 NBA Finals | (3) GSW VS. (2) BOS (TIED 1-1)

[sam_I_am]

This is pretty funny. Not satisfied with a win, it appears that Celtic fans need the opposing team to say something like, "wow! are they great or what! We don't have a chance!" After 1 game in a 7 game series.

You didn't include the quotes. Draymond says the Warriors "dominated" for 42 minutes.....Curry saying "career nights" about the Celtics shooting. Unnecessary and condescending. They just have to say "tip your cap to those guys, we have to play better." It happens all the time. No one's looking for any great outpouring and it's only Game 1. Not really classy saying the other team played over their heads to beat you

But Horford and White did have career night shooting. I would bet anything that never ever in their life will White and Horford shoot a combined 11/16 from 3Pg. That is such a rare event why wouldn't t you point it out.

And while the Warriors weren't t dominating the Celtics they easily had the upper hand for most of the game going into the fourth quarter. I mean they had 90 points going into the fourth going against the N 1 defense and were up by 14 (or 16 I don t remember)

Also I m sure they said some positive things about the Celtics but you just choose to highlight the negative ones.

Was the 6/7 3 pt shooting by Porter, Bjelica and Iggy just an average night for them?

The reason why Horford and White didn’t shoot 11/16 from 3 against Miami is the the Heat actually defended them.

[RB34]

21/41 from 3 most of which were open or wide open.

19/45 from 3 for GSW.

Are the Warriors also expected to shoot worse from 3?

[KIRAG]

Is it a hot take if I say GSW probably wins game 1 if Spo was coaching instead of Kerr?

[bisme37]

About the Celtics' shooting in the 4th... First off these are NBA players. If you give them wide open looks they are going to hit them.

But my main thought on it is the Warriors scored 16 points and lost the 4th by 24. The Celts didn't even need to shoot that well. They could have missed a few and still would have won.

The bigger issue for the Dubs is how to manufacture points when Steph gets locked up. 16 points in the 4th isn't going to win a Finals game regardless of the other team's shooting.

Also, I like Draymond but I'm not sure how the Warriors dominated the game for 42 minutes when they trailed at halftime and lost both halves lol.

[darkse1d]

I think fans are looking way too much into game 1. Celtics got hot at the right time and warriors got complacent and shots stopped falling in the 4th. It was kinda like the suns mavs game 7 where Dallas was hitting everything mid 2nd and phoenix went cold. Sometimes it happens.

Warriors will recover and won’t get complacent next game. I know fans want to see warriors lose but they’re stilling wining this series. Warriors are great after a loss and they’re still at home. I won’t be surprised if it’s a route by the end of 1st half.

[jfs1000d]

Seriously did someone just say the Celtics are worried about Embiid? Horford owns his soul...literally. Anyways I had Celtics in 7 but after game 1 im gonna revise it to Celtics in 5.

Dude. Horford gonna be in Cancun retired drinking margaritas and making babies with his wife.

He ain’t gonna be around when embiid is in his prime .lol.

Thst is my 5-7 year worry. Not next year worry.


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[BK_2020]

I think fans are looking way too much into game 1. Celtics got hot at the right time and warriors got complacent and shots stopped falling in the 4th.

It didn't happen that way at all. GSW couldn't get good shots because they were completely stifled by the Celtics defense. Look at the sequence following the Derrick White three that tied the game.
Curry tough runner in the lane with Tatum all over him. Miss.
Turnover.
Draymond heave as the clock runs out. Miss.
Curry with a step-back three. Miss.
Klay drive and dump to Draymond who gets fouled. 2 free throws missed.
Wiggins deep three. Miss.
Draymond offensive foul.
Curry misses a bunny.
Klay releases and gets a lay up.
They got 3 good opportunites out of the 9 possessions and at the end of these 9 possessions, Boston was leading by 17.
So no, GSW didn't just miss shots they were making all game. They got shut down.

[TinmanZBoy]

I think fans are looking way too much into game 1. Celtics got hot at the right time and warriors got complacent and shots stopped falling in the 4th. It was kinda like the suns mavs game 7 where Dallas was hitting everything mid 2nd and phoenix went cold. Sometimes it happens.

Warriors will recover and won’t get complacent next game. I know fans want to see warriors lose but they’re stilling wining this series. Warriors are great after a loss and they’re still at home. I won’t be surprised if it’s a route by the end of 1st half.

Warriors looked dead tired, there was no way to play other than complacent…. warriors need their energy guys like GPII JTA Kuminga to match Celtics physicality… Poole Iggy Klay won’t cut it

[Triple M]

All the talk about the Celtics shooting, but nearly nobody mentions the Warriors being held to 13 points in the 4Q. Also agree with we'll see regression in the Warriors shooting as well. I think as the series continues the Celtics have the ability to match the Warriors from the perimeter. What is going to be key is if the Celfics can control the paint, protect the rim, and clean the glass.

[Slax]

I think fans are looking way too much into game 1. Celtics got hot at the right time and warriors got complacent and shots stopped falling in the 4th.

It didn't happen that way at all. GSW couldn't get good shots because they were completely stifled by the Celtics defense. Look at the sequence following the Derrick White three that tied the game.
Curry tough runner in the lane with Tatum all over him. Miss.
Turnover.
Draymond heave as the clock runs out. Miss.
Curry with a step-back three. Miss.
Klay drive and dump to Draymond who gets fouled. 2 free throws missed.
Wiggins deep three. Miss.
Draymond offensive foul.
Curry misses a bunny.
Klay releases and gets a lay up.
They got 3 good opportunites out of the 9 possessions and at the end of these 9 possessions, Boston was leading by 17.
So no, GSW didn't just miss shots they were making all game. They got shut down.

Yep, and on the other end, the Celtics didn't JUST "get hot". They won't have another quarter like that, but if the Warriors keep running a box and one every time Tatum touches the ball, the Celtics will just keep finding open shooters or collapsing the box with splits. You can't run a gimmick defense that lets a 37% three point shooter get as many wide open shots as he likes and then attribute all the success to "hot shooting".

Of course, what's probably actually going to happen is that Kerr will make some adjustments on both ends that will prevent this from happening again. But that is liable to open to more opportunities for Tatum and let him get in rhythm. So it's likely that if the Celtics win again, they will win differently, but not because it's completely unfathomable that if you played the game exactly the same way then Horford, Smart, and White couldn't hit a bunch of wide open threes again.

[RB34]

Seriously did someone just say the Celtics are worried about Embiid? Horford owns his soul...literally. Anyways I had Celtics in 7 but after game 1 im gonna revise it to Celtics in 5.

Dude. Horford gonna be in Cancun retired drinking margaritas and making babies with his wife.

He ain’t gonna be around when embiid is in his prime .lol.

Thst is my 5-7 year worry. Not next year worry.


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If Embiid makes it to his prime

[Riverwalk2021]

I see the Warriors as overrated. They're good but far removed from those dominant teams with or without KD. Props to them for getting to the Finals but the Celtics are just better and battle tested. They have the feel of a team destined to win it all overcoming so much adversity this season. Not sure how many games but I see them winning the series.

[Miami_Lux]

You didn't include the quotes. Draymond says the Warriors "dominated" for 42 minutes.....Curry saying "career nights" about the Celtics shooting. Unnecessary and condescending. They just have to say "tip your cap to those guys, we have to play better." It happens all the time. No one's looking for any great outpouring and it's only Game 1. Not really classy saying the other team played over their heads to beat you

But Horford and White did have career night shooting. I would bet anything that never ever in their life will White and Horford shoot a combined 11/16 from 3Pg. That is such a rare event why wouldn't t you point it out.

And while the Warriors weren't t dominating the Celtics they easily had the upper hand for most of the game going into the fourth quarter. I mean they had 90 points going into the fourth going against the N 1 defense and were up by 14 (or 16 I don t remember)

Also I m sure they said some positive things about the Celtics but you just choose to highlight the negative ones.

Was the 6/7 3 pt shooting by Porter, Bjelica and Iggy just an average night for them?

The reason why Horford and White didn’t shoot 11/16 from 3 against Miami is the the Heat actually defended them.

That’s 3 role players combining for 6 3-pointers versus 2 role players combining for 11 3-pointers. So what’s your point here

[Curmudgeon]

As I said before, Grant Williams (41% from three) had a bad offensive game along with Tatum's 3-17 shooting, yet the Celtics still won going away.

GS fans realize, yes, that Payton Pritchard shot 41% from beyond the arc in each of the last two seasons, and is a career 92% free throw shooter? He's not going to miss very often if you leave him open.

As a team, the Celtics shot 35.6% as against 36.4% for Golden State. It's not a huge difference.

[reborn123]

I think fans are looking way too much into game 1. Celtics got hot at the right time and warriors got complacent and shots stopped falling in the 4th. It was kinda like the suns mavs game 7 where Dallas was hitting everything mid 2nd and phoenix went cold. Sometimes it happens.

Warriors will recover and won’t get complacent next game. I know fans want to see warriors lose but they’re stilling wining this series. Warriors are great after a loss and they’re still at home. I won’t be surprised if it’s a route by the end of 1st half.

Sounds like copium to me.

[Homerclease]

The warriors aren’t going to roll over and lay down after one game. Celtics haven’t been able to step on a teams throat since the Nets series, however this is a much more free flowing style of ball than the two slugfests they just had with Milwaukee and Miami. I think the C’s have a legit shot to go up 2-0 in this series

[BK_2020]

Strus stepped out.

[Onlytimewilltel]

Is it just me that finds Draymond playing in the Finals and podcasting about the finals strange and amusing at the same time? It's like the same concept of a player-coach to me.

It is a little strange. Feels like a distraction. Probably should hold off until after finals but that’s just my simple opinion. I guess dubs are good with it so that’s all that matters.

[AussieCeltic]

This is pretty funny. Not satisfied with a win, it appears that Celtic fans need the opposing team to say something like, "wow! are they great or what! We don't have a chance!" After 1 game in a 7 game series.

You didn't include the quotes. Draymond says the Warriors "dominated" for 42 minutes.....Curry saying "career nights" about the Celtics shooting. Unnecessary and condescending. They just have to say "tip your cap to those guys, we have to play better." It happens all the time. No one's looking for any great outpouring and it's only Game 1. Not really classy saying the other team played over their heads to beat you

But Horford and White did have career night shooting. I would bet anything that never ever in their life will White and Horford shoot a combined 11/16 from 3Pg. That is such a rare event why wouldn't t you point it out.

And while the Warriors weren't t dominating the Celtics they easily had the upper hand for most of the game going into the fourth quarter. I mean they had 90 points going into the fourth going against the N 1 defense and were up by 14 (or 16 I don t remember)

Also I m sure they said some positive things about the Celtics but you just choose to highlight the negative ones.

I guess you forgot Horford going 11/14 (5/7 from 3) against the Bucks?

Or Derrick White against your team shooting 6/10 from 3 his last 2 games against the Heat.

If these guys are left wide open, they can hit their shots. It won’t happen every game, but they’re certainly capable of doing it again this series.

[KamikazeK]

Boston has to approach game 2 with their Game 7 mentality

That's the problem with the Celtics, they get complacent when they are ahead or at home. We'll see if they learn to overcome that on the biggest stage

It's been that way since the Milwaukee series, yeah.. But, personally, I find it hard to fathom the idea of anyone being in the NBA finals games and not giving it 110% at all times. Like, there's no other series here. There's nothing to save yourself for. There's nothing to get complacent about. This is the MF'ing NBA finals, every game is the most important game of your life.