Celts Forget the D, Lose Game 3! Playoff Loss vs ATL 4/21 (BOS leads 2-1)

[GotDaSauce]

Joe decided he wanted to practice drop coverage during a playoff game?!

i mean, the hawks shot 27% from three combined between games 1 and 2 of this series.

And they were clearly lighting it up at the start of the game.

Don't wait until there are 3 minutes left in the game to know you needed a change.

[Red2]

So much for playing defense. You knew that sooner or later Mr. Hyde was going to show up

[bucknersrevenge]

Jaylen with 1 board in 33 minutes. Hauser had 1 in 9 minutes. Al, Rob, Grant had 11 combined.

That's not about effort. That's about the Hawks shooting an ungodly 56% from the floor which they won't do again. They were desperate tonight and they had to be.

[Setshot33]

As crappy as they played, they had a chance to win.

In a close playoff game, Larry would will his team to a win. Tatum can't because he doesn't have that gene in him.

Sooooo many dumb plays.

[lon3lytoaster]

It’s my girl’s birthday so didn’t get to actively watch more than the first 7 minutes or so. Defense looked bad then, guessing it never got better? 130 to the Hawks? Ouch

[Garbanzo]

Drop coverage on an away game?
Big no no

Just passive, regular season vibes
No thanks, it's the playoffs!
Margin for error is so small
Kudos to Atlanta for taking advantage tough..

[Ill News]

Not really a good sign when you hit 15 threes in a half and still find yourself down 7. Kudos to them for the offensive explosion, but they didn't show up on the other end.

Credit the Hawks bench for literally not missing a shot in the 2nd quarter, but the Celtic defense had a lot to do with that as well.

[playa-hater]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

[bucknersrevenge]

As crappy as they played, they had a chance to win.

In a close playoff game, Larry would will his team to a win. Tatum can't because he doesn't have that gene in him.

Sooooo many dumb plays.

Right...cuz Larry never had a bad playoff game. Oh wait...

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Jaylen with 1 board in 33 minutes. Hauser had 1 in 9 minutes. Al, Rob, Grant had 11 combined.

That's not about effort. That's about the Hawks shooting an ungodly 56% from the floor which they won't do again. They were desperate tonight and they had to be.

They could if Boston continues to leave players open and they play drop coverage.

[Ben-N1ce]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

I'm Amused you think the Celtics are sweeping anybody after watching them play all year.

[CelticsPride18]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

Yeah Boston is the first team in history to lose a game 3 after an 2-0 lead. The **** 08 team went to 7 games with a inferior Hawks team. Holy overreaction

[The Corey's]

The results are whatever. It's concerning that here we are in another year and this team doesn't have that next level still.

They're not gonna win a title if they're gonna jack 3s over layups, I can tell you that.

[Red2]

Sucky loss but did we really think THIS Celtic team would make it easy? They get too high on themselves and forget how they hot there

[TheMartian]

One thing noticeable tonight - DWhite only had 7 shot attempts. Got in foul trouble early and effectively took him off his usual game. Derrick is every bit as important to the Celtics as anyone.

[playa-hater]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

I'm Amused you think the Celtics are sweeping anybody after watching them play all year.

It's not about sweeping I never proclaimed that.. I thought I was pretty clear and most of my posts, That I absolutely hate that Boston acts like they have a turn on switch.. They literally did not play hard on defense in the 1st half and I cannot believe is anyone who can argue that.. This is a playoff game how do you possibly not give it your all in a playoff game.

I also made the statement page number 5 in the game thread before our team started tonight that I was concerned about our defense.. Please look it up if you don't believe me.

[BostonCouchGM]

predicted they'd steal a game by running us out of the gym once and we'd win in 5. You have to hand it to ATL. They took it to us and we didn't play with energy. White and Hauser abused on defense.

[playa-hater]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

Yeah Boston is the first team in history to lose a game 3 after an 2-0 lead. The **** 08 team went to 7 games with a inferior Hawks team. Holy overreaction

Might I add we won one title in 36 f****** years.. Opportunities don't come along very often..

There is 0 excuse for not playing with intensity

We have witnessed this all regular seasonAt times.

Please don't come to the defense that this was just supposed to happen that is f****** ridiculous.

[CelticsPride18]

I really could care less if Boston steps up next game and proves that thry are a much better team..

They have to play an extra game, Which may not matter in this series but may come back to haunt them down the road.. Extra games equal less rest..

And this idea of they don't have to play hard Because they can turn it on whenever they want is probably the biggest Mental weakness I've seen any Boston team have in years..

And there was no way in h*** anyone can convince me that they played as hard as they could in that 1st half..

They gave a dead team f****** life and this is what we get for it..

And our coach playing drop coverage over and over and over again is also a pathetic excuse for a f****** coach..

What's the f****** game film coach Joe or anyone who does not believe it

Yeah Boston is the first team in history to lose a game 3 after an 2-0 lead. The **** 08 team went to 7 games with a inferior Hawks team. Holy overreaction

Might I add we won one title in 36 f****** years.. Opportunities don't come along very often..

There is 0 excuse for not playing with intensity

We have witnessed this all regular seasonAt times.

Please don't come to the defense that this was just supposed to happen that is f****** ridiculous.

Wtf are you talking they played hard they just didn’t execute it **** happens.

[return2glory]

The 3 pointers kept us in the game otherwise we would have been blown out.

We played no defense most of the game. We got outrebounded 57-38.

Brown is playing like his hand isn't the only thing that got hurt.
He is playing like his feelings got hurt again. No effort from him. 1 rebound and 2 FT attempts the whole game.

Rob has looked terrible in last two games. He isn't getting rebounds he normal would. He can't play defense anymore.

Smart had a really good game. Tatum and Brogdon were good too.

Props to Grant. He was 4-4 from 3 and played good defense in his first action of the series.