Celtics 99 @ Cavaliers 109 Post-game Notes (3-3)

[BigTrade92]

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You’re 1 win away to get to the finals against a guy who has owned you throughout your playoff career (Lebron) you then come out and play like that and then admit to sleeping on a few plays? That’s unbelievable and a damn shame.

Yup. That’s literally pathetic to admit.

Guy played like a disgrace. Even more disgraceful he “fell asleep” with a Finals berth on the line.

He’s going to get a ton of sh*t for saying this and playing the way he did and it’s totally deserved.

If the Celtics don’t win Game 7 the anti-Al crusade is going to be at a fever pitch and he only has himself to blame.

[estendius]

Brad is inconsistent between road and home game too, lmao.

[djFan71]

Gotta think Brad benched Baynes for the offense. Only Jaylen and Terry were getting anything done out there, and Baynes fell victim to that. He was -11 in his limited minutes. Back home when everyone shoots better, you'll see him out there more since the offense will still work. Only thing I got for his low playing time. We DID score a lot more in the 2nd half and get things closer, so Brad wasn't all wrong there. But, I would have liked to see him more for sure.

Jaylen only getting 34 minutes is the big puzzler. How do you pull him? Esp. right after he was jawing with LeBron - leave him in and see how that goes. Yanking himright after was a little emasculating. Beyond that, he sat too long as well, imo.

[GrandTheftRondo]

Didn’t get to watch the game tonight. **** I’m so sick of the Cavs. I don’t know what I’ll do if we don’t win game 7.

[Taget]

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So unlike Kyrie he is not "very much woke."

Time to get a little Paul Atreides in him.

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[CelticsPride18]

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Rebounding was pretty bad all game long even with Baynes on the game. We are soft on the boards on the road.

[TommyPoints]

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Rebounding was pretty bad all game long even with Baynes on the game. We are soft on the boards on the road.

Too much standing around. I don’t get it.

[Kalela]

Does anyone know why Tatum was guarding Lebron a lot in this game? Tatum hasn't shown at any point in time that he can guard Lebron in this series.

[Kalela]

Gotta think Brad benched Baynes for the offense. Only Jaylen and Terry were getting anything done out there, and Baynes fell victim to that. He was -11 in his limited minutes. Back home when everyone shoots better, you'll see him out there more since the offense will still work. Only thing I got for his low playing time. We DID score a lot more in the 2nd half and get things closer, so Brad wasn't all wrong there. But, I would have liked to see him more for sure.

Jaylen only getting 34 minutes is the big puzzler. How do you pull him? Esp. right after he was jawing with LeBron - leave him in and see how that goes. Yanking him right after was a little emasculating. Beyond that, he sat too long as well, imo.

He probably did but your offense means **** if you can't get stops or rebound. In the regular season and before all the injuries Stevens used to bench Brown and play Rozier in the 4th for the offense when the team was down and it never used to work. He is persisting with that.

[TommyPoints]

Does anyone know why Tatum was guarding Lebron a lot in this game? Tatum hasn't shown at any point in time that he can guard Lebron in this series.

Any time I remember him guarding him Lebron scored. Probably what Cleveland wanted like switching on Rozier.

[Kalela]

Does anyone know why Tatum was guarding Lebron a lot in this game? Tatum hasn't shown at any point in time that he can guard Lebron in this series.

Any time I remember him guarding him Lebron scored. Probably what Cleveland wanted like switching on Rozier.

Except the Cavs were not even attempting to switch Lebron onto him. He was the one that was guarding Lebron from inbound. And Morris was on the floor most of those times.

[TommyPoints]

Does anyone know why Tatum was guarding Lebron a lot in this game? Tatum hasn't shown at any point in time that he can guard Lebron in this series.

Any time I remember him guarding him Lebron scored. Probably what Cleveland wanted like switching on Rozier.

Except the Cavs were even attempting to switch Lebron onto him. He was the one that was guarding Lebron from inbound. And Morris was on the floor most of those times.

If that’s the case I don’t know. More mistakes.

[ViperGTS]

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You’re 1 win away to get to the finals against a guy who has owned you throughout your playoff career (Lebron) you then come out and play like that and then admit to sleeping on a few plays? That’s unbelievable and a damn shame.

It bothers me too. He should be playing like his ass was on fire. I don't get it.

If I’m Danny, I’m moving him. F that. This is the ECF. Win you go to the Finals. And you “fell asleep”? Yeah no, thats ridiculous. Thats having no balls.

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Who's the woman in that clip? Jessica looking remarkably young? Chani with remarkably good hair?

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So unlike Kyrie he is not "very much woke."

Time to get a little Paul Atreides in him.

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Paul spent the last two books of the trilogy trying to escape his destiny, twice sacrificing his life in that effort.

Also, his sister was much, much, much less likable than Horford's. Equally cool, perhaps, but very much less likable.

[AlCelticFan]

Didn’t get to watch the game tonight. **** I’m so sick of the Cavs. I don’t know what I’ll do if we don’t win game 7.

Yeah... seven game series are like getting the same meal seven times in a row. Enough already!

[AlCelticFan]

You’re 1 win away to get to the finals against a guy who has owned you throughout your playoff career (Lebron) you then come out and play like that and then admit to sleeping on a few plays? That’s unbelievable and a damn shame.

It bothers me too. He should be playing like his ass was on fire. I don't get it.

If I’m Danny, I’m moving him. F that. This is the ECF. Win you go to the Finals. And you “fell asleep”? Yeah no, thats ridiculous. Thats having no balls.

You guys are taking the guy too literally. He said he **** up. That's all he said. Would you prefer he give some BS excuse, or admit to his mistakes, and say what he did: "it won't happen on Sunday". That's what I want to hear: a commitment.

[SMTBSI]

Ugh. What an awful taste that one left. Obviously still behind this team every step of the way, but I have to say, this has been one hell of an unaesthetic series.

Cavs roleplayers look worst-in-the-league on the road but show up at home. Our guys look tough and tenacious at home but can't hit a free throw or go two possessions without an unforced turnover on the road. Both of these teams are showing more mental fragility than I want to admit.

There's still time to work it out, of course. But, whatever happens in game seven, we'll deserve it. Can't be too mad at whatever the outcome may be when you didn't take care of business when you had the chance.

Ah well. Regroup and once more unto the breach. It's damn special to even have this opportunity.

[ViperGTS]

It bothers me too. He should be playing like his ass was on fire. I don't get it.

If I’m Danny, I’m moving him. F that. This is the ECF. Win you go to the Finals. And you “fell asleep”? Yeah no, thats ridiculous. Thats having no balls.

You guys are taking the guy too literally. He said he **** up. That's all he said. Would you prefer he give some BS excuse, or admit to his mistakes, and say what he did: "it won't happen on Sunday". That's what I want to hear: a commitment.

There is no excuse for him to have not given 110 percent. He should know better and be better.

[AlCelticFan]

Ugh. What an awful taste that one left. Obviously still behind this team every step of the way, but I have to say, this has been one hell of an unaesthetic series.

Cavs roleplayers look worst-in-the-league on the road but show up at home. Our guys look tough and tenacious at home but can't hit a free throw or go two possessions without an unforced turnover on the road. Both of these teams are showing more mental fragility than I want to admit.

There's still time to work it out, of course. But, whatever happens in game seven, we'll deserve it. Can't be too mad at whatever the outcome may be when you didn't take care of business when you had the chance.

Ah well. Regroup and once more unto the breach.

Excellent choice of words: "unaesthetic"

"yoyo" is another word for it. At home we're crushing them. On the road they're crushing us.

[AlCelticFan]

If I’m Danny, I’m moving him. F that. This is the ECF. Win you go to the Finals. And you “fell asleep”? Yeah no, thats ridiculous. Thats having no balls.

You guys are taking the guy too literally. He said he **** up. That's all he said. Would you prefer he give some BS excuse, or admit to his mistakes, and say what he did: "it won't happen on Sunday". That's what I want to hear: a commitment.

There is no excuse for him to have not given 110 percent. He should know better and be better.

What do you think this guy goes to play in the ECF and just decides to chill? I don't know how you can actually believe that. Hard for me to beleive people actually think he doesn't care about the playoffs at all, and just would prefer to not be too tired after the game.

What's much more likely is he got outclassed on the boards because he's not a premiere rebounding talent. And someone better at rebounding stole some from him, and so he'll try better next time, but the reality is he is who he is.