2023 East Semifinals | (2) Boston Celtics VS. (3) Philadelphia 76ers (PHI leads 3-2)

[UcanUwill]

THIS IS WHY YOU CALL A TIMEOUT, MAZZULLA.

AGAIN AND AGAIN .

No t really they got a great look just went to late

That wasnt a great look, Smart shooting off balanced and rushing. What are they doing wasting time when behind? And I understand leaving players whoa re on the court, not letting to sub best opponent defenders, but this is PO, call a time out. It is like some coaches accept they they are basically useless. You can't draw anything and you are in the NBA, this is pathetic.

[Wolfgang630]

Mazulla and Tatum failed Boston at the end of regulation. They had a do over at the end of OT and made the same mistake AGAIN

[durden_tyler]

While Embiid got owned there in the end he still did enough and got key baskets. This feels like a win for Boston but if you’re the Sixers you can still feel good you’ve extended this series and will be back at home for another game. If they make it a close game in Boston you should continue feeling good about your chances…

[Adam Stern]

Pity mvp choking and being carried by Harden. Imagine winning mvp and being the second best player on your own team

You guy's saltiness over Embiid's MVP is really weird.

[bebopdeluxe]

Umm...so...Celtics in 6 now?

Just checking.

[azcatz11]

Man what a really dumb move by Brown helping off that much. Dude an Embiid shot ties the game, dont completely just bail on Harden of all people. Leaving Harden wide open in the corner to go up by 1 is as dumb as you can be in that situation

Do you remember the 1997 eastern conference semis? Remember the shot John starks hit?

[Myth]

Celtics played such smart basketball until the end when they made 2 bad decisions. Brown messed up by collapsing all the way to the basket leaving Harden open for 3 down 2. Then they wasted time on the clock down 1.

[S Curry]

Never understood why a team that is down is trying to take the last shot ? it only happens in the NBA.
In Europe I don't think I've ever seen this stupidity.

[JerryFox]

MazZulla the FooLa

[Zeno]

harden gave shoes to a dude who cant walk?

If only this were wheelchair basketball.

[Tracymcgoaty]

I’m sorry. This is disgusting. Using this dude as a prop.

Dude got front row seats getting to watch Embiid and Harden go off in a philly W. Cap it off with Harden giving him his WORN shoes he got 42 with autographed. I'd say kid in the wheelchair had himself a great night.

Apparently a massive Harden fan as well.

[NyKnicks1714]

THIS IS WHY YOU CALL A TIMEOUT, MAZZULLA.

AGAIN AND AGAIN .

No t really they got a great look just went to late

Lol that's not a great look. There's literally no look.

[Duke4life831]

Man what a really dumb move by Brown helping off that much. Dude an Embiid shot ties the game, dont completely just bail on Harden of all people. Leaving Harden wide open in the corner to go up by 1 is as dumb as you can be in that situation

Do you remember the 1997 eastern conference semis? Remember the shot John starks hit?

Haha I was 6 at that time. Only basketball related thing I knew of at that time was MJ beating the Monstars haha.

[xb3at band1tx]

It’s sad that Philly is relying on Harden when you have the MVP… Harden carried both wins.

[UnbelievablyRAW]

Narratives would defintely be spun about Embiid if they didn't win this because Horford had him in a straightjacket all 4th quarter

[G R E Y]

THIS IS WHY YOU CALL A TIMEOUT, MAZZULLA.

AGAIN AND AGAIN .

No t really they got a great look just went to late

TIME MANAGEMENT. Time and space and place. This isn't the first time when Cs coach just let's players handle it. WTF is he there for? I haven't seen him cal a late game play these playoffs. Players don't need cheer leaders 'ya play better D' they need specific leadership these situations demand.

[CelticSooner]

I hate the playoffs lol

[queridiculo]

Joe Mazzulla must be thinking those timeouts carry over to the next game.

Passing on two opportunities to attempt to talk things over to close out the game, and passed on both in favor of poor attempts.

I don't get it.

[sp6r=underrated]

I get that Philly fans have to support their guy but I mean you can't deny Embiid is just not a fun player to watch with the constant flopping and flailing.

Well I'm not a Sixers fan but the NBA is basically a pro-flopping league. If you're not going to like floppers you're basically left with a near 40 Lebron and Jokic.

Are other superstars as bad as Embiid? I don't think they are flailing on literally every single play like Embiid.

I don't see him as egregiously worse. He's the first big to really understand the NBA rewards this just as Giannis was the first big to really understand the NBA rewards cannonball drives at the rim while carrying the ball.

I hated Harden for introducing this but at same time NBA rewarded it, never really tried to eliminate it. More importantly ratings did fine when flopping picked up. That indicates to me fans prefer flopping and higher offensive totals over non-flopping. So I don't get worked up over it.

[durden_tyler]

Bad calls for the Sixers down the stretch too. To survive that you need clutch moments (Harden 3), so again they’ll feel good extending this series