No Cheesesteaks For Us! Game 4 Loss vs PHI 5/7 (Series tied 2-2)

[Green89]

The Smart shot at the end of regulation was a great look.

Joe has to call a TO on that second one, if only to preserve time to get into a set.

How many great looks have we seen him get over the years? He's always **** open late in games. It's how opposing coaches play us late in games in the playoffs.

[playa-hater]

Jaylen doubling was stupid. Us straight up electing to put JT on Embiid on the most crucial defensive possession was stupid. This basketball team is stupid

With the game on the line somehow we let their best most dangerous player and shooter get a standstill wide open baseline shot..

When we have the ball our best player ends up getting doubled.. Daring someone else to take that shot.. Which smart did after the buzzer...

Tatum got doubled 3 times and smart shot at 3 times.. Al Horford once.

[Homerclease]

The Smart shot at the end of regulation was a great look.

Joe has to call a TO on that second one, if only to preserve time to get into a set.

We didn’t need a three. It was an open look. It was NOT a great look

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

The Smart shot at the end of regulation was a great look.

Joe has to call a TO on that second one, if only to preserve time to get into a set.

How many great looks have we seen him get over the years? He's always **** open late in games. It's how opposing coaches play us late in the playoffs.

Yeah like I said in another thread there's a reason why he's open. I don't care if they're good looks or not having smart take the last shot in regulation and overtime is ridiculous

[CelticsPride18]

Also Tatum has to take that shot at the end.

[fallguy]

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[PierceFan4ever]

This L goes to Jaylen Brown’s low IQ defensive play. I always thought brown has been awful when it comes to team defense and he just showed it in spectacular fashion with that stupid ass help defense on embiid.

Worse case scenario embiid scores someone on the Celtics misses we go to double OT with a gassed af embiid and old harden but no Brown has to be a dumbass there

[Memokerobi]

Eh I thought we did a good job clawing back. It was an unreal performance from Harden, especially in the 4th & OT. The Sixers are a good team, have to keep fighting hard to win this series, but I like the way we played since G1

[UNCBlue012]

I like Joe a lot but a playoff series is a horrible time for him to having head coach growing pains. It’s been painful this series. Boston is so close to have swept this one… instead, it’s 2-2. Brutal.

[keevsnick1]

Need 1 point to win in regulation and you get a three form the worst three point shooter you have on the court.

Need 2 points to win in overtime and you get a three from the worst three point shooter you have on the court, well actually you don't because you wasted 13 seconds dribbling the air out of the ball before starting your offense.

Nobody is going to convince me THOSE were good outcomes given the situation.

I don't care about DOC subbing in better defenders, nobody the sixers have has proven they can defend Brown/Tatum. Call timeout, set up a play.

[UNCBlue012]

I like Joe a lot but a playoff series is a horrible time for him to have head coach growing pains. It’s been painful this series. Boston is so close to have swept this one… instead, it’s 2-2. Brutal.

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Also Tatum has to take that shot at the end.

Or brown, or Brogdon or Horford. Boston plays right into Philly's hand by letting smart shoot those shots

[Green89]

You never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever go for three when the score is tied in the final seconds of regulation.

This game should’ve never even went to overtime.

Tatum missed two free throws late.

[Tyakack]

We will win in 6 but they keep reminding me over and over why they are losing in the finals.

[fallguy]

Also Tatum has to take that shot at the end.

If the play is Tatum driving off any initial action and he gets swarmed, someone else is shooting.

Ideally that's not Marcus Smart but...

[Homerclease]

When the score is tied you go for whatever you want. When you are down 1 you go for whatever you want..you just don’t run the **** clock down. What a joke. He had two timeouts. Could have drawn a play, missed, fouled, took another time out, another play to tie. Dude let the grenade blow on his hand while smiling at it. What a joke.

You need 1 point to win. Driving to the basket as clock expires is always the best and most proven play in basketball. You either get a close, high percentage shot or go to overtime. And you could get fouled.

Teams take jumpers in that situation probably 80% of the time, because you can control the clock.

You can also control the clock with timeouts, even start that set 3 seconds earlier so smart can walk into an easy free throw line 2 that has a 30% or more higher chance of going in. The three ball is the most efficient shot, it’s not the highest percentage shot

[StojkoVrankovic]

Scal never calls out Mazzulla for anything, but even he is calling him out for the timeout bull

[playa-hater]

The sixers won both of the close games. The celtics need to blow them out to save themselves from themselves.

It really truly sucks that I have to + 1 this post

[Johnny Tomala]

This series reminds of me of the one vs Raptors. Celtics f**k around instead of putting rivals out of their misery. I predicted Celtics in 6 and was not surprised by Celtics attitude in Game 4. Now, I am thinking it will be big win in Game 5 and then they will grind them out in Game 6 to finish it.

[UNCBlue012]

I like Joe a lot but the playoffs are a brutal time to have head coach growing pains. Boston has been so close to a series sweep and keep finding ways to screw themselves.