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

[76ciology]

Hold on. Celtics are the better team. They lack.

1. A coaching staff
2. Need someone with an edge other than smart. Everyone else is too passive.


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They lack a superstar alpha. Brown and Tatum also are not yet at the stage of their career to want the championship over getting a supermax.

They combined for over 70 today. Issue is the Celtics are better than 76ers, but they aren’t roll out the ball better. Boston gave away game 1, and game 4. You have to at least split those row games .

Celtics, should have swept this series already. But, they haven’t.

Well. that has consequences. Just an abysmal effort by Boston.

It is t about alpha this, or alpha that. It is about attention to detail


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Those 70 were empty. Tatum is -26.

They dont have someone like Jimmy or Harden or Booker who can single handedly carry a team.

Thats also why Celts is weak on crunch time. Their alpha generate like .9ppp on ISO and PnR. So they can’t force their shots, its not just because of Muzzalla wanting them to get the ball to the open guy. But they just aren’t shot makers.

[76ciology]

G1: Harden super saiyan
G2: joel warm up
G3: joel warm up
G4: Sixers should had 20pt lead there and not made it close
G5: Sixers had 20pt lead

Sixers always had control

[LordCovington33]

G1: Harden super saiyan
G2: joel warm up
G3: joel warm up
G4: Sixers should had 20pt lead there and not made it close
G5: Sixers had 20pt lead

Sixers always had control

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

[jfs1000d]

They lack a superstar alpha. Brown and Tatum also are not yet at the stage of their career to want the championship over getting a supermax.

They combined for over 70 today. Issue is the Celtics are better than 76ers, but they aren’t roll out the ball better. Boston gave away game 1, and game 4. You have to at least split those row games .

Celtics, should have swept this series already. But, they haven’t.

Well. that has consequences. Just an abysmal effort by Boston.

It is t about alpha this, or alpha that. It is about attention to detail


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Those 70 were empty. Tatum is -26.

They dont have someone like Jimmy or Harden or Booker who can single handedly carry a team.

Thats also why Celts is weak on crunch time. Their alpha generate like .9ppp on ISO and PnR. So they can’t force their shots, its not just because of Muzzalla wanting them to get the ball to the open guy. But they just aren’t shot makers.

That is coaching. Lol.

Celtics got a bum as head coach. Not budenholzer or Doc level of bum. Talking isn’t an nba coach bums on the Bench.


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[76ciology]

Sixers has the highest odds to win the title now by Vegas (+290) and 538 (33-36%).

[akula1488]

Harden, Embiid are hungry.

[76ciology]

They combined for over 70 today. Issue is the Celtics are better than 76ers, but they aren’t roll out the ball better. Boston gave away game 1, and game 4. You have to at least split those row games .

Celtics, should have swept this series already. But, they haven’t.

Well. that has consequences. Just an abysmal effort by Boston.

It is t about alpha this, or alpha that. It is about attention to detail


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Those 70 were empty. Tatum is -26.

They dont have someone like Jimmy or Harden or Booker who can single handedly carry a team.

Thats also why Celts is weak on crunch time. Their alpha generate like .9ppp on ISO and PnR. So they can’t force their shots, its not just because of Muzzalla wanting them to get the ball to the open guy. But they just aren’t shot makers.

That is coaching. Lol.

Celtics got a bum as head coach. Not budenholzer or Doc level of bum. Talking isn’t an nba coach bums on the Bench.


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Without Muzzalla, Celts would be worse on offense with a lot of ISOs and pull ups from 2 man game from Tatum and Jaylen.

There’s also gonna be discontent from both because the team, not the defense, decides who takes more shots. Nobody even know who’s better between Tatum and Brown? Who should play Batman?

Muzzalla is a noob, im not denying that. But his philosophy with what he’s doing has a reason.

[beeshma]

Celtics fans have to finally accept that Tatum is not in the conversation for best player in the league or MVP. He's not someone who can put a team on his back every night and score despite being the focus of the defense.

(**See Booker, Jokic, Curry, Embiid, Butler.)

[jazzed77]

First finals at 24 years of age. He played poorly as plenty of young stars do in finals series under 25 years old - if they get there.

Heck, Lebron James wildly considered top 2 of all time had worse finals at age 26.

At least he got there. Something older superstars should as Embiid/Jokic haven’t even done yet.

Brown is young too. And he plays way better in big games.

Bro. He does not play better in big games. Go find me a close out or elimination game in their careers where he’s played better other than the NBA finals last season.



Brown is also the beneficiary of getting the weaker defensive assignment

So find another example than the biggest stage in the NBA?

[76ciology]

Celtics fans have to finally accept that Tatum is not in the conversation for best player in the league or MVP. He's not someone who can put a team on his back every night and score despite being the focus of the defense.

(**See Booker, Jokic, Curry, Embiid, Butler.)

Agree. But to add caution, he’s not right now but he can be on some nights that aren’t just that frequent compared to others and possibly in the future.

[HotRocks34]

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[Chokic]

Sixers were my pick to come out of the east and I'm sticking by it.

[AussieCeltic]

Brown is young too. And he plays way better in big games.

Bro. He does not play better in big games. Go find me a close out or elimination game in their careers where he’s played better other than the NBA finals last season.



Brown is also the beneficiary of getting the weaker defensive assignment

So find another example than the biggest stage in the NBA?

He was gassed. Played the most mins by far of any player in the NBA. Played KD first round, Giannis second round, Butler third and then Warriors finals. Bucks/Heat/Warriors were all top 5 defenses last year as well.

Elimination and close out games over 4 years is a better indication than 3-4 bad games in the finals.

As I said, if a leader/star has managed to get to the finals under the age of 25 (most don’t get there until 27+) they’ve pretty much all struggled.

To say he can’t perform in big games when he has one of the best elimination games ever against the former champs is laughable

[robbie84]

I will say that Embid has changed me from a doubter to a believer this series. Dude's clearly not 100% and willing his way to the basket/paint. His foul baiting pisses me off but he's smart.

He's on another level psychologically this season.
Not sure if his support cast is good enough to go all the way, unless Harden plays like for the rest of the playoffs.
Would be interesting to see them vs Lakers or Nuggets. Vs Lakers he'd be up against Davis and size, and vs the Nuggs he'd be up against Joker and the altitude which is a huge home court advantage for the nuggs.

But yeah, Embid has finally had that maturation/ 'click' and he gets what needs to be done mentally. His MVP play this season is carrying over to the playoffs and we can no longer call him a regular season warrior.

[Ritzo]

Sixers has the highest odds to win the title now by Vegas (+290) and 538 (33-36%).

Those odds are cursed. Look what happened to the Bucks and what's happening to the Celts.

[HardenToSixers]

The win is nice and the whiny crybabies about Embiid flopping watching Marcus "Magikarp" Smart ragdoll himself across the court while we take a 3-2 lead is such sweet, sweet icing on the cake.

[76ciology]

Sixers has the highest odds to win the title now by Vegas (+290) and 538 (33-36%).

Those odds are cursed. Look what happened to the Bucks and what's happening to the Celts.

Its more of a sentiment barometer than a crystal ball

[76ciology]

Funny guy

Read on Twitter

[HardenToSixers]

You say this all the time and countless times I showed you he stepped up in the biggest games of the year.

Bucks game 6 last season in the face of elimination
Same with Heat in game 7,
Big game to close Hawks out this year
Also big games to close out Sixers/Raptors in the bubble…

He’s not the problem

Why didn't you mention about the final against the Warriors? Did Tatum do well?

First finals at 24 years of age. He played poorly as plenty of young stars do in finals series under 25 years old - if they get there.

Heck, Lebron James wildly considered top 2 of all time had worse finals at age 26.

At least he got there. Something older superstars should as Embiid/Jokic haven’t even done yet.

If he's supposed to get better with experience then why is he getting embarrassed right now?

I suggest you keep Embiid's name out of your mouth and take this loss home with you.

[AussieCeltic]

Why didn't you mention about the final against the Warriors? Did Tatum do well?

First finals at 24 years of age. He played poorly as plenty of young stars do in finals series under 25 years old - if they get there.

Heck, Lebron James wildly considered top 2 of all time had worse finals at age 26.

At least he got there. Something older superstars should as Embiid/Jokic haven’t even done yet.

If he's supposed to get better with experience then why is he getting embarrassed right now?

I suggest you keep Embiid's name out of your mouth and take this loss home with you.

Lol. Embiid Embiid Embiid!! Tatum is still putting up better numbers than him.

Embiid might finally reach the third round for the first time in his career. Congrats x