Celts Order a 6 Piece But Only Get 5! Loss vs Nuggets 3/7

[Objectivity]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

[Memokerobi]

Until Tatum and this team can go all the way, these posts and sentiment will continue. I’m not as negative on this team as many here but they need to bring it home very soon

[Roger Federer]

This team has three Robins and no Batman. That is not a recipe for winning a championship.

[Jellybeans]

If we played one of 2 games atleast good we would won one of them

[CelticsPride18]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Yeah I’m sure that’s why he played like a bitch this game.

[zoyathedestroya]

I don’t give a **** about Joe.

I’m pointing out that our star player the guy people continually try and paint as comparable to Giannis, KD etc continually pisses his pants in close games.

How many more seasons of this BS do we need to watch to realise this?

Best offense in NBA history.

They're gonna be fine.

I doubt they even getting a game 7

Would love to see their offensive rating against Denver, the Clippers and heck even the Bucks

vs. MIN: ORtg 109.8; TS 56.0%
vs. MIL: ORtg 110.5; TS 56.5%
vs. DEN: ORtg 113.6; TS 53.0%
vs. CLE: ORtg 117.2; TS 59.1%
vs. LAC ORtg 123.0; TS 56.5%
vs. OKC ORtg 124.2; TS 58.7%
vs. NOP ORtg 121.6; TS 62.9%

6-7 now against top 8 teams.

[zoyathedestroya]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Draymond and Dubs tried it. Problem was they were **** on offense. And couldn't defend anybody else. Led to a blowout in our favor.

I do think it's a sound game plan. Take Tatum out of the game. Take ball movement off the table. JT just obliged too much. So many errant passes too. He needed to be better with his reads when he sees two. KP getting stripped and mauled on half of his catches/postups didn't help either.

[GrandTheftRondo]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

What else is the team meant to do when Tatum does a LeBron James 2011 finals impersonation

[Infinite Llamas]

I have to sadly agree with most of this. Tatum isn’t it. He just doesn’t have what it takes in the biggest games. I’d loved to be proven wrong this playoffs. I know you didn’t mention Joe, but I’m sorry, he isn’t ready for prime time. He allows this team to keep making dumb decisions in crunch time. A good coach would’ve nipped that in the bud ages ago.

Tonight it was their superior intelligent superstar making plays for them to seal the game in Jokic.

I thought we were actually pretty good late in switching up the D, causing the Nuggets a few turnovers and stuffing their offence up a bit.

Problem is Jokic is an absurd player who makes elite decisions every time.

Even our offence late was pretty decent beside the horrific 3 on 1 fast break blown

Jokic is otherworldly. We have nobody in the same stratosphere as that guy. All you have to do is surround him with competent players and you are instant title favorites. Must be nice.

One day James Young can be showing the kids Jokic highlight reels and he can tell him “hey, I was drafted higher than this guy!”

[CelticsPride18]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Draymond and Dubs tried it. Problem was they were **** on offense. And couldn't defend anybody else. Led to a blowout in our favor.

I do think it's a sound game plan. Take Tatum out of the game. Take ball movement off the table. JT just obliged too much. So many errant passes too. He needed to be better with his reads when he sees two. KP getting stripped and mauled on half of his catches/postups didn't help either.

Let’s not do this ****. He nuked our offense every time he touch the ball down the stretch. **** up 2 fast breaks in the 4th quarter and was ball watching in the most important possession of the game. How can we win a ship if he can **** adjust to coverages. His turnovers led directly to points as well. Denver punched us in the mouth and he was the only one that didn’t punched back.

[FlatearthZorro]

Considering White was invisible, Tatum had 15 pts and we shot 28.6 from 3.. that was a close game... We did alright.. I think the Nuggets played pretty close to their potential and we didn't. Decent signs for me(was way more upset with the CLE loss).

[FlatearthZorro]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Not sure how "great" of a plan that is... especially if White has a semi decent game and Kristaps shoots at least average from the field(and he's shot lights out the entire season).

[GoCeltics123]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

This is the most ridiculous bull I've ever heard. You blame Jaylen for missing free throws 100%, that was INEXCUSABLE, but he made like every **** shot tonight.

Derrick White was pretty meh tonight. He did nothing special really

[Objectivity]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Yeah I’m sure that’s why he played like a bitch this game.

Pretty sure all White did was bust his a** on defensive all night. I don’t remember him being too involved in any pick and roll action.

Ever seen a pickup game with a ball hog? There is synergy and rhythm to TEAM sports. Opposing coaches know.

If we are going to lose in the playoffs, why do we have to lose the same way? We’ve seen this before. 300 million dollars and the bar is set to tunnel vision “get yours.”

Read the room and trust your teammates. You scoring a basket does not mean you have to run point the next play and try to “cook”. This is not AAU. It’s not about you.

[CelticsPride18]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Yeah I’m sure that’s why he played like a bitch this game.

Pretty sure all White did was bust his a** on defensive all night. I don’t remember him being too involved in any pick and roll action.

Ever seen a pickup game with a ball hog? There is synergy and rhythm to TEAM sports. Opposing coaches know.

If we are going to lose in the playoffs, why do we have to lose the same way? We’ve seen this before. 300 million dollars and the bar is set to tunnel vision “get yours.”

Read the room and trust your teammates. You scoring a basket does not mean you have to run point the next play and try to “cook”. This is not AAU. It’s not about you.

I’m talking about Tatum. How can you defend that BS he did in the 4th quarter. In the he sealed the game for Denver.

[GoCeltics123]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

Draymond and Dubs tried it. Problem was they were **** on offense. And couldn't defend anybody else. Led to a blowout in our favor.

I do think it's a sound game plan. Take Tatum out of the game. Take ball movement off the table. JT just obliged too much. So many errant passes too. He needed to be better with his reads when he sees two. KP getting stripped and mauled on half of his catches/postups didn't help either.

There's no "take Tatum out of the game" game plan like you're saying. He took himself out. He **** sucked tonight.

The bigger strategy was putting Jokic on Jrue. There was no "let jaylen shoot 20+ times" strategy tonight

[Objectivity]

Coach Malone was grinning ear to ear when asked about JB taking over at the half. THAT is the game plan for every smart playoff team.

Let JB shoot 25+ shots & blitz Tatum. Let one player try to beat your TEAM. Keeps everyone else out of rhythm.

The JB “takeover” games lead to underutilization of players like White, who helps so much with our rhythm and ball movement.

Yes, I understand some of Fools Gold’s 29 shots went in, but we are not learning and building good habits playing pickup basketball.

This is the most ridiculous bull I've ever heard. You blame Jaylen for missing free throws 100%, that was INEXCUSABLE, but he made like every **** shot tonight.

Derrick White was pretty meh tonight. He did nothing special really

Why do the JB takeover games lead to other players not getting involved? Other coaches game plan for this in the playoffs. It’s not a theory. It’s part of the scouting report.

It’s pretty obvious. We don’t agree. But that’s cool.

[Sweet Serenity]

Objectively with the dumbest comment of the year.

So damn disappointed in Tatum

[JimmyFromNz]

It's fine, we have played 5 bad quarters and lost 2 in a row one against the defending champs on the road following an 11 game win streak.

The criticisms of Tatum from today's game are on point, but does it matter in the scheme of things? I doubt it. The good thing is the work ons are easily identifiable, and we have shown through the course of the season so far that we normally get them right.

Just hold your nerve guys, we are right there.

[MaxwellSmart]

It's actually genius to let Brown score all he wants and stop the others....works every time.