Pacers Forever wrote:Celtics 16-46 from 3
Pacers 5-22
I like to think that the refs don’t usually affect the outcome of games. Sometimes the calls are bad.
However tonight feels like they let Boston be more physical the third and fourth quarter and that handed the advantage to the Celtics. Pacers had issues making contested shots in the fourth quarter and that doomed them.
Credit for a hard fought game by the Pacers. Until the Pacers can say we’re a hell of a team like Tatum says about the Celtics then the Pacers don’t have enough talent to consistently win games despite all attempts to keep the small market out.
We all know the NBA has it’s narratives and they need the big market team in the finals.
I can’t imagine Minnesota making the finals even though they should. Luka and Kyrie is a better storyline in their eyes.
Yeah,... I thought they called a similar number of fouls on both sides,... but they weren't calling the shooting fouls on the Celtics, hence the disparity in the free throws. a rough estimate (cause I don't have all the detail stats) but still,... Celts were called for a shooting foul on 37% of their fouls. Pacers were called for a shooting foul on 62% of their fouls. Is this something driven by their defensive systems? Celtics fouling on the drives, further out on the floor to slow the Pacers down? idk? The parts of the game I saw, it didn't look that way, but didn't see the whole game.
Otherwise, it just looked, from what I could see, like everything we were getting called on around the rim, was a shooting foul (or an and 1, Boston is dam good at converting.) and in the same situation, on the other end, they were mostly calling the fouls on the drive & not a shooting foul? Same - same on some of those blocks & attempted blocks - clean block vs shooting foul.
The only no-call I saw that really stood out was the foul on TJ (by Jrue) that lead to the turnover. Jrue bodied TJ by putting his shoulder into him (losing his defensive stance & position in doing it), which is what knocked TJ off balance & let the ball get loose. TBF, that is in an area of the court where the observing official would have had Jrue's back to him, so it is kinda hard to see, but still.
Boston, like you said, was definitely the more physical team, at least to me in a 'clean' way, not a 'cheap-shot' kinda way. This is the playoffs going to be more physical. Almost looked like without Ty, that we ran outta gas? or maybe didn't have that extra gear that we normally have in the 4th? and Boston did have that gear. Tons of credit to Nembhard. Incredible night for him and the way he created / managed the floor for the team. He gave us every chance with Ty out.
I know, I'm a broken record,... but with 1 normal summers growth for 20 - 24 year olds,... from everybody on this team,... I like where we are going.
Celtics much cleaner fouling than the Knicks. Celtics get away with a lot of physical shoves in the back instead of hacking like the Knicks. Pacers problem is that they don’t switch well leaving too many open looks and they hold instead of bump down low.
