Dallas Floors Still Dirty, Celts Can't Sweep! NBA Finals G4 Loss vs DAL 4/14/24 (BOS leads 3-1)

[Bar Fight]

So **** pissed we had the Larry O'Brien in the building and we put on THAT performance.

[CelticsPride18]

Anyone else sick of watching Hauser getting abused on every defensive possession? And for the love of God, why is Joe ok with him guarding Luka? He's too small and too weak. Cool, he can make you a few treys but when he's giving up a bucket at a much higher rate, he's hurting the team on the scoreboard. Here's a novel idea Joe, give Brissett some of those minutes and see what he can do. Can't be any worse.

lol. He was good in the first three games. Everyone suck last night on defense. This was a team issue last night so single out players it’s dumb

[ThePigeon]

The Celtics probably read the forum and thought Doncic and The antisemitic villain will quite and stop playing after a few minutes

The rebounding disparity was huge 65-39 and it is the first game DAL had more assists 21 - 18
Lively, Green and Exum caused problems with their athleticism and fast pace
DAL also locked the paint really good

The winner in a series is the one that can make the right adjustments
DAL took 3 games to figure out how to play us
I am sure we can figure out how to adjust and get the win and banner 18

[165bows]

Anyone else sick of watching Hauser getting abused on every defensive possession? And for the love of God, why is Joe ok with him guarding Luka? He's too small and too weak. Cool, he can make you a few treys but when he's giving up a bucket at a much higher rate, he's hurting the team on the scoreboard. Here's a novel idea Joe, give Brissett some of those minutes and see what he can do. Can't be any worse.

lol. He was good in the first three games. Everyone suck last night on defense. This was a team issue last night so single out players it’s dumb

Thought he had the best energy on the team. Only guy on the team to win a fifty fifty ball last night.

[Bohemian]

As painful and sad at is was last night, we need to move on to Game 5 already. This isn´t helpful...

[London2Boston]

In Game 5 if PP bricks his first couple shots then Joe should just yank him out completely. Might as well give those mins to Brissett or Kornet. They will at least be better defensively and could help on the boards.

[Cuban Pete]

I blame everyone except me! Y’all jinxed this with your cockiness! I warned you!!

It's the power of forums. I say Dallas in seven.

[165bows]

In Game 5 if PP bricks his first couple shots then Joe should just yank him out completely. Might as well give those mins to Brissett or Kornet. They will at least be better defensively and could help on the boards.

Pritchard’s 6 of 27 in the finals is a pretty low key awful stat.

Combine that with ‘22 and Pritchard might have the worst finals stats ever.

[165bows]

In Game 5 if PP bricks his first couple shots then Joe should just yank him out completely. Might as well give those mins to Brissett or Kornet. They will at least be better defensively and could help on the boards.

Pritchard’s 6 of 27 in the finals is a pretty low key awful stat.

Combine that with ‘22 and Pritchard might have the worst finals stats ever.

Scratch that Pritchard 12 of 47 from the floor and 1 of 2 from the FT line in his career in the finals.

Not sure if that is good or not.

[Cuban Pete]

In Game 5 if PP bricks his first couple shots then Joe should just yank him out completely. Might as well give those mins to Brissett or Kornet. They will at least be better defensively and could help on the boards.

Pritchard’s 6 of 27 in the finals is a pretty low key awful stat.

Combine that with ‘22 and Pritchard might have the worst finals stats ever.

Pritchard's been so bad, I wonder if the Cs are better off giving some of his minutes to Springer.

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Right now, I’m just more annoyed than concerned.

If Boston doesn’t win Monday Then I’m legitimately gonna be worried

[redslastlaugh]

Mods, can we get a game five thread started?

So we can move on from GM 4

As painful and sad at is was last night, we need to move on to Game 5 already. This isn´t helpful...

[return2glory]

It's literally never been done. It's not just unthinkable, it's improbable.

Except now it’s 3-1, not 3-0.

3-1 has been conquered multiple times. Tons of teams have won 3 in a row. 4-5 teams have won 4 in a row after being down 2-0.

Celtics will likely still win this series, but it’s still not over. Lose game five and it’s anyone’s series.


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It's. Never. Been. Done.

It's going to be done in this series. Let me reverse that jinx.

Championships aren't easy. Celtics have only 1 title since the 1986 season. We have a few people here talking about repeats and 3 peats. Relax. Be hungry. Be humble. Get 1 first. Not talking about you. But a few posters.

If Boston doesn't win game 5, there is a decent chance the Mavs win the series. There is no time to celebrate right now. This is the same team that can lose to a Hawks team on back to backs without the the Hawks best player. Boston isn't the same team without KP.

In order to win game 5, Boston has to get back to playing defense, playing with energy and fighting for rebounds. Most importantly they have to shoot a lot better and share the ball. Any time White and Jrue struggle in the same game, it's not good for Boston. We are at our best when all are starters get involved in the offseason. I want to see Tatum stop settling for 3s and attack the rim and score, get to the line or pass off to open teammates like he did in the game where he had 11 assists. All our starters have to play well, because we don't have a bench. No spark off the bench at all. We do in Queta and Brissett but Joe won't use them.

[robdog_5]

I may go Brisset instead of Pritchard if his shot isnt falling. The idea around Pritchard is hes normally a very good shooter so you continue to stretch a Dallas D that doesn't want to be stretched. The problem with Brisset is he's a non shooter which allows for over help. Pritchard should be able to punish that. He hasnt and because he hasnt he becomes a negative because his size.

[The Corey's]

Except now it’s 3-1, not 3-0.

3-1 has been conquered multiple times. Tons of teams have won 3 in a row. 4-5 teams have won 4 in a row after being down 2-0.

Celtics will likely still win this series, but it’s still not over. Lose game five and it’s anyone’s series.


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It's. Never. Been. Done.

It's going to be done in this series. Let me reverse that jinx.

Championships aren't easy. Celtics have only 1 title since the 1986 season. We have a few people here talking about repeats and 3 peats. Relax. Be hungry. Be humble. Get 1 first. Not talking about you. But a few posters.

If Boston doesn't win game 5, there is a decent chance the Mavs win the series. There is no time to celebrate right now. This is the same team that can lose to a Hawks team on back to backs without the the Hawks best player. Boston isn't the same team without KP.

In order to win game 5, Boston has to get back to playing defense, playing with energy and fighting for rebounds. Most importantly they have to shoot a lot better and share the ball. Any time White and Jrue struggle in the same game, it's not good for Boston. We are at our best when all are starters get involved in the offseason. I want to see Tatum stop settling for 3s and attack the rim and score, get to the line or pass off to open teammates like he did in the game where he had 11 assists. All our starters have to play well, because we don't have a bench. No spark off the bench at all. We do in Queta and Brissett but Joe won't use them.

I told y'all Celtics in 5 all playoffs. It stone to start listening.

[redslastlaugh]

But Brissett is pretty dang good at filling the gaps, cutting to the hoops and finishing, which at least gives you something on offense with positive defense relative to PP.

But PP also could go 3/4 in the first half Monday at home.

I may go Brisset instead of Pritchard if his shot isnt falling. The idea around Pritchard is hes normally a very good shooter so you continue to stretch a Dallas D that doesn't want to be stretched. The problem with Brisset is he's a non shooter which allows for over help. Pritchard should be able to punish that. He hasnt and because he hasnt he becomes a negative because his size.

[Dainis]

I slept through the game. The hell happened?

We got quite a few really positive looks in the first five minutes, but brick city. JB had the same first quarter as game 3 (a play or two, but ghost city). Dallas played with greatly elevated energy and defensive intensity, which, from my vantage point, was amplified by very conservative whistles for Dallas and looser calls on Boston (first two quarters, few vivid memories of tatum's arm regularly being held as he made very difficult rim shots, and he presented with growing disgust over non-calls).To DAL credit, they were relentless on the boards, buuuuut, again, um, to my untrained eye, they could shove and tug, and when Boston tried to do the same, cheap fouls that led to the lead ballooning and even further pressing/frustration.

Underrated aspect of 1st q, Jrue missed a ton of shots he has been making, and his decision making went a bit haywire. IDK, I felt like by late 2nd quarter, there was incredible discontent among the starters about how they were being officiated and what Dallas was getting away with on the other end.

Might've been a 8-15pt loss had some great looks gone in during the 1st Q. Wasn't our night. We got this, brother bear.

My level of concern on a 1 (low) to 10 (****) scale, 1.

Wow, what a great report on the game. Much appreciated.

[Birdon]

They have to win 3. We just need 1.

One ********** win.
No time for ********** fatalism.

[chrisab123]

Everyone is rightfully dragging the Celtics today. Dallas talked a ton and even dropped confetti. Come on, if you don't blow them out by 20 then you deserve to lose

[Celticsfan100]

Ok we held home court and stole a game in Dallas. It’s the best start u can ask for. Conference finals were 4-0 and 4-1. NBA is behind a lot of playoff games. We weren’t winning game 4. I also believe the crowd Monday will not let us lose. We are playing 5 good players against their 2 good players. We will take care of it Monday. The Celtics will be all over them. That was a fluke yesterday and we got our hopes up without being realistic. We are good