ECF: P3 | (2) Boston Celtics vs (4) Cleveland Cavaliers | BOS 3-2

[Tai]

Has there been one woman sitting in the same spot next to the microphone at every Celtics home game?

Season ticket holder?

[Entengtot]

for the life of me why does tyronn lue keep giving minutes to green? does he know where the bodies are buried?

[Atmanne]

I know I'm not the only one who noticed Horford covered up from Tristan's heave . A recurring theme.

[The Moose]

Cavs need to neutralise the 3pt line and get JR Smith going

[zonedefense]

That 3 by Baynes are the kind of shots that annoy the hell out of me. They are literally only good if they go in, doesn't matter how open he was with better offensive players on the floor.

He has shown that he can hit them in the playoffs. Would be worse for the team if they create open looks only to have a capable shooter pass it away.

That's a shot the Cavs will live with though. I'm rolling with my best players at this stage. Baynes can defend and rebound like the role guy he is.

Best player won`t get anything easy if he has no one to pass to. If Baynes isn`t keeping the defense honest they will just clog the paint.

[TommyPoints]

Morris stood over and taunted, which is a tech because it led to an altercation.
Nance shoved Morris, which is a tech
Rozier walked over and shoved Nance, escalating a fight, which is always a tech.

Jayson Tatum also tripped and got a Wade style 2 shot foul, putting CLE's hottest player on the bench with a minute left in the quarter strteching out Boston's lead.

We understand the turn of events. We are saying it was BS.

What was BS, care to explain.

What Nance did is at least a flagrant. There should not be a tech called when Rozier is defending his teammate being attacked. If a Boston player goes up to Lebron and knocks him the ground I expect his teammates to get involved too.

[itrsteve]

Has there been one woman sitting in the same spot next to the microphone at every Celtics home game?

Season ticket holder?

Yes, she’s the worst. I feel that the national broadcast commentator seats only pick it up as her annoying ass isn’t audibly present for the non-televised games that Gorman and Tommy are commentating.

[Franco]

Lebron told TT to take that last shot because he didn't want another field goal miss on the box score

Suuuuuure, not because Thompson got the rebound with 4 seconds left in their half of the court.

[Tigersrule]

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[antonac]

Morris stood over and taunted, which is a tech because it led to an altercation.
Nance shoved Morris, which is a tech
Rozier walked over and shoved Nance, escalating a fight, which is always a tech.

Jayson Tatum also tripped and got a Wade style 2 shot foul, putting CLE's hottest player on the bench with a minute left in the quarter strteching out Boston's lead.

We understand the turn of events. We are saying it was BS.

What was BS, care to explain.

lets not play dumb, especially with Techs, refs can use them outside the absolute letter of the law to manipulate the nature of the game and keep things from getting out of hand. should every player mouthing off get a tech? of course not, it's practically standard practice after a block.

Nance lost his head, instigated a brawl by getting up and pushing a player. I believe the Refs allocated the techs like they did to calm the situation believing that calling a harsher call on Nance might have escalated the aggression in the game even more but in the end it meant the Celts suffered more because of a Cavs player unable to control himself to an acceptable level.

[CelticSooner]

He has shown that he can hit them in the playoffs. Would be worse for the team if they create open looks only to have a capable shooter pass it away.

That's a shot the Cavs will live with though. I'm rolling with my best players at this stage. Baynes can defend and rebound like the role guy he is.

Best player won`t get anything easy if he has no one to pass to. If Baynes isn`t keeping the defense honest they will just clog the paint.

I don't think he's keeping anyone honest in this series lol

[KingCurry]

Lebron told TT to take that last shot because he didn't want another field goal miss on the box score

Suuuuuure, not because Thompson got the rebound with 4 seconds left in their half of the court.

uhh you realize players can get down full-court in <4 seconds right? much less getting just to half-court for a heave

TT literally looked at Lebron to give him the ball and Lebron said nah

[CoreyGallagher]

JR has contributed nothing but misses and turnovers in 16 minutes...

[Higgs Boston]

That **** nance killed us, this game could have been a blowout like 20-22 points at the half..

[john2jer]

There's been like 6 pages worth of posts about an absolute nothing scuffle that really isn't having that much of an influence on the game. Neither player is dirty, move on.

[Froob]

We understand the turn of events. We are saying it was BS.

What was BS, care to explain.

lets not play dumb, especially with Techs, refs can use them outside the absolute letter of the law to manipulate the nature of the game and keep things from getting out of hand. should every player mouthing off get a tech? of course not, it's practically standard practice after a block.

Nance lost his head, instigated a brawl by getting up and pushing a player. I believe the Refs allocated the techs like they did to calm the situation believing that calling a harsher call on Nance might have escalated the aggression in the game even more but in the end it meant the Celts suffered more because of a Cavs player unable to control himself to an acceptable level.

Exactly, everything considered should have been double T’s. Calling that shove on Rozier and rewarding the Cavs was stupid.

[Tigersrule]

JR has contributed nothing but misses and turnovers in 16 minutes...

I think someone should tell him that hes playing the Raptors out there instead..

[Ugalde]

Cavs looking like bums, besides LeBron and Love.

[Franco]

Lebron told TT to take that last shot because he didn't want another field goal miss on the box score

Suuuuuure, not because Thompson got the rebound with 4 seconds left in their half of the court.

uhh you realize players can get down full-court in <4 seconds right? much less getting just to half-court for a heave

TT literally looked at Lebron to give him the ball and Lebron said nah

Sure, let's waste a second to pass the ball to LeBron of the ~3 we have left, only to let him take a shot that basically doesn't matter who takes it, has little to no chance of going in.

You're reaching really hard here buddy. LeBron definitely passed quite a few chances for a full court shot in the past, I don't defend him on that, but in this case you're trying to find hair on an egg.

[Entengtot]

LeBron looking gassed even with the 1st q rest and the stoppage during the nance-morris fracas is concerning. Love also taken out of his rhythm due to the 2 fouls (2nd was a phantom call). Think Bos will take this one.