Celtics (43-21) vs Bucks (53-12) – 6:30PM, Fri., July 31, 2020

ConstableGeneva · Post #1121 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:08 am

All I know is our team put themselves in a position to win up to the last minute. The refs put us out of it. If this is them setting the tone for the East playoffs, well **** them, our margin for error vs. the Bucks just went from minuscule to microscopic.

reload141 · Post #1122 » by **reload141** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:08 am

Green89 wrote:Kemba just said he talked about going back in but they didn't listen. He looks the most upset I've seen him as a Celtic, but he shrugged it off very quickly because he's a true professional.

Dude wants to win and compete, totally understand his frustration and it’s a tough call to make but we just need to be 100% healthy and we have 7 games left to be playoff ready

DoubleHappiness · Post #1123 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:10 am

themoneyteam2 wrote:

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Glad Smart hates this bull as much as we do and can’t stand the absurd calls Giannis gets

I'm okay with Brad being soft sometimes but that's because we have Marcus setting the tone. Marcus would have fit right in in the 1980s

Post #1124 » by **bisme37** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:10 am

Good try but too much to overcome with JT playing awful, Kemba on minutes restriction, Giannis allowed 9 fouls AND no Bledsoe. We'll get em next time.

themoneyteam2 · Post #1125 » by **themoneyteam2** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:11 am

Sadly it’s gonna be borderline impossible to beat this team in the playoffs when the NBA clearly has a Lakers-Bucks agenda. Just calling a spade a spade.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1126 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:17 am

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If Giannis likes Smart's game so much, he should team up with him and sign for the MLE with us.

Ill News · Post #1127 » by **Ill News** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:18 am

bisme37 wrote:Good try but too much to overcome with JT playing awful, Kemba on minutes restriction, Giannis allowed 9 fouls AND no Bledsoe. We'll get em next time.

That Giannis thing really pissed me off. Was that the refs' way of getting back at us for gifting us 25 free throws in the 2nd quarter? Ridiculous.

Post #1128 » by **Parliament10** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:21 am

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Red2 · Post #1129 » by **Red2** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:23 am

It’s ridiculous that Giannis clearly fouls Theis and it’s a no call . What BS that was. If they can review for a hostile foul then they should be able to say it was a common foul .

24istheLAW · Post #1130 » by **24istheLAW** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:28 am

Smart was the best Celtic by a mile. Both offense and defense. I liked Wanamaker's play tonight. He got his hands dirty.

Couldn't agree more with Mark Jackson, who was saying that Theis needs to take some of those open 3s. The Bucks defense is so compact because they know Theis won't shoot.

Saw some calls for Rob Williams in the game thread. If you're expecting to defend Giannis with rim protection, you've already lost. You need cut off his angles to accelerate. If you sag off him and "dare him to shoot", you're giving him the runaway. A tall skinny guy who plays wih a high base and doesn't know how to cut off penetration is just gonna foul him.

The Bucks were guilty of just as much self-inflicted damage and rust as we were. 13-41 from deep, and didn't have Bledsoe or Connaughton. It's going to take more than playing better to beat them.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #1131 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:29 am

Curmudgeon wrote:I can't remember Tatum having a worse game. Not even in college.

The game where the Celtics played Dallas where he shot 1-18 could have been worse.

Ill News · Post #1132 » by **Ill News** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:32 am

I hope Tomasz includes those questionable calls on Giannis in his highlights videos, because they sure as hell won't be included in the official NBA highlight video :roll:

Saint Lazarus · Post #1133 » by **Saint Lazarus** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:36 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:

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If Giannis likes Smart's game so much, he should team up with him and sign for the MLE with us.

MLE? Giannis can sign for the vet min and back up theis

DoubleHappiness · Post #1134 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:40 am

Jaylen didn't shoot that well tonight but he got to the line. Tatum seemed to be throwing it up at people's hands and only got 2 FTA. I think he got a tough whistle too but we need him to embrace contact more. It's strange because his FTA/100 pos is actually slightly higher than Jaylen's. But I'm not sure how many of those are on jump shots vs. drives.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1135 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:40 am

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Better to have that game now than in game 7 against the Clippers.

themoneyteam2 · Post #1136 » by **themoneyteam2** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:42 am

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The referees could have called a regular foul on Giannis. They decided it wasn’t a foul. You can’t make this **** up lol anything to protect the star

themoneyteam2 · Post #1137 » by **themoneyteam2** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:44 am

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So refs tell Brad one thing and the media another to cover their ass. Doesn’t get more crooked than that lol

themoneyteam2 · Post #1138 » by **themoneyteam2** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:46 am

So he reviews ot because it might be a hostile act but doesn’t think it’s a personal foul lmaooooo what

3D Chess · Post #1139 » by **3D Chess** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:47 am

themoneyteam2 wrote:

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The referees could have called a regular foul on Giannis. They decided it wasn’t a foul. You can’t make this **** up lol anything to protect the star

Good thing this game didn't matter.

Post #1140 » by **K For Three** » Sat Aug 1, 2020 2:54 am

Geeez, 57 pages I likely can't look through. :lol:

Didn't see a lot of this game. I also wasn't expecting a win. Glad to hear Kemba has been looking a lot better. Hopefully the knee doesn't flare up again.

Just happy/grateful so far everyone sounds healthy and the bubble seems to be working well in terms of keeping them all safe.