Game Thread – Heat (48-28) @ Celtics (47-29) – 7:30PM, Wed, March 30, 2022

[PierceFan4ever]

PP is playing some pesky D.

It’s all effort. Never seen PP play this hard defensively, there’s no way he shouldn’t be playing minutes if he plays defense like this. There was a point where I was really down on his defense from last year and earlier this season but he’s turned it around big time.

[darrendaye]

PP is playing some pesky D.

With the exception of getting caught on the one back cut, he's been very good/excellent.

[Shak_Celts]

Man Smart is making a statement tonight.

for months but they can't see it! gonna have to slap a b for some attention i guess.

[zoyathedestroya]

S/O to PP for being in the right spots for those steals and tipped rebounds

[GWVan]

Feel like Tatum looks super sloppy....but we some how managed to be pesky enough to make everything work during that last minute.

I feel like he will turn it up late

[Gurton Buster]

Everytime we play the heat we just refuse to guard their three point shooters lmaooo I don’t get it. They’re so easy to guard just stick to the white dudes it’s not that hard LOL . And what happened to the switching???

[Feed Your Head]

Man Smart is making a statement tonight.

for months but they can't see it! gonna have to slap a b for some attention i guess.

He’s the favorite for DPOY on every major betting site, as of yesterday.

People finally catching on.

[Tatumfor2]

Tatum was hit on the arm there too.

[darrendaye]

Man Smart is making a statement tonight.

for months but they can't see it! gonna have to slap a b for some attention i guess.

Should I go there?

[Slax]

Smart making his DPOY case on a big time national TV game while playing against one of his biggest rivals for the award.

[exculpatory]

JB hot shooting - horrible D.
Play on both ends, Goddamit.

[Feed Your Head]

Tucker hacked the **** out of Tatum there.

[zoyathedestroya]

Refs not calling obvious fouls

[Gurton Buster]

That was an and1 too man the refs hate Tatum

[BRUNiNHO91]

Boston wins that ECF in 5 games with Horford on the squad.

[Hal14]

Nesmith should be used tonight to chase Herro and Robinson around.

we'll probably see him if pritchard starts struggling defensively.

but it'll be tough to sit out pritchard if he's hitting his shots like this..

Stop this narrative..pp does not struggle on defense.

agree to disagree.

he's played much better defensively since the trade deadline. but he was a below average defender for his first 1.5 yrs in the league IMO. often times (due to lack of size/length speed) not able to rotate quick enough or get out quick enough on shooters, gets hunted on switches, dudes will score easily on him inside..

he has picked it up last few weeks though, which has been great to see.

[zoyathedestroya]

Ime stress three point D in 2nd half

[Ben-N1ce]

They shouldnt even double Butler

[darrendaye]

Bam trying his luck pushing Smart again....

[zoyathedestroya]

Smart doesn't have a high rebound count cos he's the guy who boxes out the big guys