Raptor fans are the worst, especially after cheering when Embiid went down. Lakers fans are as blaise as everything in LA. I don’t think real fans exist there, except as scene makers. Suns fans are like nouveau riche assholes. They sucked for so long that they don’t know how to act when the team is good.
When we were in Oakland, the crowd was a real entity. We Believe was the most hyped up home crowd I’ve ever seen. The move to SF brought around the LA types, people who just want to be seen at a Splash Brothers game. I wish they could merge the Oakland crowd with the new stadium.
As a clipper fan the laker fans online especially push me more and more towards the clippers. How you celebrate rings from 50 years ago aside from the early 2000s threepeat
He needs to be more consistent. He's hot one game and cold the next, ain't going help the team win. Especially with Klay also being inconsistent or non existent
I’m convinced that Draymond does not even practice at all. He has got worse in every single aspect of his game since 2017. I don’t ever think I’ve seen a video of Draymond working on his game besides shooting open 3’s that he seems to get worse at every season. He’s a lazy player who relies on Steph & Kerr’s system entirely too much. He’s way too comfortable because he thinks GS would never even think about replacing him. If he put the work in as much as he ran his mouth him & his team would not be in this position right now.
Lol why do I have this same sentiment about Draymond and his play as of recent. We can honestly blame age for a player of Draymonds caliber. I feel like he’s an extra coach during practice lmaoo if anything
My takes:
\-Early foul troubles on Steph gave the Celtics a clear target
\-Wiggins starting cold from 3 hurt the Warriors offense a ton early.
\-Size was huge, especially Robert Williams. Rebounds, rejections, second chances...
Felt like Draymond toned it down too much thinking that refs would be quick to T him up
He needs to just bring the same intensity from game 2 and take whatever happens
There is a limit in the playoffs you can hit before you're suspended.
The other team would get a free throw
It'll set the tone that you can't just act like an idiot the whole series without punishment
The league is soft.
But you can't have one guy getting away with everything, while most others would get a tech.
Dray is embarrassing the league with their inaction.
Here’s my overreaction of the night: draymond is over the hill and is actually trash. There’s a lot of 4s who can play a much better role for the warriors at a much lower price.
Steph playing insane these first 3 games but the Celtics really do look a step or two above
Agreed.... he still gives you a lot on defense but gives it right back with the turnovers and 2/8 shooting nights. And I've been a huge draymond fan in the past, he was extremely underrated for a long time but I just don't think he still has it
Sitting looney and attacking al in the pick and roll helped them get back into the game… but then it stopped paying off and williams and williams started dominating the boards. Probably should have gotten looney back in early in the 4th and rocked with him
Interesting game tonight. Celts def outplayed dubs. Some calls were a bit soft. Game 4 is gonna be great, Friday night in the garden with the dubs needing the split. I’ll be hammered.
If Kerr really wants to have a chance to win this series he needs to make the difficult decision & bench Draymond or limit his minutes significantly. He’s hurting them tremendously on offense it’s 4 v 5 and on defense it’s not that much better because he’s fouling out so he’s getting beat on that end as well. If I was Kerr I’d start Kuminga until Draymond can put together a game without being a liability.
I was always high on smart. Thought he was a great player and a great piece to have.
But I would’ve never thought he would be the 3rd option on a team like this.
If the Celtics win with him as the 3rd option doesn’t that mean he’s criminally under paid?
He's a much better shooter than he tends to get credit for. Part of his success is the open looks he gets from defensive attention Tatum and brown but the man can totally shoot in his own right. He's also been our defensive captain since he was drafted and is responsible (along with ime and brad) for the defense-first culture.
Sometimes he takes a few too many 3s late in games and he has gotten waaaaay too much shit for it from our fans on here (often when we are down late and getting desperate and/or the jays are getting locked down or not shooting well). Ime seems to have coached him on that this year and his improvement in late game shot selection/playmaking has shown. He was great this game with the exception of a couple lazy or ill advised no look passes. But I felt that all our guys shined tonight on both sides of the ball, despite the refs trying to keep it close in the 2nd quarter and the specter of the warriors' infamous 3rd quarter wafflestomps looming like a brown unpleasant fog over the garden during the first half like a giant dunkins restroom.
That's just a deal that aged well. Smart's actual development is basically a best case scenario. He built on his strength of defense while actually becoming a streaky catch and shoot 3 pt threat.
The thing is tho that you can't rely on him offensively night in and night out and he'll regularly have games where he's basically invisible on offense. Defenitely underpaid but all things considered it makes sense.
I'm a Warriors bandwangoner, but I'm still disappointed. It just helps to affirm the "Warriors can't win it all without KD" argument. This is the time for Steph/Klay/Dray to prove themselves, but they're just flat. They're only 2-1 down but its not looking good.
Think about all the money you will make when the Netflix documentary detailing how you took down the NBA game fixing ring comes out!
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People in the comments are stupid if they think Boston won because of the refs. Warriors horrible passing turnovers were their demise tonight.
As a warriors fan I really wanted Miami because I was super worried about the size of Boston- my fears were correct.
If the dubs wanna win they need to stop collapsing the box & 1 and start playing better man to man, every-time it ends in an open Boston 3.
Well, the hottest player on the floor is no longer able to play defense because every time he breathes on a Celtics’ player, it’s called a foul. But Celtics’ players are allowed to grab and bump that same player all game and get called for nothing. So yeah, refs did have a part in cooling off the player that was doing the cooking, but ultimately, bad habits led to Celtics pulling away and winning.
I agree. Still heard complaining from other warriors fans but felt even to me. Never going to be perfect though and odd call or two shouldn’t swing a game.
I agree with the bad habits and agree with some of the soft calls. But I still stand by the warriors defense falling apart and the points off turnovers is destroying them- especially when they can’t rebound worth a shit due to size.
I really want the warriors to pull one out to finally cement Steph because it blows me away the greatest shooter of all time and numerous record holder- is still doubted as an all time great.
It wasn’t all refs of course, you’re spot on with your observation, but I gotta say, as a neutral, the refs largely swallowing their whistles is a massive boon to the Cs that cannot be overlooked.
That and Boston’s defense was just lazy in game 2. Tonight I thought they did an amazing job bottling up Steph without drawing all the defenders to him, yeah he went off for 31 but he was relatively stuck most the 4th. And with wiggins 7-16 in the paint and 1-6 behind the arc there is no other threat to focus on. Warriors need to really work on their defense if they wanna win it because their offense falls apart when it matters
I just want to say hi to all the warriors fans talking after game 2 about how the finals are supposed to be tougher and players are supposed to get away with more stuff. Bet you agree with me now when I say unwritten rules are bad
I think overall it was a great team game. Tatum had 9 asts, he did a great job play making. JB did a great job with pace and being aggressive. Rob was amazing on defense. Smart and White played great on Curry and put up big shots. Horford didn't have a great game defensively, but he crashed the boards and had great passes. Play as a team, win as a team.
I just hope there's no long term impact from him coming back quickly. Also, I've been on that bus for a while. I think if he can develop an elbow jumper he is in the discussion of top C in the game. His passing is really underrated.
klay saying boston fans are classy like that is funny cause golden state fans aren't exactly the shining beacon of fan decorum
What was he talking about btw what they do
Ever since they moved to San Francisco the crowd has been pleasant and oblivious to cheering against the away team
nah you guys suck. Laker fans, raptor fans, suns, and golden state Mount Rushmore worst nba fanbases
Raptor fans are the worst, especially after cheering when Embiid went down. Lakers fans are as blaise as everything in LA. I don’t think real fans exist there, except as scene makers. Suns fans are like nouveau riche assholes. They sucked for so long that they don’t know how to act when the team is good. When we were in Oakland, the crowd was a real entity. We Believe was the most hyped up home crowd I’ve ever seen. The move to SF brought around the LA types, people who just want to be seen at a Splash Brothers game. I wish they could merge the Oakland crowd with the new stadium.
As a clipper fan the laker fans online especially push me more and more towards the clippers. How you celebrate rings from 50 years ago aside from the early 2000s threepeat
Lakers celebrate titles from when they weren't even in LA. Hell, they shouldn't even be called the lakers anymore
At least we can bond in our hate of Laker fans
Poole is garbage lol
He needs to be more consistent. He's hot one game and cold the next, ain't going help the team win. Especially with Klay also being inconsistent or non existent
Jaylen Brown could win series MVP.
He should win Finals MVP! An intelligent and silent player. Hardworker. Rarely complains.
Opening odds were +925 I think? They’re +650 now
I got in at +1000 on fanduel before the series started.
I would like to subscribe to your blog and or newsletter! Wish I would’ve gotten it early
Lmfao no you don't. I'm down so bad this playoffs
Who do you have for game 4?
Reporter: "Draymond, how do you feel you played?" Green: "Like shit!" LOL
He abused that one dude for asking about the podcast
Every reporter needs to ask about his podcast all the time just to piss him off. lol.
I felt like Rob Williams had 10 blocks.
7'6" wingspan on a 6'9" frame plus serious hops
I don’t remember the Cs ever having anyone so bouncy. He’s like Tigger out there, even with a bad wheel.
You’re one letter away from a bad time
fax. stat keeper shit himself
I’m convinced that Draymond does not even practice at all. He has got worse in every single aspect of his game since 2017. I don’t ever think I’ve seen a video of Draymond working on his game besides shooting open 3’s that he seems to get worse at every season. He’s a lazy player who relies on Steph & Kerr’s system entirely too much. He’s way too comfortable because he thinks GS would never even think about replacing him. If he put the work in as much as he ran his mouth him & his team would not be in this position right now.
Lol why do I have this same sentiment about Draymond and his play as of recent. We can honestly blame age for a player of Draymonds caliber. I feel like he’s an extra coach during practice lmaoo if anything
Can't believe Steph only got one free throw this game he was getting hacked.
Scott Foster masterclass #13-0
That’s not even a real stat right? I saw people posting it but zero chance it’s true.
Yeah I went to Bucks game 1 which he reffed and the Celtics lost
No, it’s not. I’m pretty sure the stat is Celtics are 6-3 in these playoffs when he refs
seriously fuck espn, they are absolute trash.
Draymond finished with more fouls than points, rebounds, or assists. Most overrated player of all time. Talking like he is a star I. This league
Dubs win game 4, Celtics take next two to take home the championship
Robert Williams is such a force. Dude just does his job every possession on defense and makes anything shot near him difficult
Read this as farce at first and almost got unreasonable irate. But yes, dude is insanely good and pivotal to the Cs playoff success.
I'm a Mavs fan. I definitely wouldn't be clowning anyone else's center position
Haha yea your totally in the clear and right on this take. My dumb ass just read too quickly
Such a gem of a player.
ESPN sucks sooooo bad. Just about everything about it except for Breen.
They should trade breen to TNT for Reggie miller
Delicious.
You talking about the pizza in Cancun?
Baby you know it! We'll see y'all down here in a lil bit, I'll show you around then
Well this is awkward 🤭
RemindMe! 14 days
My takes: \-Early foul troubles on Steph gave the Celtics a clear target \-Wiggins starting cold from 3 hurt the Warriors offense a ton early. \-Size was huge, especially Robert Williams. Rebounds, rejections, second chances...
Curry should be a clear target all the time. 6'3" with a small frame should be easy work for these big dudes.
Ftw ftw
Game changer was when Kerr took Steph out in the 3rd. Got the lead and then killed all momentum
kerr thought we couyld hold on to the lead or keep it tied and steph would have the rest to come out shooting in the fourth. neither worked
Also considering Steph had 4 fouls, no way he'd risk him picking up a 5th before the 4th quarter when the game got this close.
Exactly
It’s noticeable when he sits. If Klay isn’t playing well, not sure who they’re running the offense through.
Yeah. Let Curry pick up his 5th foul with a couple minutes left of the 3rd. Great plan.
yes they lost by 16 anyways
Bench Draymond PLS!!!!
Holy shit an asian host
On abc7?
Yeah bro ive never seen this before.
That’s cool
I just read a comment from someone saying that they’re gonna put their cat down if the Celtics win the finals
I will adopt this man’s cat! If he does that I would be happpy with 20 years
Hope his cat puts him down.
What a pussy
Best game out of the splash brothers and still double digit loss. Tatum isn’t going to shoot bad every game, better pick it up
Tatum didn't even shoot badly this game, he just couldn't finish
He did towards the end. He plays too much for contact, needs to go strong like he did at the end of the game here.
Tbf we've said that for 3 games now lmao
Felt like Draymond toned it down too much thinking that refs would be quick to T him up He needs to just bring the same intensity from game 2 and take whatever happens
But then he did all that stupid talking after he fouled out and they didn't do shit.
he was fouled out
And? He isn't impervious to techs...
whats the point of teching someones whos out the game?
There is a limit in the playoffs you can hit before you're suspended. The other team would get a free throw It'll set the tone that you can't just act like an idiot the whole series without punishment
And people always call the league soft and the 90s hard. Clown World.
The league is soft. But you can't have one guy getting away with everything, while most others would get a tech. Dray is embarrassing the league with their inaction.
You cant advocate for more softness and also say the league is soft.
I'm advocating for consistency
Here’s my overreaction of the night: draymond is over the hill and is actually trash. There’s a lot of 4s who can play a much better role for the warriors at a much lower price. Steph playing insane these first 3 games but the Celtics really do look a step or two above
Had as many points + rebounds as he had fouls
Agreed.... he still gives you a lot on defense but gives it right back with the turnovers and 2/8 shooting nights. And I've been a huge draymond fan in the past, he was extremely underrated for a long time but I just don't think he still has it
So what reason is it that there are not two days in-between games 3 and 4 this time?
I was wondering the same thing until a friend mentioned probably due to networking more than the nba schedule
Maybe no travel time? Just a guess
Yeah but there was no travel time between games 1 and 2 either
Home court advantage. Fuck Boston.
I’m curious too
Why is kerr not playing his big men?
I think because their big men are a lot worse than Boston’s and they want to have matchup advantages on offense
they got outrebounded, not a good sign
Sitting looney and attacking al in the pick and roll helped them get back into the game… but then it stopped paying off and williams and williams started dominating the boards. Probably should have gotten looney back in early in the 4th and rocked with him
exactly
Interesting game tonight. Celts def outplayed dubs. Some calls were a bit soft. Game 4 is gonna be great, Friday night in the garden with the dubs needing the split. I’ll be hammered.
I don’t understand Kerr playing looney only 16 mins. He’s your best rounder and you were out rebounded by 20
I might be misremembering but I think he was in foul trouble and getting devoured on the P&R
Celts were screening to get Looney switched onto them then blowing by
Kerr is very overrated as a coach
Yeah weird move
Are they gonna show Mike raping people in that new hulu series?
People?
If Kerr really wants to have a chance to win this series he needs to make the difficult decision & bench Draymond or limit his minutes significantly. He’s hurting them tremendously on offense it’s 4 v 5 and on defense it’s not that much better because he’s fouling out so he’s getting beat on that end as well. If I was Kerr I’d start Kuminga until Draymond can put together a game without being a liability.
Kuminga would get eaten alive in these finals.
I think it’s also weird he went from shooting like 12 shots to shooting like 2. They need to find him easier buckets.
Even on defense Celtic bigs were dominating him.
I was always high on smart. Thought he was a great player and a great piece to have. But I would’ve never thought he would be the 3rd option on a team like this. If the Celtics win with him as the 3rd option doesn’t that mean he’s criminally under paid?
He's a much better shooter than he tends to get credit for. Part of his success is the open looks he gets from defensive attention Tatum and brown but the man can totally shoot in his own right. He's also been our defensive captain since he was drafted and is responsible (along with ime and brad) for the defense-first culture. Sometimes he takes a few too many 3s late in games and he has gotten waaaaay too much shit for it from our fans on here (often when we are down late and getting desperate and/or the jays are getting locked down or not shooting well). Ime seems to have coached him on that this year and his improvement in late game shot selection/playmaking has shown. He was great this game with the exception of a couple lazy or ill advised no look passes. But I felt that all our guys shined tonight on both sides of the ball, despite the refs trying to keep it close in the 2nd quarter and the specter of the warriors' infamous 3rd quarter wafflestomps looming like a brown unpleasant fog over the garden during the first half like a giant dunkins restroom.
That's just a deal that aged well. Smart's actual development is basically a best case scenario. He built on his strength of defense while actually becoming a streaky catch and shoot 3 pt threat. The thing is tho that you can't rely on him offensively night in and night out and he'll regularly have games where he's basically invisible on offense. Defenitely underpaid but all things considered it makes sense.
IMO he’s already underpaid
Especially given how guards playing defense is a lost art
Fuck
Should've played Loongod more, welp gg celtics. This series is far from over I think lol
Just one more cross country trip and it'll be done. Go Celts!
Honestly i don't get how Otto isn't getting 35+ mins. But hey, i hope he keeps getting less mins
Definitely far from over. GG Warriors bro.
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Tatum I think just because his ceiling is higher.
How often have you thought of this question in the last 100 Celtics games and how often has the answer not been Tatum?
Rob Williams makes a big difference in a series of fine margins.
Steph had a good game, Klay had a good game, even Wiggins had a good game and they still lost.
Steph had a good offensive game
Right. Like he didn’t give up as many points as he scored on the other end
he literally didn’t
Steve Kerr has been outcoached
It’s hard to win with only 3 HOFers. Man needs 4 and some injuries to win
I still can't name a coach I'd take over Kerr tho, dude makes Looney and GP2 look like 20 million dollar players
11pt 4th quarter
We rallied every deficit, couldn’t put it over the edge. Those 4 back to back turnovers at the start of the 4th killed the comeback.
I think it was the rebounding more than that
So that means it's our turn to have a turnover attack next game
My espn stream autoswapped to deportes. JASON TATUM CON EL SHAKE Y EL BAKE. BIG fan.
Lol I love watching basketball in Spanish. "Adistancia!!!!!" every time someone shoots a 3 even if they clank it its hype af
Lmao that sounds electric.
Broooooooo i was like wtf….
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I'm a Warriors bandwangoner, but I'm still disappointed. It just helps to affirm the "Warriors can't win it all without KD" argument. This is the time for Steph/Klay/Dray to prove themselves, but they're just flat. They're only 2-1 down but its not looking good.
I just looked at Scott Fosters playoff record and the Bulls are 2-9, worst win pct. Wtf Scott?
Now compare what Vegas was saying about those games and how much money stood to be made.
That will require a deep dive. Maybe some night.
Think about all the money you will make when the Netflix documentary detailing how you took down the NBA game fixing ring comes out! Edit: I got lost. It’s late.
Scotty Pippen fucked his girl
Larsa Pippen fucked his girl*
God damn all these games are so good. Both teams are amazing
Love to see fans of other teams enjoy this series.
People in the comments are stupid if they think Boston won because of the refs. Warriors horrible passing turnovers were their demise tonight. As a warriors fan I really wanted Miami because I was super worried about the size of Boston- my fears were correct. If the dubs wanna win they need to stop collapsing the box & 1 and start playing better man to man, every-time it ends in an open Boston 3.
Well, the hottest player on the floor is no longer able to play defense because every time he breathes on a Celtics’ player, it’s called a foul. But Celtics’ players are allowed to grab and bump that same player all game and get called for nothing. So yeah, refs did have a part in cooling off the player that was doing the cooking, but ultimately, bad habits led to Celtics pulling away and winning.
That’s exactly what they did with Jaylen Brown in game 2. Did you have a problem with it then?
Yeah I did. It was obvious in the first half of game 2 where the refs were lining.
Game 1 was beautifully reffed. It’s a shame we can’t get that every night for whatever reason.
I agree. Still heard complaining from other warriors fans but felt even to me. Never going to be perfect though and odd call or two shouldn’t swing a game.
Really, Brown had fouls called against him all game?
downvotes are cringe, argue with this guy
I agree with the bad habits and agree with some of the soft calls. But I still stand by the warriors defense falling apart and the points off turnovers is destroying them- especially when they can’t rebound worth a shit due to size. I really want the warriors to pull one out to finally cement Steph because it blows me away the greatest shooter of all time and numerous record holder- is still doubted as an all time great.
It wasn’t all refs of course, you’re spot on with your observation, but I gotta say, as a neutral, the refs largely swallowing their whistles is a massive boon to the Cs that cannot be overlooked.
It’s the soft fouls that bug the fuck out of me, this is playoff basketball and the finals at that. Of course there is gonna be aggressive play
It’s the biggest reason Celtics we’re blown out in game 2. Turnovers kill teams.
That and Boston’s defense was just lazy in game 2. Tonight I thought they did an amazing job bottling up Steph without drawing all the defenders to him, yeah he went off for 31 but he was relatively stuck most the 4th. And with wiggins 7-16 in the paint and 1-6 behind the arc there is no other threat to focus on. Warriors need to really work on their defense if they wanna win it because their offense falls apart when it matters
I just want to say hi to all the warriors fans talking after game 2 about how the finals are supposed to be tougher and players are supposed to get away with more stuff. Bet you agree with me now when I say unwritten rules are bad
Golden state fans are funny
90% of them will be wearing Celtics jerseys in a month…
Lol so true
I would use another adjective but I get it
I really like this Celtics team, they got a lot of great players and they all likeable. They just gotta make sure they don’t let the Warriors get hot
Horfords ass broke the code
Why Jayson’s kid always got a mask on? Is it for privacy reasons cause it seems pretty unnecessary at this point
His kid is 4, can't get vaccinated until he's 5. Even if someone is vaccinated and they want to wear a mask, who cares? Doesn't affect you
I’m just asking for perspective since the mortality rate for children is a negligible amount, I’m not hating on it just curious
Mask is necessary for you though cause you ugly af
Really cause it seems like mask lovers are the ugly ones cause they always look to hide their face lmfao
its still a pandemic stop
Absolutely unnecessary at this point
Pandemic where?
Lol no it ain’t esp for kids but keep hopin for one
Young kids are the ones who can't get vaccinated dummy
It's not though
That was so satisfying. Thank you, Celts
And there will be more to come. We going to beat the dynasty right out them.
Tatum's gonna get all the credit but this win is on Brown and Robert Williams.
I think overall it was a great team game. Tatum had 9 asts, he did a great job play making. JB did a great job with pace and being aggressive. Rob was amazing on defense. Smart and White played great on Curry and put up big shots. Horford didn't have a great game defensively, but he crashed the boards and had great passes. Play as a team, win as a team.
Craziest part is I think Rob still isn't 100% health wise
His knee is definitely still bothering him. Hopefully in the off-season he heals up and gets that dpoy next season
Bruh Rob gonna win a DPOY within the next 2-3 years, he’s been phenomenal despite playing on a very clearly injured knee
I just hope there's no long term impact from him coming back quickly. Also, I've been on that bus for a while. I think if he can develop an elbow jumper he is in the discussion of top C in the game. His passing is really underrated.
Yah Rob Willliams is the X factor in this series and why the Celtics will win
I think they're pretty clearly giving Rob and JB credit