Text convo between me and a friend:
Me: Kyrie....is there a more talented doosh on the planet?
My friend: His doosh to talent ratio is still extremely high.
Dude is something else...
Williams got hurt at least twice in the game, so I think he's still working himself back. Smart was also banged up at various points. The Bucks aren't the Nets - they're going to be aggressive and challenge the Celtics, and not shy from mixing it up with them. I think the Celtics didn't get the benefit of the whistle yesterday and their shots weren't falling, but it was still an oddly competitive game, considering they were down 10+ for much of the second half. It wouldn't surprise me if the series went six or seven games, or if either team won.NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years ago Interesting game yesterday....middle of Q1, the Celts D was unbelievable. I am a 'defense last' guy myself, but that was an impressive stretch. Then, they just decided to stop doing anything on either end.
Does Rob Williams still have a minutes restriction? They need him out there 30-35 mpg to keep up.
Really good win by the Cs we came out with that sense of urgency you see in G2 after being punched in the month G1NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years ago JB went from miserable to "reason they won" in 48 hours. Nice job. Sunday nite aside, he seems to have that "really reliable around the paint" jumper that Chris Paul carries around.
All they had to...rebound....missed FT...didn't.
Yeah I was concerned at the beginning when we were missing those 3s them we started making themNYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years ago For a while, it looked like Grant wasn't ever going to make another basket, but he needs to keep chucking those corner threes!
C's workin' on a banner.
I shouldn’t have shut off the game at the end of the 1st quarter.reef wrote: ↑2 years agoYeah I was concerned at the beginning when we were missing those 3s them we started making themNYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years ago For a while, it looked like Grant wasn't ever going to make another basket, but he needs to keep chucking those corner threes!
C's workin' on a banner.
I stand corrected. And he only played 3 years at Tenn. Crap I didn't get much right with that post!
I realized he went like 3-for-10, but he's gotten a little better in this regard - At least three times, as his man closed out to contest the 3, Smart instead attacked the basket hard. It led to buckets for others. Between this, and 44 nice minutes from Horford, there was some good stuff that'll show up in the advanced stats but not necessarily the traditional box score. This felt like a game the Celtics would have lost the previous years.NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years agoI love Marcus Smart, and I know his teammates didn't leave much option, but too many Marcus 3's in the last two minutes plus...made for a nerve-wracking ending. GO Cs!
I thought the same thing NYGFan_Section208. I also love Smart as he is such a warrior. Glad he was able to play tonight as he was questionable going in. But that last few minutes of the game were brutal to watch. I went back to the play-by-play:SGreenwell wrote: ↑2 years agoI realized he went like 3-for-10, but he's gotten a little better in this regard - At least three times, as his man closed out to contest the 3, Smart instead attacked the basket hard. It led to buckets for others. Between this, and 44 nice minutes from Horford, there was some good stuff that'll show up in the advanced stats but not necessarily the traditional box score. This felt like a game the Celtics would have lost the previous years.NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 years agoI love Marcus Smart, and I know his teammates didn't leave much option, but too many Marcus 3's in the last two minutes plus...made for a nerve-wracking ending. GO Cs!
...and a raucous time was had by allsteviep123 wrote: ↑2 years ago Last 5 plus mins:
Edit - that's the 17-0 run. Started with Celts down 103-100 and ended with them up 117-103 with a min or so to go.