NBA Thread 2021-22 Season

[samspann1]

Lowry is a dummy

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Green out and Van Gundy sounds rough….

 

[samspann1]

Horrible. Vincent wasn’t close to being set

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Scott Foster. Of Course.

Good lord that charge call was terrible. Especially for 40 feet away

 

[samspann1]

Man, two bunnies missed by the Celtics, and despite that, still up 15 after the first quarter

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Man, two bunnies missed by the Celtics, and despite that, still up 15 after the first quarter

We knew the Celtics could play defense but they are on a whole another level tonight

 

[samspann1]

Butler flops so much

 

[samspann1]

That dork Miami fan sitting in front of the Horford family and gesturing towards them needs to get his ass kicked

 

[samspann1]

Adebayo tipped in his own miss. That basket should not have counted.

Tatum has hit a couple of threes, but he does not look good offensively, at all

 

[samspann1]

This is going to be another one of those Butler 15+ FT attempt games, isn’t it?

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Tucker has a 100% foul rate. Every single play.

 

[samspann1]

“Who does a fast pace favor?”

Mark Jackson: “both teams”

Also, the Miami FT parade is well underway

 

[samspann1]

Lol…give me a break

 

[samspann1]

Lol…give me a break

Ball don’t lie

 

[Cusefan0307]

Another game where Boston should be up 25.

 

[samspann1]

What’s the FT differential? 21-8?

Butler has more FT attempts than the entire Celtics team.

Scott Foster, folks.

Two of the biggest floppers in the league - Lowry and Butler - are being rewarded

 

[samspann1]

Another game where Boston should be up 25.

Your thoughts on the officiating?

 

[jncuse]

I suppose both teams feel pretty good heading into halfime - Celts up 6, and Heat had the late momentum.
But as a fan anyway I always feel like crap when my team loses about 10 points off its lead in the last few minutes.

 

[samspann1]

I suppose both teams feel pretty good heading into halfime - Celts up 6, and Heat had the late momentum.
But as a fan anyway I always feel like crap when my team loses about 10 points off its lead in the last few minutes.

I wouldn’t be feeling good as a Celtic, knowing that Miami will be at the FT line the entire 3rd and 4th quarters

 

[Cusefan0307]

Your thoughts on the officiating?

Not great. Lowry falls down and gets calls. Tucker fouls everyone and gets away with it, but Tatum needs to be better.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Your thoughts on the officiating?

It's typical. Even in college. The games are too fast for the refs so the teams that drive and initiate contact will get the calls. The team that stand on the perimeter and hoist threes will not get any calls. Celtics need to keep doing what they are doing on offense but need to get back to first quarter defense. They had a foot on the throat but stopped putting the pressure.

 

[samspann1]

Not great. Lowry falls down and gets calls. Tucker fouls everyone and gets away with it, but Tatum needs to be better.

Agreed, but Butler does the same thing as Lowry and ALWAYS seems to get the call. When’s the last time Butler didn’t fall down after one of his 10-footers?

 

[Cusefan0307]

Agreed, but Butler does the same thing as Lowry and ALWAYS seems to get the call. When’s the last time Butler didn’t fall down after one of his 10-footers?

Boston is the far more talented team, but they tend to pout(especially Tatum) when things don’t go their way and officials are human and Miami is going to get the calls.

That said 16-7 foul differential isn’t accurate to how the game is being played. I’m just a fan of basketball, but if I was a Celtics fan I’d be seething as well.

 

[samspann1]

Boston is the far more talented team, but they tend to pout(especially Tatum) when things don’t go their way and officials are human and Miami is going to get the calls.

That said 16-7 foul differential isn’t accurate to how the game is being played. I’m just a fan of basketball, but if I was a Celtics fan I’d be seething as well.

Tatum needs to focus and grow up. It’s annoying when he stops playing to gesture at refs

 

[CuseFaninVT]

It's typical. Even in college. The games are too fast for the refs so the teams that drive and initiate contact will get the calls. The team that stand on the perimeter and hoist threes will not get any calls. Celtics need to keep doing what they are doing on offense but need to get back to first quarter defense. They had a foot on the throat but stopped putting the pressure.

Need to push the pace like they did in the first quarter as well.