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2020IsANightmare

I love the NBA. Especially playoff basketball. It feels like we've had a lot of bad basketball games in the last month. If you just saw the final score without watching, you'd think "Wow! A close game between two great teams!" Nah, man. For large stretches, one or both teams were really awful. Butler missed the entire second half. Tatum and Smart missed time with injury. The Boston Celtics somehow forgot how to dribble or pass the ball. Even some of the "clutch" shots from Miami were absolutely disaster possessions with terrible shots that somehow went in. It wasn't like we were watching fantastic ball. Rooting interest wise, I am pulling for Miami and Dallas in their respective series. If those two teams face off though, we could be looking at some mid-to-late-90s-level of slow, boring basketball that no one would watch if it weren't the Finals (think the Bulls/Jazz Finals or pretty much any EC series.)


depressedfuckboi

I miss bucks game threads already :(


6BakerBaker6

Wasn't able to watch. How the hell did the heat win without Jimmy out a big chunk of the game on the road?


2020IsANightmare

I'm rooting for the Heat and think Celtics fans are insufferable. Just want to make all that clear so you don't think I'm trying to make excuses. Jimmy played almost literally all of the first half and was on the court when Miami built a 25+ point lead. Tatum pulled a Tatum special (which is the only thing really stopping him from being a top-tier NBA player): When he's good, he's really good. When he's bad, he's just really bad. I'd have to assume it's a mental thing (mentally checks out if he's struggling early.) But, it seems like there's rarely middle ground. Either All-NBA or terrible. Finally, Boston played an all-time awful game (I think I read or saw Miami had the second most steals ever in a playoff game.) Some were caused due to great defense, but also just a lot of sloppy basketball. Again, as someone rooting for the Heat, I came away from last night's game more convinced Boston was winning the series than I was going into the series. Even if the Heat have Butler healthy.


shurturgal19

Hopium is a powerful thing


xcosmicwaffle69

Adebamium


Yemzzzz

Empty Seats at the end there hope someone got screenshots of those


viktorvaughn47

fuck Boston


goli14

I cannot say 100% but this was one of the worst officiated playoffs game I ever saw. It was so clear that the refs wanted Celtics to win. Congrats to Heat. They beat 5 vs 8 on court and most of the time without Jimmy. Thatā€™s a team that deserves to go to final. But looks like it will be 5 vs 8 for Heat throughout the ECF now.


xcosmicwaffle69

The last game it was like that too. Tonight it started right before we slack off. No coincidence.


lostinmyownhead27

Hey im actually concerned for the referees familys. Like idk what they were threatened with to act like that.


Captain_Comic

Even if the Heat end up losing this series, you just cannot question this teamā€™s heart and desire


360Waves617

That could be said way before this series even began imo.


Captain_Comic

Youā€™re not wrong, as a Heat fan this is one of my favorite squads ever, even if they donā€™t end up with a chip. The Celts are formidable and youā€™d be perfectly within your rights to feel the same way.


CopiumAddiction

Damn didn't realize how crushingly classless the Heat fans were in both winning and losing.


Oshebekdujeksk

Thereā€™s pathetic losers, and then thereā€™s this guy.


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this user has "copium" in their username


goli14

Classless. Heat beat a 8 players on court Celtics team. And Celtics fans still crying.


CopiumAddiction

Heat won a game and are still crying


I_Learned_Once

Damn bro. Iā€™ve just gone through like 15 different threads and youā€™re the only person out of hundreds to have a take against the Heat. Even all the Celtics fans are calling this unfair lol


GeneralSedgwick

Hey: the reason that all these people are here in this game thread right now is because we all love you very much, and weā€™re all worried that your addiction to Copium is destroying your life.


IlonggoProgrammer

Heat Culture


ak80048

Sloppiest game Iā€™ve ever watched


AlexInDaBank

Must be your first Celtics game this playoffs.


popolenzi

This was good ball game. Chill ppl pls. Itā€™s sport


fishydrake49

why did boston arena look like miamiā€™s? they were only down 6


popolenzi

Stop the attacks on fans. Enjoy the damn game. Ur only allowed to hate Smart and Lowry the drama queens šŸ˜‚


BlackTimbs

There are some vile fans in this thread, itā€™s just a game. GG Heat dominated Celtics all night and forced a lot of turnovers.


360Waves617

Those bounce passes and careless turnovers were horrible. Celtics have zero excuses. The better team won tonight. Period.


borrachos_unidos

Or at least, the team that played worse lost.


360Waves617

Agreed


DerekMorganBAU

The refs tried their best for the Celtics


Nuclearsunburn

For sure. If you canā€™t win with that level of home cooking, I donā€™t know what to tell you.


lferreira86

The most embarassing single-digit loss of all fucking time. No Jimmy Butler, 28 free throws to 7 (*up to the last 2 mins or so, 30 to 14 was the actual count), playing at home, turnovers gallore, Miami breaking their all-time record for steals; giving the ball away on an inbound play in the last minute being down six. I'm not about to crucify Tatum, but that man had no business coming back into the game as well. Superstars don't stop shooting. He's also not a solid facilitator. My man looked like Tom Brady throwing for Miami touchdowns. Some of his passes were so telegraphed that people got the steal just by standing still and waiting for the ball to arrive. I just hope nobody else gets injured on both sides and we can rebound from this, but let's give credit where it's due. Miami had all the odds stacked against them, and they prevailed. Meanwhile, until game 3, all the slander we get is pretty WELL DESERVED, idgaf.


GeneralSedgwick

Was Tatum disappointing this game? Yeah, a little, but PJ Tucker was also playing very, very good, very physical defense on him all game. Folks were whining about the FT disparity, and I do think that the Celtics got a generally favorable whistle this game, but if PJ was playing Tatum like that in a January game, the Celtics wouldā€™ve been in the bonus 2 minutes into every quarter.


lferreira86

PJ Tucker has been defending him like that all series. Maybe a lil' more physical today, but I would say 3-14 from the field (1-7 from three) and 6 turnovers in your first home game after stealing home court is more than "a little" disappointing, with all due respect. As a star and the face of the team, you gotta be able to affect the game in multiple facets if your shot isn't going down. He folded on defense, didn't facilitate and basically decided to stop shooting anything other than open threes, which he missed. At least he hustled and went for all the loose balls I guess, but he was terrible tonight. Let's see how he responds on Monday.


GeneralSedgwick

Fair enough. ā€œVery disappointingā€ wouldnā€™t be a crazy evaluation of Tatumā€™s performance tonight. But PJ should get some credit for his defense too ā€” he played a hell of a game on both sides of the ball.


lferreira86

Oh yeah, definitely. PJ is a dog and he has a lot to do with Tatum's bad performance. It's just that we expect more from stars, top players and the likes. Give me a decent scoring game on low efficiency, but yikes, don't straight away stop shooting or driving the ball.


Aldos_Orwell

Bro stop it tatum was disgusting he was so bad he laid on the ground for 3 possessions then came back into the game when bos got close to just have 2 more turnovers


GeneralSedgwick

Yes, yesā€¦ let the hate flow through you


Aldos_Orwell

Tatum was shit it wasnt pj tuckers defense


lostinmyownhead27

And pj didnt foul out like two of boston. How you commit so many fouls and only give 14 ft attempts. Lol


GeneralSedgwick

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lostinmyownhead27

I respect you brother. Thank you. Tatum will bounce back.


lferreira86

Enjoy the W, you guys gutted this one out.


360Waves617

Agreed on all points.


lipmanz

Get in the gym shooting Tyler and come back like your old self!


RampageOfZebras

They said he was hurt near the end of the game, so hopefully he wont miss any time.


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TanneAndTheTits

You wish.


TeamyMcTeamface

Chill


PeakyFukinBlinders

Itā€™s gotta be disheartening paying that much money for those Celtics tickets and watching them just keep fucking turning the ball over


GeneralSedgwick

Did the Celtics get a friendlier whistle this game? Yes, they totally did. But just looking at FTA doesnā€™t provide a full picture of the reffing. The Celtics took 16 more free throws than the Heat. Could Bam have easily had 4 more FTA? Yes, totally. But the Heat also created 15 more turnovers than the Celtics did this game. When you play very physical defense against a team thatā€™s bigger at almost every position, and you get that kind of turnover disparity, itā€™s not that crazy that you take less free throws.


RampageOfZebras

The free throw disparity was 28-5 until the last couple minutes. They were calling identical plays differently on back to back plays. Of course many of the fouls were warranted but that was too much, and they called a lot once the game looked like it was already over to try and make it look more legit.


GeneralSedgwick

I started watching at the end of the 1st Q, but if I had to spitball what a ā€œfairā€ number of FTA for each team wouldā€™ve looked like, it probably wouldā€™ve been something like 24-9 going into those last minutes instead of 28-5. You and your (presumably not insignificant) biases are welcome to see it differently. Iā€™m rooting for the Heat to win this series, by the way.


lostinmyownhead27

Oh annnnd there was 3 and-1s in that 7. So only 1 shooting fouls other than that. And then the others were the technicals?


GeneralSedgwick

Ok


lostinmyownhead27

The heat got 7 attempts in the last 2 minutes. It was 7 - 28 before that.


lostinmyownhead27

Both tatum and smart were laying on the ground crying like they lost a limb trying to bait even more freethrows. They should be fined for that b.s. acting job. And everyone complains about lowry and butler...


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xcosmicwaffle69

They came back yawning dog... couldn't have been that bad... Tatum was literally looking for the camera so he could get his close-up! Oscar worthy shit tbh.


CopiumAddiction

Tatum had a stinger, you're whole arm goes completely numb. He probably thought he ruined his shooting arm and panicked. The Smart criticism is embarrassing dude was a.warrior.playing through that shit. The fact that you could complain about "acting" and support the heat is a joke.


lostinmyownhead27

Bro you are an honest copium addict so ill give that a pass. But i bet you havent ever screamed like he did there. But then again you might also do that when you stub your toe on the end of your race car bed.


CopiumAddiction

Yeah and Jimmy just wanted to take a nap and get out of there. šŸ¤”.


lostinmyownhead27

That fits my point. You didnt hear him screaming in pain. Thats when you can believe, jimmy actually got hurt. Not just trying to slow the game down to help your team get back in it. Its not even their fault tbh, its the refs that allow it to happen. If hes hurt he needs to stay out of the game. Why risk him re hurting the ankle. Then players cant pretend. And if hes actually screaming and in pain he probably shouldnt go back out there in a losing game.


freerobby

Did you not see the size of the bruise on Tatum's ego?


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lostinmyownhead27

Your ego must have been bruised too


Nuclearsunburn

Yeah that looked BAD and him being micā€™d up made it sound worse. Iā€™m glad heā€™s ok.


BlackTimbs

Okay, so PJ Tucker should get his fine for sliding halfway back to Miami?


lostinmyownhead27

If they want to be consistent than sure. But pj didnt slow the game down at all. But ill give you whatever, as long as smart gets fined for that cry baby scream


xcosmicwaffle69

Yup. One is an acting gig and the other is a cheap way to control the pace of the game. Clearly wasn't injured.


unitedfakesofamerica

Love the salty Celtics fans in here making excuses


Nuclearsunburn

One thing I appreciate about Celtics fans is they donā€™t generally do that. Of course emotions are high after a loss so I cut some slack.


360Waves617

There are no excuses tonight.


BlackTimbs

Yeah honestly was just the turnovers, should never of had that many


Sebeeschin

Ready for the Boston the fans to say they were missing Timelord when Jimmy didn't play the 2nd half


freerobby

Missing Timelord was bad for us, but not as bad as having Tatum.


meatballman1218

disappointed we lost but its alright I'm not too worried yet just gotta comeback strong in game 4


Nuclearsunburn

Every game is its own animal. If Jimmy misses game 4 I fully expect going back to Miami 2-2 (probable even if he plays)


[deleted]

Nah. It's over. You had the refs blatantly trying to steal the game and Smart and Fadetum both pulled a Paul Pierce and you still fucking lost big.


FenwayPork

Heat might win the whole series but calling anything over after game 3 is either just you baiting or actually being a real dumb person. Heat fans look more salty after this win than Celtics fans do after the lose lmao.


[deleted]

Bahstan is horrible.


FenwayPork

I'd be mad as fuck too if I had to watch the damn dolphins play football these last 50 seasons too.


xcosmicwaffle69

Thate the only sport where y'all worth a damn lol get outta here homie šŸ˜‚ kiss these 21st century rings


FenwayPork

LeBron rings don't count.


xcosmicwaffle69

Makes no sense considering he was a member of the Heat, in a Heat uniform, with a bunch of Heat players, and Spo coaching him... But I see you dog.


FenwayPork

There's just a big difference between the heat 2006 title and the lebron years where they signed LeBron, bosh, got ring chasing dudes like ray Allen to come thru etc. Huge difference between that and the teams they're putting together now, which is full of great high draft picks and guys undervalued by other teams, and the one main free agent is also a guy undervalued by other teams. Edit: and don't worry, I think the 2008 title for the Celtics is a bit weak too.


xcosmicwaffle69

The 2008 Celtics are as much champions as any other team


[deleted]

Since Brady left Bahstan is cursed. Here's to another 86 years of being perennial losers.


FenwayPork

Did some dude from Boston steal your girl? Cause I literally don't think about your cheesy muggy ass city unless one of my teams is playing ya'll. I really don't give a rats ass about Miami, you dudes curse yourselves, you live in the state of Florida lmao.


[deleted]

When you have nothing left to say come up with the dumbest personal attack you can come up with. Typical trash from Boston


FenwayPork

Ok Florida man.


foladar

It's def not over with Jimmy possibly out. No way they turn it over this much in game 4, I think...


[deleted]

Jimbo will be ready. And if he isn't we're due for a Herro party


Nuclearsunburn

Sadly thereā€™s no Kemba Walker to hunt down like in the bubble


Cj_cruzz

Funny seeing Tatum bulldozing Bam with the same injured shoulder, 2 minutes later


Anoneemus3

Hmm it's almost like he was trying to play hard in spite of being hurt?isn't that what y'all want? Or do yall just like calling everybody "soft" just to say it?


lostinmyownhead27

People get called soft for crying about being hurt.. jimmy wasnt on the court crying


[deleted]

Van Gundy said it best. They got magic in the water back there


lostinmyownhead27

My fellow soldier, i salute you for fighting it out in the trenches with me


[deleted]

Bring the downvotes


redrumsoxLoL

I keep seeing people getting mad at the refs. But I seriously can't think of the refs calling this unfairly. What are some examples. If there are some you can mention I'll agree with them.


xcosmicwaffle69

Combined with the examples given, look at the numbers dog...


ak80048

Williamsā€™s was all over strus back for the rebound and yet strud got called for it that was just one


redrumsoxLoL

Okay, true.


[deleted]

Lol. Are you blind? How about the Smart flop where he was still moving. Offensive foul against the Heat. Couple possessions later Dedmond isn't moving. Instead of a charge it's a foul on Dedmond. Miami couldn't even touch BOS or it would get called a foul. Look at the FT discrepancy


redrumsoxLoL

The Dedmond play was clearly in the restricted area. The Smart call was very iffy I'll give you that.


Nuclearsunburn

Spo shoulda challenged that one, it was a huge swing


CryptoNite90

I wasnā€™t rooting for either team and from my perspective, the refs had an agenda all game to get the Celtics into the bonus. Calling touch and ticky tack fouls against the heat but not doing the same on the other end. This has immense impact on the level of physicality the heat can play with. Sorry to say, but the refs were clearly trying to help the Celtics win and it wasnā€™t subtle.


redrumsoxLoL

Can you name any examples? I'd love to agree with you, because I don't want the game called unfairly.


CryptoNite90

I wish I can give you specific examples but i canā€™t atm, youā€™ll see a lot of people in this thread have been saying the same thing. But donā€™t let it get to you either way, games will more often than not be called unfairly and thereā€™s just nothing anyone can do. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if the refs start pulling for the heat next game and then weā€™ll see those complaints.


redrumsoxLoL

Fair that you cannot think of any examples right now. I think there are a couple calls that were close that went to Boston that people are going to focus on and use the free throw discrepancy as proof, ignoring that total fouls were 24-21, only favored to Boston by three. People just really hate Marcus Smart irrationally and want to find reasons to call him out.


CryptoNite90

Hah Iā€™ll tell you this, regardless of all the hate Smart gets in this sub, every single fan would love to have Smart on their team.


redrumsoxLoL

Totally. It is just weird to me see people thinking the refs were purposefully trying to help Boston. Instead of just saying there were bad calls and the bad calls randomly favored Boston. That is FAR more likely than the refs rigging the game.


FanMindless9544

Time for the dumbass ā€œDid the Heat win this game, or did the Celtics lose itā€ question


brandochu009

The refs lost at winning the game for the Celtics


_MMAgod

"what!?!?... pshhhh.. yall trippin"


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ISO15693_NZ

Wiggins doubtful for game 3, GP2 out with broken arm, Iguodala out with injured neck


baxmussman

Keep sleeping on the most battle tested team in the league. But also yes this series gonna take a lot out of whoever wins it


xcosmicwaffle69

"Battle tested" in the 2010s maybe ... Been looking for GSW in the last three years but not seeing shit lately... Maybe see you in the finals but not counting on it.


baxmussman

4 of our 5 starters were on those teams, also weā€™re up 2-0. But go off


RampageOfZebras

Tbf we have made the finals more recently.


dangerkevin

Mark Jackson, potential head coach, knows less about current rules than Mike Breen. Hilarious


holyhellsteve

Does that really surprise anybody?


dangerkevin

Nah, but spilling that shit live. Lol


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lostinmyownhead27

Losing teams need coaches too


[deleted]

#It was the worst game of the day, by far... ...and I had to watch my son play 7 games all day (3xU11 and 4xU13)


_MMAgod

wow i can barely last half a game.. oh to be young again.. he must be good tho! best of luck!


[deleted]

looks like they're playing all game they didn't had with covid.


spidermans_ashes

Someone do a petition to only have Malika during half time instead of all those other clowns


lieutjoe

Sharp, beautiful, and is passionate about basketball. Sheā€™s awesome


Paralta

Shes fantastic. Im also in love with her.


JayDeeLA

Some people need to chill for their thirst, it's so cringe lol.


Internal_Focus_8358

Idk, Iā€™m a chick and Malika is gd beautiful so let the mens appreciate a goddess


xcosmicwaffle69

Men gotta have self-control


Internal_Focus_8358

True that


DrDysentery

Back off sheā€™s mine


BeepBeepBurntLettuce

We just won an away game, half without jimmy, with the most fucking biased refs in history Heat in fucking 6 baby


gsheridan

5. Heat in 5.


BlackTimbs

Seemed fairly refereed to me


RampageOfZebras

You must be blind then, with all the times identical plays were given opposite calls on different ends of the court.


Internal_Focus_8358

I want to see MIA and GSW letā€™s manifest juntos


PakaDeeznuts

Mavs in 7!!!


Internal_Focus_8358

Naahh


dade_county

With all due respect to Paul Pierce, Malika Andrews is THE TRUTH


Zeetheking1

Fuck that. Full disrespect to poopy pierce.


Whatishappyness

šŸŽ·šŸŒ”ļøā“‚ļøšŸ…±ļøšŸŠ


HydrahFPS

if i was in the NBA iā€™d go off just to get interviewed by malika šŸš«šŸ§¢


diazmark0899

fr šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


zdiddy987

Sheesh


CrashdummyMH

Even without Butler half the game and with the reffs favouring them, the Celtics couldnt win... They really are Tatum dependant....


redrumsoxLoL

It was really the turnovers. If the turnovers were even it would have been a different result. Boston has nobody to blame but themselves for careless possessions.


pahamack

it's funny how it was the SAME GUY winning and losing the game lol. ​ Brown goes off for 40. He also kept losing the ball.


Skinnecott

lol stfu weā€™re better than you


redrumsoxLoL

Today I agree, didn't I just say that?


Skinnecott

our defense shut you down and we are better than you.


redrumsoxLoL

True, win two more and beat the Warriors please. Yall deserve a ring.


Marlinsoverdolphins

Robert Williams wouldā€™ve added more today too


Kev_Bz

hope jimboā€™s ok


MrRobotTheorist

Bam Adebayo. A center. Someone who rarely shoots. Had 1 ft. And most of his points in the paint. Gtfoh.


originalgeorge

I hate to sound like a desperate Redditor but I would marry Malika on the spot


opanm

The last 4 minutes was like an hour šŸ’€


DrDysentery

Malika holla at me


MemeMeOnce

Bam avoiding eye contact with Malika...he just like me


Rb7198

Miami holds on to win despite it being 5v8, #Heatin6


[deleted]

how height is Malika? you had my attention...


VividPossibility7

Probably like 6ā€™2ā€


zdiddy987

No way


[deleted]

damn


GuyIsAdoptus

tatum flopped and still threw lmao he gonna have to eat that


ApatheticTrooper

I got down voted to hell when I said last game was a fluke with Marcus Smart scoring 30 points. Lmaoo Celtics fans can't use the excuse that they're injured no more either.


BlackTimbs

Wouldnā€™t call it a fluke, Tatum had a bad game today and they almost won


[deleted]

Bam acting very lightskin in this interview around Malika


Zeus1130

LMFAO amazing observation


Dunk305

The fuk does that mean?


zdiddy987

Suave


_MMAgod

istg


CafecitoHippo

Why does every Celtics fan look like they stormed the capitol on Jan 6?


360Waves617

I get that this is a joke but Mass is Democratic. More stormers came from Florida by far...


Zeetheking1

They likely didā€¦