Comments From The Other Side - vs Sixers, Game 2 Playoff Semis

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by FLCeltsFan




All right guys, enough of this BS! Time to GEt the split and to reclaim our Destiny. We need this win and the team knows it. Players are itching to play!

We'll probably lose this one too. We have a better chance than the last one though. It's on the road in a rough environment. I do think we steal one in Boston though to win it in 7.  (MY NOTE:  That's what Bucks fans said too)

Rozier, Tatum, and Baynes literally can't play better than they did in game 1. So I feel okay.

Everybody whos denying we are the CLEAR favorite, even in Boston, is blind. Bookies favor us again and rightfully so..

We have underperformed the entire playoffs so far despite beating the Heat 4-1. Hopefully they turn it on tonight, but I think youth and playoff inexperience is a massive disadvantage for us.

Can't blame youth when Rozier and Tatum are the top guys on Boston.

Rozier has been to the playoffs for three straight years (and a contributor in all three). Tatum is just a stud. And now Jaylen Brown is potentially playing? It's going to be tough in their house. I do think we will be able to adjust by game 3.

If Rozier and Baynes shoot a combined 9/12 from 3 again, I will go buy a Kyrie Irving jersey tomorrow.

I aint guna buy a jersey but I might cry a little.

Sixers will win this game, and will win the series in 6.

Dr. J thinks Celtics' Jayson Tatum 'probably should have been the first pick in draft'

Dr J. If you don’t have anything good to say, then STFU

I mean I wasn't that thrilled with trading up for Fultz when it happened And this season has only validated the angst back then (especially since moving to Boston and watching the Celtics regularly). I never understood the hype with Fultz and think either he’d have been there at 3, or Tatum would have, and the Sixers would have gotten either the guy they want or the guy that I thought might have been the most complete player without giving up any assets.

I don’t remember anyone on this website or in the Philadelphia media suggesting the Sixers should draft Jayson Tatum with their first selection in the 2017 NBA draft It seems to me the reason Danny Ainge selected Jayson Tatum and not Josh Jackson is because Josh Jackson cancelled his work out for the Celtics, for some undisclosed reason.

Dr. J should also consider attempting to boost the kid’s confidence instead of whatever this was…with all that’s been going on with fultz this was totally unnecessary from a legend within the organization.

Does anybody else hate Baynes’ hair?

Taking 1 game in Boston is all they need to win this series. Maybe it happens tonight.

Weird timing for this take since Tatum has played awful in all but 2 games this post season. He’s shooting 41% from the field and 29% from 3, and worse of all Khris Middleton abused him to the way of 71% True Shooting % in the first round.  (MY NOTE:  He must have been unaware that Tatum already had 20+ points in the 3 previous games)

Tonight, I don’t want to just beat them, I want to drive home a point, that if Boston plans on making any kinds of runs in this conference for the next decade, all roads leads through Philadelphia.

I keep reminding myself that we beat Miami by 27 in game 1, then lost game 2. If a mediocre Miami team can do that to a really good Sixers team, then why can’t a really good Sixers team do it to a really good Celtics team?

I’ll admit I was very wrong about Terry R, and Tatum. The Celts are somehow pretty good even without Kyrie and Hayward. Pretty impressive what Brad Stevens has done with the players on the bench.

This is a statement game For both Embiid and Simmons….Stars are made in the reg season, Superstars are made in the postseason….it’s real easy for Stevens to sit up there all smug and say he’s fine with Embiid killing them while they’re up….but if the Sixers play any kind of D tonight I would punish them w/ Embiid and Simmons in the paint

I really hope Hubie Brown retires from broadcasting next year. Go enjoy your grandchildren bud. Do it for the good of the free world….

I pretty sure all Boston did on Monday was open a big ol' can of whoopass for tonight.

This 830 start is killing me. Have to sit through Toronto choking against LeBron for another 50 minutes.

Toronto fans… suicide watch on again. Poor buggers must think they are seriously cursed.

LeBron is a beast tonight. Who doesn’t want him?!?!

We’ll see if LeBron can keep this up next round when he’s going against Ojeleye and Yabusele.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 4, 2018

Barkley guarantees a Sixers’ win. Welp, throw in the towel, boys.

Those cus crise shirts are almost as stupid as our lopsided snake logo

Sixers on pace to win about 128-0.

Marcus Smart should not be hitting 3s with a hand in his face.

McHale proved why he shouldn't be calling this series. Johnson got all ball, replay showed all ball and McHale choked on creating some lie about what part of Rozier's body Johnson touched.

Refs are allowing the Celtics to push Redick and Belinelli as they come around those screens.

Boston missing everything so we do have that going for us

Tatum and Rozier trying to do too much

And lo and behold... Smart makes their first basket.

Rozier thinks he’s Steph now. I think that’s good news for us.

He’s scary.

"Baynes was a load on Embiid in game 1" Was he watching the game? Embiid abused him and Horford in game 1.

Sixers in 5. Bring on Cleveland!

We need to BUILD this win, bucket by bucket. They are afraid of this beginning, and just threw Jaylen IN.

Like I said before this team is clearly the better team.  We take this game.  Win 2 in Philly and close it out in 5.  

I knew game 1 was a fluke.  their shooting regressed to the mean and the Sixers are balling.  Beat them by 40 and send a message.  

Why wasn’t that whistled dead as a back court violation?

Because the sixers were so ****ing slow getting to the ball that Brown picked it up first.

I keep forgetting that the Sixers are still learning. I might be expecting too much… like not dribbling off your own foot.

Hot Take: Jaylen Brown is and will be a much better NBA player than Tatum

Brown is good. So’s Tatum. Both top three picks so it makes sense

Simmons is bottled up again. They do a good job on him

Is it me or does it seem like Boston experimenting on us w line up

Look at that. Simmons and Roco on Tatum and he ain’t ****. Park redick on smart all night. Perfect.

We are missing so many layups

Yeah but its ok. Refs are on our side  

We get to the FT line a lot in G1. Refs are giving us the calls if we take it inside (MY NOTE:  Remember these two posts, folks.  I haven't even read through all these, just like you haven't yet, and I'd be willing to bet real money we hear a very different tune later)

Stupid play by Embiid. No need to contest that aggressively against Smart.

Mask blocks his vision. He thought it was steph curry

McHale is about to start giving out Tommy points. This is ridiculous

Smart cant miss

McHale trying to credit that TO to the C's defence when Belli clearly just threw it at JJ's feet unforced. Going to have to mute this green clown soon.

Celts fans seeing who we are. (MY NOTE:  Idiots?)

Marcus Morris just ran an ISO from 30 feet out. Love it

Jj is scoring because of Celts D. They’re not switching aggressive now

I really hope we see Fultz at some point in this series. At least give him a chance.

Seems like Larkin would be a good matchup for him.

Celts doesn't have the talent to with this effort

O wait a minute...isn't this lead getting a bit too big? I almost forgot we're the Sixers. 20+ point lead = loss.

Why do they have Mchale calling this game? He’s clearly biased. Keeps referring to Horford as "Al".

Man Embiid is getting bailed out by some fouls.

Elite timeout right there. Can’t teach that.

i’d like to see brad Stevens TRY to take a timeout like that

Let’s keep this up bury them by 30 to destroy morale and head back to Philly  (MY NOTE:  I almost wish I didn't know what comes later...)

We are prob playing at 60% and we are destroying their little leprechaun bottoms

Rozier ..LOL! My goodness, you arent all that you overrated piece of shit. It’s amazing how bad you are when someone actually guards you.

The past 7 minutes have looked like the SIXERS played during our win streak

Either that, or cause Horford was out. That guy makes a defensive difference.

It was dumb of them to win game 1 Made us mad  (MY NOTE:  Not better, just madder)

Marcus smart of all people is stroking 3s

Aw poor wittle Brown got hit in DA face And then shot an airball.  (MY NOTE:  Once again, anticipating them complaining about our physicality later)

Boston starting to really whine about calls

This is their "run" need to withstand it and finish it!!!

Two bad calls…..JJ was fouled by Smart and Smart fouled Ben….gave Boston momentum. Dirty man

Jeez ben, if you're gonna drill Marcus At least make him leave on a stretcher

Really hate Boston

Stupid refs Don’t understand all calls are supposed to be for Sixers

Monroe can die. That would be fine.

Why does Smart shoot lights out against us?!?!?

Jaylen brown is a big baby

Sorry guys but we also need to play dirty because one of these days we’ll face a more talented team and we need to play like the Heat

We can't let this garbage offensive rebounding team get offense rebounds...

Jaylen Brown went to my alma mater and honestly thought he was going to be a bust in the NBA. I'm happy to see him do better than I thought, but I don't think he's going to be anywhere close to a star

How did TNT think that it was a good idea to put a Celtics legend as our analyst?

Can someone explain to me why Brown let the Celtics cut the lead from 20 to 4 without calling a single timeout in between?

Should be up 15 at least. Stopped playing the last 4 mins...almost like they thought Boston would just fold.

The Brad Stevens coaching advantage is the only thing that will beat us this series, because their talent doesn't even come close to ours.

The only way they can beat us is if they exploit our stupid or exploit our lack of hustle. Oddly, hustle has been one of our strengths this season, seems to have randomly disappeared at times through 1.5 games this series. The stupid will always be there, we just are not the brightest team, but we can get by with the errors as long as we execute.

The team can only be as smart as the coach. You can have smart players but if the coach is stupid, you will lose.

Maybe Mitchell or Tatum should be Rookie of the Year. Its a must win Game 2 in the playoffs - Ben needs to step up. We need March Ben not December Ben. Hopefully he didn't break up with his gf.

I think I hate Dario Saric.

Simmons is by far the worst player on the court

I know why we getting outcoached, Brett is a Bostonian deep down, he can’t lead us to win

SImmons scared to score on baynes?

I’m generally all for 30% shooters shooting at us all day, but the fact that Smart keeps draining them is kinda ridiculous.

Sixers should be up by 30 The refs put the small rims on the Sixers and the wide rims for the Celtics

All McHales fault Obviously brought in refs from Southie  (MY NOTE:  And here we go...)

Somebody remind Marcus Smart that he is supposed to be a bad shooter The guy shot 36.7 percent from the field in the regular season — 30.1 percent from behind the 3-point line. Those are horrific percentages. He was even worse in the 1st round of these playoffs against Milwaukee (26.1 percent overall, 0-for-8 from behind the arc) So why is he suddenly hitting jumpers left and right in this series?

I just can’t get past the point that we love our young guys and their upside but the Celts have better guys in their prime and the same upside if not more from their young guys. This is the chance to steal a series and we can’t beat them while they’re missing their top player and their big free agent signing and Brown is playing on one leg??? Depressing dor the future to say the least

Could the Sixers do something right? Anything???

Another garbage foul call. Rozier falls down and happens to hit Joel’s leg, somehow it’s a foul.

Ben unable to breakdown Baynes away from hoop?!!!

The basketball gods want the Celtics to win, as evidenced by that stupid 3

Well Tatum can also shoot

McHale has been watching too much Tommy Heinsohn.

I don't know how you explain Marcus Smart.

It is possible that Boston is just the better team at this point...

The thing I'm amazed by is how the Celtics are inside the 76ers' jerseys on every possession. They chase, they switch, they recover and they're still inside a jersey. There's no room to put the ball down and get around them.

If you do say Boston is a better team, then I hope it's a really active offseason. Boston is adding Kyrie and Hayward, we need more firepower.

You know the other thing about Boston's D? They don't foul. Have the Sixers been shooting FTs in the penalty in either of these two games, in any quarter? I don't think so.

The refs have been pro Celtics all night long, except for that one missed call when Brown got slapped in the face

****ing Rozier, hate that kid

But the Eagles ruined the Patriot dynasty.

Dude Marcus smart come on really shooting the lights out

Sixers really just don’t want to go to the finals

The Sixers have completely collapsed Right now, I’m feeling like the Celtics are going to sweep this series Because they are clearly in the Sixers’ heads

Boston is an actually hostile environment. Playing in Miami is vacation compared to the Garden

Everyone came into this series saying the Sixers’ talent should win out. I’m not so sure the Sixers have more talent. More potential talent, maybe, but right now that potential doesn’t matter. The Sixers might have too many one-dimensional players.

I don't even live in Philly and I despise Boston fans. So obnoxious

Is Saric on the Celtic payroll???

If Brad Stevens was coaching us I can almost guarantee that he would have TJ (or even Fultz) in now instead of Ben just to calm our offence down.

But BB has 0 ingame adjustment capabilities. It's been the same story all year actually.

What's up with Smarts fluke shooting performance? Why can't any of our non-shooters have fluke performances?

Because the Celtics don't leave our guys wide open on defense.

After the Celtics blew us out in game 1 with a barrage of 3s, you would think the team would adjust and not leave Celtics wide open behind the 3 point line.

Remember when a bunch of people were declaring Horford as nothing more than a role player? Never understood that..

Jj redick is the type of player that we've always dreaded, gives you 20 points, gives up 35

Game over. Brett brown is so clearly overmatched it’s amazing.

Jayson Tatum is dancing on our grave

We don't deserve to win this game. Getting out classed and they don't even have Irving or Hayward...

Im sorry , Tatum is good we got robbed

You really see the difference having an elite coach brings. Brad Stevens might be owning Brown for years to come sadly.

Just because Stevens is a crazy good coach doesn't make Brown a bad one. We aren't going to just fire Brett and find someone to compete with a top 2 coach in the NBA.

They just let a guy with one leg beat them down the court.

Did TNT just show me Kevin Hart instead of half of Boston's possession? Garbage  (MY NOTE:  Just trying to give you Philly fans something to smile about)

Rozier isn't that good, I'm sick of this guy!

I hate our team!

They are a better team. We have some great pieces, but they have a far more complete team.

I don’t think the Sixers will be able to win in Boston. When the crowd gets into the game they are ****ing folding.

Tatum is playing like a superstar

Athlete with a jumper. Must be nice. We only have one or the other

He would’ve been perfect here

Yes he looks good. His little heroin needle shot celebration thing is in incredibly poor taste though.

I missed that, wtf??

Maybe I’m misreading it but he does this thing where he holds his fingers over his other arm… I presume cuz like he’s "shooting" — get it…

Game now down to Coaching ,Boston experimented w us in first half

I’ve come to accept the fact that we won’t win the Finals this year

TJ really is the GOAT. Trade Ben

"that hamstring is juuust fine" as he’s limping around on the court Why would you say that

I don't understand has this much trouble with a guy like Baynes

We need James or George or Leonard. This Celtics team is better than us WITHOUT it’s two best players

The Celts are just a better team. They are all athletic. They can all shoot. Their coach is great. They play hard. I think our future is great but the Celts are just better

Rap…Rozier finally hit a 3

Can someone explain to me how the Celtics became some 3 point shooting juggernaut. I don't recall them being this effective from 3.

Especially how Marcus Smart learned how to shoot... Damn hand cast

I am not really an expert at basketball rules but is Horford really allowed to move around like that when screening a shooter?

Yeah it drives me nuts. His picks are like half and full circles with all arms flailing.

I will only forgive Ben if he dunks on jayson tatum hard

Boston has upwards of 5 shotcreaters and we don't have a single one. Gotta win individual battles in the playoffs, a system can't carry you, alone.

Funny thing is heading in everyone said Boston was the system team and Philly had all the talent.

Who do you have as the 5 shot creators?

Rozier, Tatum, Brown, Smart, and to an extent Horford. Add in Kyrie and Hayward and if you are felling frisky Larkin..

Getting humiliated by Boston without 2 best players. Yep, we'll dominate.

Whatever. Trust the trucking process.  

At least McHale is charitable in victory, calling it straight now

Will someone tell Kevin Hart to sit down and shut up.

The Celtics roster is collectively doing that

Sixers are a **** embrassment

The Greatest Team Ever Assembled gets punked again by the skeleton crew.

Best defensive player in the NBA right there fellas. Smh....Embiid needs a reality check.

Very impressed by Tatum, so poised and a key contributor for Celtics.

Yeah, we **** that up. Its going to haunt us.  (MY NOTE:  For the next 10 years...)

Our number one pick rides pine while donavan Mitchell, Tatum play key roles. Thanks Brian!!

Simmons lost every right for ROY tonight.

Ben Simmons 31 minutes, 0-4, 1 point, 5 turnovers, -23. **** outta here.

This one is over. Don’t know why people wanted to play Boston instead of the Bucks. Sixers got to spend in the offseason to contend.

They thought without Irving they'd be weaker, but it's also about how well the Celtics have shot 3s, I don't think anyone, anywhere saw that.

See? Even their center can dribble drive on you. 5 guys on the floor, every one of them can put the ball down and get to the rim.

Awful, Horford is a smaller, quicker center. He's able to play power forward, they're playing tight defense up top and a guy that can put the ball down like that has the advantage.

Sixers are gonna lose in 5 against a Celtics team without their best two players.

Sixers need to hold serve and put the pressure back on Boston. They can do it.

Gotta give Brad Stevens a lot of credit. He's done an outstanding job coaching his team up through all the injuries. Very Pederson-ish performance, I might say. Celtics have exploited the Sixers' weaknesses to perfection so far.

Can’t wait to see how Simmons responds. We’ll see what the kid is made of in game 3. The shame of it is that he’s a ROOKIE. How quickly we forget.

Jayson Tatum makes that rookie thing shrug worthy

Tatum showing up while Bustelle is MIA.

No worries. Tatum will break his **** leg and be out for a year, and when he comes back he will tear an ACL and career will be over. Meanwhile Fultz will be back next year looking like Curry/Harden.....

Not cool. Don't wish injury on anyone

Not cool. We had a chance to pick him we did not. He is playing well don't wish bad on the young man.

They need to have Andrew Toney ring the bell before Game 3.

We’re..
+10 FGA
Just 11 TOs
+7 in assists
Just -2 in 3s
+11 in ORebs
We did have a good window here for a win.

Boston couldn't beat Milwaukee on the road. If we hold serve, we got 2 chances to steal one from them. If we lost one of the next 2, then obviously things are looking dire.

Man, that Boston crowd was absolutely insane! Maybe the loudest building I've heard all year. As pissed off as I am, I won't start trashing the Boston players. Tatum is showing us up right now big time. It's maddening watching Fultz just sit on the bench....The #1 pick no less....Sorry, your #1 pick is supposed to play. I hope he proves us wrong next year.

Hats off to the Celtics, this is a renewed rivalry, and they are giving it to us right now. Rozier can't miss, Stevens cam coach, and Al Horford is better than I thought. I think we'll even things up at home. This series is going the distance.

that’s a foul because Horford has awful balance?

All of a sudden Boston gets all the offensive boards

Boston just looks like the better team right now. The athleticism, the pace, the effort, the defense, getting things to work in transition, succeeding when they need to.

I tried telling yall tatum was gonna be better It’s crazy he’s almost 2 years younger than your 6’10 rondo. Imagine how lopsided this rivalry will be when the Celtics two best players get back…

Imagine how lopsided it's gonna be when we have Lebron next year.

Celtics really feed off this home crowd We will win the next 2 at home but I don’t like how this series is going.

I really doubt we win the next two at home. Not if Brown can’t figure out what Stevens is doing to Simmons.

The future is Boston not us

Tbh I'm scared of the Celtics as a future rival not necessarily because of their roster (although they obviously have a lot of talent) but because they have brad Stevens and we don't

Outhustled Outsmarted. Outcoached.

I need to get a puppy Watching this team is too stressful

Honestly if this were happening against any other team it wouldn’t bother me too much, it’s just that losing to the Celtics when they don’t even have kyrie or Hayward is depressing

If Boston keeps scoring 100+, the Sixers will keep losing. It won’t do.

can’t stand Boston fans. We looked horrible tonight. We lost to some b team scrubs led by Al "I'm only an Allstar cause of team record" Horford.

I think Sixers win G3. Crowd will be on fire, Simmons thrives off that, Celtics are still a very young team that will struggle in that environment.

The Celtics have a bunch of guys that can defend and shoot. We just have one sometimes(Rob)

I really don't see us losing at home. Obviously we have to win in Boston and tonight we missed a great opportunity to do so.

Sixers aren't winning this series. Sad but true. Fultz and Simmons better LIVE in the gym developing a jump shot.

Lol we lost to cus crise again

It's a painful reality that the Celtics are just a superior organization from top to bottom. Better managed and better coached, but more importantly they do a phenomenal job of getting their players to collectively meet their standards and buy into the culture they've established. Their two top players are out and the next guys up almost effortlessly transcend their games from role players to stars in an instant.

- Rosier has me missing Kyrie
- Tatum is single-handedly owning Simmons, Fultz, and BC in this series
- Horford is picking us apart inside and out
- Smart continues to only shoot well against us
- Marcus Morris scoring with ridiculous efficiency
- Jaylen Brown comes in and out-hustles us with a busted hamstring.
- Aaron Baynes becomes a defensive beast and starts stroking threes.

Don’t forget BC just handed them a great asset and they will get the Lakers or Kings pick

The only thing that seems to help....…. Is to keep repeating, The Eagles Won The Super Bowl, The Eagles Won The Super Bowl

Where does Boston find all these athletic scores Just one of those scores on Philly makes them a upper echelon elite team smh.

It's worth noting that Boston is playing great D and bothering everyone without being complete punks, as I predicted. Miami was a unique case of terrible people playing cheap, dirty basketball.

If the Celtics win this series, they will get to the NBA Finals I think they are playing with a big chip on their shoulders because everyone pretty much wrote them off after Kyrie went down for the season. I personally theink they are a better team (key word here – TEAM) than either the Raps or the Cavs

Lebron will average 40 before losing to Kyrie-less Celts I think Cavs sweep them even easier than last year

Boston averaged 10 threes made per game in the Milwaukee series, and is currently averaging 16 made per game vs us... How bostons scrubs are making every 3 they take is insane

When Marcus Smart looks like Lebron, the series might be cosmically destined for Boston.

Well, at least we aren't the raptors...



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They must've been mortified watching that lead evaporate right before half-time.


KJ