How the Celtics LOST Game 2 - Initial Reaction

I was getting mad when they keep blitzing the screens and then help if someone driving in the paint joe muzzulla gotta be steps ahead spo

I agree with you on the PTSD. This is the exact game plan Miami used last year to go up 3-0. No adjustments and low energy on the defensive side were a killer combo yesterday.

100% agreed. I think Coach Mazulla should take 70% of the blame as he should have made adjustments and push his players. The players looked like they're going through the motion and no one was moving to different spots when PP was about to drive in.

Joe didn't make no adjustments smh

Why bam gets away with a million of illegal screens?

Should've had Al and Hauser in the clutch and switch 1-5.

Nightmare to watch friend. Well said. "I've been around enough to know That dreams don't turn to gold And that there is no easy way No, you just can't run away" 😢

Nik. My BFF checked info on Embiid's eyes. When you rewatch look how his blinking isn't in sinc

It felt like an energy and intensity thing to me. That's part of them giving the Heat so many wide open "dare" shots from three. No urgency. The best indicator for that was PP had his first non-impact game in a while. When PP brings the energy and intensity, not only does our team feed off of it, but it has a cascading effect on the opponent. Just when they think they can relax with the starters subbing out, PP hits 'em with the hesi or a logo ball or picks up 3/4 court and creates havoc. As PP goes, so go the Celtics...? Perhaps I overstate. P.S. It's your face! Again!

Nik, you are talking spot on, some one has to take the blame, coach or players , no use winning 64 matches and loose in the first round, i doubt they can win any away matches.

Totally agree. Coach does not believe in in game adjustments- he constantly alludes to this. KP let the ball get swipped at alot. Jrue(where is Jrue's offense), Derek... any guards for that matter not a factor. Oh and I took my shoes off. Go C's

The Celtics are screwed. We will be on vacation sooner than later playing like this....

Yeah, C's played like snowflakes last game. Porzingis is my countryman- and I will blame him first. Slow decisionmaking, lack of agressivness in the post.. the whole offence just went stale when he got the ball close to the paint. But- I noticed that every time the game turned into "grinding for every single point" the Celtics offence gets onesided- 1v1's. That did not really work in the regular season and it's suicide in playoffs. In general- Heat made grat adjustments in defence to deny Celticts their bread and butter - 3's.

"But what I could not see Is that you were playin' with me Instead of happiness You brought the misery"

On the offensive side of ball

let's not forget it was the pacers raining downs 3s on us that eliminated us in the in season turney joe is clueless

I hate the heat but you gotta respect em

"Not Obama '08 change." Hysterical, I love this kid. How fickle people are! They lose one game and hardcore fans lose faith. First, they should not have any faith. All year long this team has had the championship conceded to them, which is ridiculous. This group has never won, and don't deserve the benefit of any doubt until they do. You are not a winner until you win. This team has some issues: People talk about KP as though he is Wilt Chamberlain. He has a lot of skills, but he has his limitations. He is a good player, not the second coming. Jaylen "Butterfingers" Brown. He is terrific player, but when the Cs have needed him most is when he has been at his worst. He is excellent on the drive/open floor finisher, but is a an average 3pt shot at best, is a little slow afoot, and is poor free thrower. I call him "the chicken man" because I have never seen anybody other than centers go to the free throw line and miss both shots as often as Brown does. He taunts after every dunk, which is going to hurt us some day. Not saying he's useless, but is absurdly overrpraised. At the end of last season he said in an interview that he had let the team down by not playing well. He was correct. Jason Tatum, like butterfingers, also seems to have trouble holding onto the ball when it matters. When he scores 50 points he signals it with his fingers, sometimes he blows kisses after making 3s. Bill Russell won 11 titles and I never saw him blow a kiss, not once. Tatum needs to achieve before he starts celebrating himself on the court--and then he shouldn't anyway. I'm not sure either Chicken Man or Kisses has the right stuff to win. Not saying the turnover twins don't, but they do not inspire faith. PP. Holliday is our POA defender and he is superb at it. He is also our best clutch shooter.If he goes down it will be Pritchard. He's not bad, and has improved considerably, but he is no Holliday. Im not a MAZ hater, but I think Springer should have gotten a lot more playing time this season, because is a fantastic on-ball defender. Holliday is our MIP [most important player] and if he gets injured we lose. I think Springer should have been prepped for the POA defender role. He's a great athlete with incredible hands. Why did anyone think the Heat would be easy to beat? Where have these people been the last few years? The Cs have a chance, but it's not a given that they will beat Knicks/76ers/Cavs or whoever comes out of the West. This team is far from perfect.

It's games like this that frustrate the hogsnot out of me. What time is it? It's not a pickup game with family or friends. You got lots of film on these bozos. This is coaching! This is on Motsarella ! They look flat. Disinterested. They weren't even trying. Sometimes my friend its games like this make me question WTF!!! It's games like this that will make me bald! It's a conspiracy I tell you. Bird would of never let this happen.. Mouse in the house? Rats dammit! IT'S THE PLAYOFFS WTF!!! SERIOUSLY? Can you imagine paying top notch money to see that? Man there outta be a law. Embarrassing these guys should be ashamed to even call themselves professionals.

this was the worst Celtics coaching I've ever seen in the playoffs. The Heat have no players to fear one-on-one. The only way they can beat us is by getting hot on wide-open threes and that's what we gave them all game. I'm gonna hope this was a fluke.