Brian Scalabrine joins Tom Giles to offer instant reaction and analysis following the Boston Celtics’ 119-115 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their second round playoff matchup. Philly, playing without Joel Embiid, leaned heavily on James Harden, who delivered with 45 points, including the game-winning three with eight seconds left. Turnovers proved once again costly for the Celtics, who finish with 16 in the loss.
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21 Comments
Lol at this boston guy thinking harden can’t explode on them again….. it’s gone be funny when harden goes for 55 in game two without embid lmao and a sixers win!
Howd you feel if the Sixers sweep them Celtics without Embiid?
This team is a joke. They’re healthy, have the best roster top to bottom and can’t even turn up and play hard and disciplined basketball for 48mins
Fck this team
I’ve quit watching, I don’t give a fck anymore……..I don’t care who wins the chip now.
The in form team in the east right now is the Heat and Sixers. I still see Celtics winning the east but it won't be a easy ride
no defense was played. ngl i want udoka back.
Boston in 5, harden got lucky
Colour me shocked
We’ve seen it all season
Embiid out
So we disrespect the opponents next best player
Sixers in 5
Can’t have marcus making crunch time plays
FEAR THE BEARD
Tatum, Brown and Smart with 3 different coaches are the same weak minded players. Softest Celtics' leaders I've ever seen.
We need to come to Jesus moment, Maybe if Satancon didn’t have a rally in Boston the basketball Gods wouldnt be so upset.
Why is it always so hard to take advantage of the screen? Tatum can’t win one on one when switch. No one can make floater when drop. The other teams including hawks are so good at doing those
Celtics are done.. they’re not winning anything this year. JB will leave next year.
Who shut off JB?
Attacking the rim worked, why switch to 3s? Lol that call on smart was a charge switched to a block and saved maxey. I’m not sure if that steal after was a shot clock violation or not but I know maxey was supposed to be fouled out. Then that last possession was terrible, just alot of things went wrong. All they’ve got to do is play defense and CFs here we come
Up 4 one minute left….Smart decides to take a charge and gives up 3 pts….
Final Possession….Smart drives and turns the ball over.
He's involved too much in the clutch , he's too reckless. Lol
Script. Celtics win in 7
HE'LL DO IT AGAIN EMBIID WILL DO IT AGAIN!!! THE CELTICS DON''T PLAY DEFENSE ANYMORE!!! THANKS JOE MAZZULA… ALL THE ENERGY IS ON TAKING MORE THREE'S THAN THE OTHER TEAM!!!
Defense is abysmal. Grant Williams got 4 minutes. What is going on with the coaching? They did great all year when he played, now they don't use him and they struggle. Williams is a beast on defense. I love Horford but he's gotten a little slow. They're going around him like he's a road cone.
It's only game one! By the time the series gets to the third game I think the Celtics will be alright. Last season in both the Eastern conference semifinals and conference finals they lost game 1 and came back to win the series.
Stfu Brian u averaged 2pts per game