Tom Giles, Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine give their views on the final possessions of the Celtics 116-115 loss to 76ers. They talk not leaving Harden open at the 3-point line on final defensive possession of the game. They also talk about not calling timeout on the final possession, and Scale says he’s ok with that. Finally, they say the Celtics need to go earlier on the final possession. They let too much time run off the clock.
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He had horford wide open cutting to hoop on last play 🤦🏻♂️. Not mad at no timeout as much as the execution and time wasting.
I think Tatum still looks like he did in the finals I thought he was past that.
The Celtics did get back home court advantage in this series, Winning Game 3 was more important than today since losing Game 3 and Game 4 today would've put them down 3-1.
WYC JOE is TERRIBLE. I GUESS HE USE HIS TIMEOUTS AT HOME…. BUT REALLY HE DON'T HAVE ANY STRATEGY WHEN THE GAME IS ON THE LINE. He Don't know NBA Basketball,..CAN'T WIN WITH JOE…. HE SAID IT HIMSELF HE'S THE WORST COACH. WHY DON'T YALL BELIEVE HIM… HIRE MARK JACKSON…
Celtics made a big mistake by letting the sixers win this game. They gave the sixers life…..Big Mistake.
They lost this game in the first half. If they hit half of what they missed in first half a win no problem
Sitting on the couch ik you have to call a timeout.
Scal calling out the video dept. I love it. Do your job!
Down 1, 14 seconds, 2 timeouts and you don’t even get 1 FGA ? MAZULLA KEEP SAVING THOSE TIMEOUTS FOR YOUR NEXT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
JAMES HARDEN IS HIM!!!😤😤😤😤😤😈😈😈🐐🐐🐐🐐
Celtics got outcoached again. They had a chance to win all 4 games, but with questionable coaching. It is now 2-2. Please get Smart out of the game during the final possession. He shouldn't be the one hoisting up a 3 for the win. Please bring in Malcolm or Derrick. This is getting unsettling. Celtics will still win the series but with good coaching. it makes things more difficult.
boston b-ows
a well deserved loss compounded by another abmasal coaching job
Tatum should've gone for the layup…very makeable and they might have fouled him also.
I totally agree with scal he was 110% right down by one we could stretch the game out we could've made it easily two POSESSION game you want give yoursel more xhance is a winning solution what were you thinking about Joe?
The Coach The Coach The Coach! This Teams Lacks Discipline in Close Games! Actually This Series Should of Been Over In 4 Games! Lil Joey Is Not A Leader of Men!
The analysis was spot here. Down only by 1pt, they played it wrong by slowing it down to have only 1 long shot. Should have been trying for a quick 2pt drive to the hoop with either the 1st shot in, a put back, foul shots, etc many chances rather than just 1 chance.
Such a bummer after that great comeback they couldn’t figure out a way to get the W!
im getting tired of all these blown opportunities down the stretch…why even have a coach if you going to leave a young team figure it out on the final play?? mazulla acts like hes been coachng for 10 years and has a veteran team
I have been a lifelong Celtic fan…but I really hate this team. Front runners! No balls! Bad Coach! Tatum is a choker? Jalen Brown is a locker room lawyer, and woke ownership. And their stupid game plan philosophy to just throw up three pointers simply makes for a dogshit game. The NBA really sucks now and they are the epitome of how badly it has gotten. Scal and the rest of the coverage are silly cheer leaders.
Wrong, Brown stays on harden, Embid gets 2 and its tie game while we have final possession w 5 seconds more.
I'm proud of the Celtics. They could've gave up. They was down 16pts. They fought their way back, even though things weren't going their way. Obviously the lost is disappointing, but they gave themselves a chance to win. It took 42 from Harden and 34 from Embiid to win that game.
Good thing Joe saved those 2 time outs… 😐
Sixers nation stand up Boston will be sent home in 6 games strictly not good enough
Why in Gods name did they not call a play during that time out instead of walking the ball up the court with 10seconds left twice in the same game it is exhasperating
Coz they want the clock to expires thats on Mazulla
Mazulla is in way over his analytical head. Poor and non-existent coaching in critical moments are the signs.
Had they made the trey, no one would be saying that it was a mistake.
Celtics will b fine they needed 70 from 2 players to bearly win everyone for gettin they blew a 17point lead with Tatum playin like dog shit
We don't need a three every time down a point or tied
Mazulla is again getting out coached you got draw some sets for your star player if you notice how he is being played. There is no reason if he is getting the double that ball isn't leaving him quicker and returning to him on the move.
You can see his attentionRookie tendencies and its going to cost us, if he doesn't pay more
Coach bud was in the same exact scenario in game 5 against Miami with 2 timeouts and he didn’t call one and we didn’t get a shot up and got eliminated. Maxilla looking suspect just like our old coach. Glad we fired him
Perfect analysis. I am just stumped by every single decision made in this OT. But we shouldn't even have been in this situation. I don't know why this team is like this. But we ain't winning no trophy like this, that's for sure.
Same issues as 2021.
Smart’s a LOW IQ player and point guard. He’s a bench player who masquerades as a starter.
Smart strolls up and wastes half the shot clock. Smart also should not be taking the last shot of the game.
Ruining title chances for years.
The Celtics need to hire NICK NURSE
Eddie House finally behaving this telecast. After game3 Eddie House pretty much sounded like the Laker/Warrior fan that this California native is. He make stupid statement that fired up the 76ers and made Celtics complacent. Why when you are only up by 1 game and really only held serve with 1 service break (i.e. winning on visitor's could even at 1-1) could you act like the series is over? That was stupid of Eddie House to say, and I think he said it on purpose to give everyone the overconfident, nonchalant start of the game that we saw. Then Eddie House gave the 76ers advice to use Embiid to set up Harden. If Eddie House is a Celtic announcer why does he ALWAYS give the opposing team advice?
Boston sportscasts always seems to have that 1 guy who harms the home team. Back about 10yrs ago a Boston announcer said something like, "I don't know why the Blackhawks don't go at Chara. They probably don't know Chara is injured." From that point on, the Blackhawks made those adjustments that swung the Stanley Cup in their favor. Just like TWO years in a row, Eddie House says "I don't know why the Warriors don't use blankety blank on blankety blank" and "I don't know why the Sixers don't use blankety blank to set up blankety blank". It's as if Eddie House think Sixers cannot watch Boston telecasts, or he actually wants to handicap the Celtics chances because he is a Warrior/Laker fan from childhood.
Derrick White was wide open
Wait, the Celtics shit the bed to close out a game…again!? Wow, haven't heard that one😂.
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Scal spittin
Use your timeout joe!.
And use your bench. Why only use 8 players. Go dominate game 5 in TD garden..
can we not have this Marcus Smart handle the ball for he last pocessions of all quarters, especially the last. He consistently has the habbit of holding on to the ball a bit tooooo long before involving the better shooters. What a bum play both in the regulation, with phillie in foul trouble and then need 2 not 3. in OT, great points by this team here, just like what Kenny Smith said, instead again a 3 point attempt by Marcus S.
Why the hell Jaylen brown standing in the corner for Marcus smart offense
Marcus was rushed at the end of regulation and you can see how tight he is as he shoots. At the of O/T he was more relaxed as he shot. Only thing I will be critical of Smart is the stupidity he has done all season of being too casual and painfully slow in starting the offensive sets. Both Smart and Tatum delayed their moves in that final play which was why the clock ran out. Bad habits formed over the course of the season