Celtics beat Pacers in Game 1 of ECF & Timberwolves vs. Mavs WCF preview | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Celtics beat Pacers in Game 1 of ECF & Timberwolves vs. Mavs WCF preview | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

live from New York it’s a show with a very special guest coming on in approximately 1 hour it’s first things first today are you impressed with the Celtics not at all really I should be impressed only one they were so lucky and fortunate now they did keep trying but they were fortunate to win this game look first of all they have five days rest Indiana coming off a wildly emotional game at Madison Square Garden had one day rest okay and on top of that everybody’s been talking about how back I don’t say bad you guys are at home but how middling you are 15 and 14 over the last three postseasons already lost a play a home game in each of the last two rounds against okay so so people been talking about how bad you are at home so you definitely want to get that you know erase that and here you are you should have lost to a team that is so young they have no idea what it’s like to be on this stage and if it weren’t for some major gaps at the end of the game by the Pacers they’ be down 01 here’s the first Tyrese halberton is great and he was great last night until the end what he just lost the ball that can’t happen I mean he just lost the ball and there were other turnovers yes there were other turnovers he made late he had five in the last five and a half minutes including overtime and then I want to see after this the shot by Brown credit Brown great shot but the Pacers why didn’t they switch oh here’s another there’s another turnover yeah okay so they should have switched we we can really see it there but at that point in the game why aren’t you just switching everything and and and look covered could he have tried yeah but you if they had switched TJ mccon could have denied Jaylen the ball in the corner and maybe Jaylen just out of instin cuts to the basket so you get a two-point layup no way is he getting a two he’s I’m just saying I think McConnell could have denied him if they would have switched he could have got in front of Jaylen so you couldn’t have got that pass that’s a tough pass from the Baseline and even if they if he does get the pass if McConnell’s there like I disagreed with the broadcast when the broadcast was saying I know JJ and LeBron have been talking a lot about fouling up three and in general I agree with that philosophy but because SE yakum was late he didn’t have an opportunity to foul but if McConnell’s there you can foul on the catch you can foul on the catch and you’re even allowed to run through the pass foul him like that before he even has the ball I I understood why SE yakum didn’t foul cuz he was late and brown it’s arguable I get cuz brown kind of you know so maybe you could have but it’s a risk problem but if they had switched I agree with you but it was listen I I am not Mr Big Market I the I’m from the Midwest w i there’s a lot of teams that I publicly root for that are not on the coasts so this is not about Indiana’s Market size but Pacers fans this is why we can’t take you seriously wow this is why sorry you disagree Brew this is you just mean the fact that they collapsed yes I mean games like this is why even though none of us I know some people think the Celtics are a great team I don’t think any of us on this table think they’re as good as their metrics or their record suggests and we did not spend a second contemplating the Pacers winning this series because this was a game that Boston was dying to give to you that Boston would take a big lead and then stop playing that they they played into your hands defensively Al Horford God love him oldest player in the playoffs playing well but if if Al Horford’s taking 12 threes you’re doing what the Pacers want you to do what they and so and Indiana you had a five-point lead with a minute and a half left you had a three-point lead with the ball with 30 under 30 seconds left twice you had it twice once with 30 once with 10 and the turnovers were your all-nba is Guy dribbles the ball off his knee and you can’t get a ball inbounded they were literally the type of turnovers that High School junior had a timeout left there too they could have called a time out and look Rick I think we all understand he’s a really good coach but these plays and he owned it I’ll give him credit these are on him though again why aren’t you switching on the last play by Jaylen Brown and why don’t you have them call a timeout right there so you don’t have to you know throw that turnover do you want to give any credit to the Pacers that we thought that they were going to cool down offensively because they were so hot Pacers this postseason offensive rating of 121 shooting 51% from the field 38% from three and everything in like well maybe that uh hot shooting Nicks game kind of you know cooked the books a little bit but Josh said game one at the sell still shot 53.5% yesterday 67% game seven so do you expect this to continue I I do give him credit like the Pacers have impressed me this postseason um I I picked Boston in six but largely because I thought Boston might get Lac ofical and stuff but Indiana plays well they play hard their style of play is the same as Boston as far as the pace they were number one and two in the league in pace so that but that plays I think that’s what Indiana wants you’re going to run with you’re gonna playay fast with us I think that favors the Pacers and if I’m of of each of these teams if I was a player on either team I would feel better if I’m a Pacer this morning now I’m ticked off that we gave up the game I I understand that but now if there was any out they’re the young team they haven’t been this far you’re facing a team that’s been in six Conference Finals in the last eight years and is the best record in the league by a mile now they know they went to bed last night like man we we can not only play with them we can beat them so I I think now Boston is gonna have its hands full I I totally disagree I think that now if you’re the Pacers you’re like all right so we have to beat them five times in seven games we’re not going to they’re going to lose game two and they’re going to it best case scenario be down 3-1 when the next game’s played in Boston like I just no I think the series ended last night I now I don’t think the Pacers had more than a punchers chance going into it but last night was such a crushing loss because it would’ be one thing if Boston made great plays down the stretch now Jaylen made a very tough shot and I will give him credit for that but the the Pacers made some mistakes multiple in the final couple minutes that they didn’t get punished for because Jason Tatum who I know we’re talk about couldn’t make a shot like they but wouldn’t you rather be like we gave them the game rather than they just beat us I I I think emotionally I I I just think they’re going to be down 02 in a couple days and the series is over okay I kind of agreed with both of you there to be honest with you 36 points 12 rebounds championship’s just done making pred exactly I you guys more predictions two for seven in the fourth he 0 for four in the final 9930 of the fourth also just eye testwise it’s kind of like here you go Derek white yeah here you go jayen Brown why don’t you take care of late late yeah so do you feel better or worse about Tatum yeah I mean it’s worse I mean you you know what it reminded me of a bit people kind of memory hold this game but game six last year round two against Philly Philly’s up 3-2 it’s after the two great Harden games and Tatum started that game one for 14 and phly couldn’t take control couldn’t create separation despite that and then the final 3 minutes Tatum hit 4 threes finished 5 for 21 Boston wins the game and it was to me it was similar to last night which is Tatum was miserable on that fourth quarter and then wasn’t good at the start of overtime and then about halfway through overtime all of a sudden right got the end one hit a three got a couple more free throws and all of a sudden has eight quick points in overtime and the Celtics win and I don’t think he’s the hero cuz Jaylen Brown is the hero in my opinion of the game but he was the best guy in the overtime but it is there are too many moments like this where it just feels like the Celtics don’t have that guy and this is something that Celtics fans kill our friend Colin coward for because he’s been saying it all year there is there is no shame in being the seventh or eighth best player in the sport the problem is all of NBA history tells us if you’re the seventh or eighth best player in the sport you’re probably not going to win a title now the Celtics are trying to overcome that but that’s the the issue is once you get typically to this round this year it’s not the case for them somebody that’s in that five or six best players is against on the other side of the court and next round it will be so no I don’t feel better about Jason Tatum’s game yeah I I I think to your point Nick now and I have not really question question to this before cuz I guess his Youth and he’s still only 26 so maybe he’ll grow and improve but now I think you really have to question it can he be the best player on a championship team I mean there are aberration when chy bips and the Detroit Pistons and Gus Williams that you showed La yesterday and the Sonic Super Sonics back in 1979 but generally you know you need to be a great player an alltime great to lead your team so I think that is up for question now look maybe he’ll answer that this year but right now that’s got to be a question let me just say this though in in on behalf of Jason Tatum this is what we’re ripping 36 points game high 12 rebounds team High and a game high plus 20 and I get it in the fourth quarter he missed some some bad shots I don’t I’m tired of seeing the fade away when you don’t need to fade like coaches will take go strong to the hoop with your momentum fade away is a great shot but you don’t always have to fade okay but beyond that get I want to give him credit cuz we know what his challenge has been right clutch last night n it wasn’t like that game was over when he scored eight points in the last minute 12 all right eight I mean it wasn’t over they were down that layup we showed where he got fouled that gave them the lead they went on a 125 game in run he had eight of the points yes but the but when if not for the Pacers self emulating his clutch numbers from last night are over for three in the final 90 seconds okay but then you have to regroup and say okay I’ve been play I’ve been missing shots again I’m not trying to say he was great and everybody’s wrong about this but I’m saying it what we can’t Overlook what he did at the end of that game only eight ass stocks so I mean yeah I think five assists three steals no blocks so I I think I’m doing that it might have been real quick while I think this is what you were alluding to when you were like he didn’t feel comfortable this was in overtime this turnover where he’s trying to get out this looks like me I mean it was just like somebody I don’t H that it just doesn’t feel like the guy and the point that I and this is where it sounds odd but if you just like go back decades at a time and say okay seventh or eighth best guy you know what I mean of any given moment like 20 years ago that probably was Chris Weber with the Kings that’s a great player that’s a great all NBA level player probably high right 30 years ago was it Drexler with the Blazers like a great player was the was the best player on a team that made two finals but how did he win his championship he got with a better player 40 years ago was it Bernard King or whomever like in that pre-injury in that range the point right you’re Ying maybe 30 years ago right like this is those are great guys we all know their names 30 and 40 years later but in this league man if you don’t have somebody who is a guaranteed statue in front of the Arena post retirement you’re probably not winning a title with them like there’s a few exceptions but if you don’t have a stat a guaranteed statue outside of the Arena you probably need someone better to win the title now I say all that they’re going to be the favorites in the five r but yeah so but I that’s just and so last night didn’t make and he’s also still young I mean it doesn’t feel that way but he is Young he’s 26 I know but we’ve got he’s a year older than Luca okay but if Luca’s young and aunt’s young if you’re the oldest of the young why I said it they it’s ASB for them period they have got to win it and if they don’t win this series there needs to be a new coach if they don’t win this series oh this series well there will be they’re going to they’re going you act like I’m tripping well first of all I’m upset that you brought sbob into the NBA you just kind of did it and we expected us agrees with me great transport Can wild can you let Brew have a shine you you bre Brew privately you know what he said to me he was like we need we got to stop saying asto we have to take it off the air now you’re trying to kill us boob I’m try to kill on carton show today yeah exactly or he said sbob he said keep going and and don’t you dare touch my Versace Ro it better not be Miss days you killed La laab never caught on I to go you have to push it God over to the West game one tonight at 8:30 wolves favored by 4 and a half Minnesota won both of their game ones against Phoenix and Denver the Mavs have lost both of their game ones against the Clippers in OKC but they meet tonight so who is game one more important for well definitely Minnesota oh wow we agree no question I mean first of all you’re at home all right secondly I don’t even know what the favor are they should be the four and a half but in the series so you’re the favorite in the series all right I would think whether I know the numbers or not they should be the favorites right and then you know Dallas 0 and five in game ones under Jason kid that’s their last five game ones they come back to win four of those Series so if Dallas loses they’re going to be fine now all that said Nick and I think you guys have to agree with this Minnesota shown if they lose tonight I think you’d be crazy to write them off I mean they showed you against Denver like you they are not into negative momentum they will not succumb to negative momentum so if Dallas were to win the first two I don’t think you could just say it’s over because we saw what they did against Denver it would be somewhat Bleak I mean obviously they going for but still this team who would have thought they would have come back from down 32 all right so but all that said yeah it’s more important for yeah I think you the the reasons you said is why I agree Luca loses game one man even prej kid he I think Luca’s won one there’s been one series the Mavs have won game one since he’s been there and it’s the game one he missed I think that’s accurate the when he was out injured against Utah uh they this T right Brunson played great typically they don’t win game one Minnesota’s at home and and this is where like there was a really dumb really dumb meme going around the internet yesterday which was a picture of Kyrie and LeBron and a picture of Kyrie and Luca and it was like Kyrie didn’t want to follow him but is fine following him I wonder what changed and the answer is seven years man were they trying to make that I have no idea what they were trying to make it whatever it was was stupid but the point is the guy grew up and Kyrie Irving is a different person than he was seven years ago I think he’s a different person than he was two years ago and so I say the reason I say that is for this I don’t think Kyrie is going to let them get emotionally unsettled by a loss I think Kyrie Irving is the Steady Hand of this team and it is I I have been as vocal of a Kyrie critic of his you know post Cavs Journey as anybody I am the one who last year picked the Mavs to win the title and then when they got Kyrie said well now they can’t because I thought he was so antithetical to winning he has been a great leader this year and because Luca is so emotionally combustible I think he is a great wingman for that for the other players on the team and so I’m not worried about if the Mavs lose game one you know that where their head’s going to be at because Kyrie is going to be able to credibly talk about being down 3-1 talk about the L of the series those things so that’s where I think I I think it’s definitely more important for Minnesota and to make it clear that they didn’t just win their Championship the thing with Minnesota is you you’re always worry when you have that huge victory that a lot of people thought was impossible that no one could beat him in seven game series all those things that they don’t have a championship let down because it’s not Wilds it’s the moment of truth I’m not ready yet you won’t do a pick I’m not ready yet when you the the series starts to this is you guys at the bar be like hey man you need to get back out there I’m not ready yet guys not ready yet well that she’s cute seriously you like her I’m not ready like her I’m not I’m not ready Rogers is back and focused at Jets practice through three touchdowns can you believe that wow so much for that Jets defense next on FS1 thanks for watching subscribe here to get more from the show and to check out clips from other shows on FS1

Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard react to the Boston Celtics win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals and look ahead to the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks Western Conference Finals matchup.

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