That is, insane.
Is it a strain?
Is it Grade I or Grade II?
It’s also another reason why wrapping this series up tomorrow night is crucial.
Let everyone rest after going through a series involving dirty play after dirty play from the Heat.
Just put these guys to bed one and for all and move on.
The baseline for this trip was a split.
They achieved that in Game 3.
The actual goal was to take both, which they did in Game 4.
Shaq talks about it all the time.
Get that win and let the stars do the rest.
Well, last night was that night for Derrick White.
I don’t care if you were around for the Bird years.
Doesn’t matter the year, doesn’t matter the playoff series, doesn’t matter the player.
That, is some truly special stuff.
And who does Derrick credit for such a big time performance/season?
Do people understand yet?
It’s all so embarrassing when all you have to do is listen to the players.
The reality is, Derrick’s been tremendous this entire series.
When he is engaged and doesn’t even consider hesitating offensively, he morphs into an unstoppable offensive force.
There’s simply nothing he can’t do.
Couldn’t go zone, couldn’t guard him in man/switch.
His timeout usage has been PERFECT this entire series in terms of understanding what the moment needed.
Yes, the talent disparity is big.
The same way everyone shares blame in the Game 2 loss, the same is true for the wins.
The talent didn’t even really play all that well last night and they were still dominant.
How does that happen?
The coach has everyone ready to go and his adjustments work.
Of course, this is how it generally works.
This is exactly what everyone should want!
Instead, you have weirdos still crying for Ime after any Celtics loss.
It’s very bizarre.
- The key to beating the Heat in a playoff game/series remains pretty simple.
Take care of the ball and make your open 3s.
Taking care of the ball and making your open 3s.
That’s all you have to do.
It’s all tied together.
The way you beat the Heat black magic is to simply not play into it.
If you do that, they are powerless.
It’s another reason why the Celts have to end this shit on Wednesday.
Let Al Horford rest.
That should not be possible in 2024, regardless of what the other team looks like.
The worst offenses in the league are able to get 90 points in a 48 minute NBA game.
I can’t help it.
It’s all so annoying.
I’ll tell you this much.
The Celts better not fuck around in Game 5 and let another Heat black magic performance transpire.
It’s very obvious what happens in this matchup when you take away the Heat’s 3s.
That’s the concern.
That’s no longer the case.
- I’d say I’m shocked with the Bam dirty landing space play
but how could you be?
This is just another example of #HeatCulture.
No different from the Caleb Martin play, this is what they do.
They pull shady shit under the guise of plausible deniability when in realty it’s dirty as hell.
I don’t care that Bam tried to contest Tatum’s shot.
Had Bam done that, there’s no issue.
But he didn’t.
- Apparently SVG was a real dickhead on the broadcast for those who couldn’t watch the local feed.
Yet another example of why Adam Silver is the worst.
Blaming Tatum for that play?
You tell me, do these look familiar to you?
Not playing with blinders offensively, not driving into traffic, taking care of the ball etc.
The stars need to play like stars, and that starts with Jaylen.
Hey, maybe this was just his one stinker of the series and it’ll be no big deal.
That’s fine and good, but I care about habits moving forward.
So now we wait.
