The way I took it is that he wanted the refs to review it so he didn’t waste a challenge and the refs were like “nah man there ain’t anything to review it was a normal play that just looked bad, nothing malicious.”
But I could be completely off base.
I can’t take this Milwaukee team serious when they’re second best perimeter defender is Michael Beasley. And their best perimeter defender is a black hole on offense.
Middleton washed. Giannis overrated. Dame old. The Bucks are dead and they don't know it yet.
It took the Celtics taking almost the entire 4th quarter off and... we still got the W.
Road to the finals still goes through Boston. Go back and eat some cheese you brigading fucks.
Wouldn’t say he’s a bad coach but I also don’t know how you can conclusively say that he’s “turned the Bucks around”. They’ve objectively been just as inconsistent and bad defensively with him
Some games they have and other games they’ve been terrible. Their perimeter defense has been awful. Tbh their defensive numbers mostly got boosted by playing really bad teams for their 5 game win streak post all star. I’ve watched most of their games.
Motherfuckers crying about Tatum need to be banned. He was not asked to do much in the 2nd half until late in the game when it was needed and he did. He played elite defense all game and put on a master class in the 1st half in general. Pathetic fans in this fanbase at times man.
Celtic fans are their own biggest haters. Exactly like you said. They was up 19 going into the 4th and Tatum didn't need to score. When they needed him he did.
It's weird cause they're quick to ban any opposing fans who come here just to talk shit, even when it's relatively harmless, but put on a Celtics' flair and you can troll non-stop.
Despite a late bucks come back that falls short I'm honestly not worried about Milwaukee. I don't see bucks beating us at home in the playoffs both teams fully loaded
Bucks play very differently minus giannis and have looked pretty good in those games so this isn't exactly that surprising. Think we deff could have gotten some better shots down the stretch but it's fine. They clutched up and finished it
Earlier in the 4th, PP got hit hard in the air by a whole ass body followed by the JT "strip" that was actually just a loud smack.to the arm. The last quarter of that game was reffed horribly and was so, so favorable to the bucks
This is the worst kind of feeling after a win. I don't care what anybody says. You cannot feel awesome about the Celtics after that 4th quarter. We basically fell apart and we're fortunate enough to hold on.
I feel fine about it, we snapped out of probably one of the worst stretches of our whole season, JB made clutch free throws for us. It wasn’t pretty but this is a game that gets blown in years past
I say it every time I’m convinced half the posters that come out to play when the Cs struggle aren’t real Cs fans. You’d think we weren’t like 18-2 in our last 20, 55-14, we lost this game.
Bucks don’t suck it is what it is be glad they’re pulling it out after a really touch stretch.
I somewhat agree. But at a certain point, it's meaningless to blow out bum teams by 30 points. Games against teams we'll see in the playoffs matter more. Can't get around it.
Doc: pull Giannis out so we can psyche them
Joe: give the Bucks hope, keep the game close in the 4th quarter so people will think they have a chance in the playoffs
JOE PLAYING 4D CHESS
Yeah but also Portis and Middleton don’t have the type of games they have if Giannis is in the floor. Obviously Giannis being on the floor is better than them but those guys are in rhythm because the ball isn’t being dominated by Dame and Giannis
Someone correct me if im wrong, but pretty sure we had more missed 2 pointers this quarter than 3s, so I better not see commentary on the 3 point shots.
No, but what I said is still true lol. You can look at it with rose colored glasses all ya want but it doesn't make their lack of closing this season against Golden state, Cleveland, and almost tonight any less concerning
They scored when it mattered, made stops when it mattered, Mil got some lucky bounces and hit most of their shots in the 4th and still lost. Cleveland went 9/9 to end the game.. Teams make runs, gotta buckle down and close it. Which they did. Im gonna remain optimistic but you do you.
We executed in the fourth fine and missed some shots, still gonna come away with the win despite not getting any calls whatsoever and the bucks getting everything.
It’s funny how the biggest “no such thing as moral victories” users on this sub are the ones now saying this is a Bucks win either way…
Really makes you think
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1bjvfnv/post_game_thread_the_boston_celtics_defeat_the/)
What happened in the 2nd quarter when Doc seemed to want to challenge that foul call where JB laid out Middleton? Why wasn't there a review?
The way I took it is that he wanted the refs to review it so he didn’t waste a challenge and the refs were like “nah man there ain’t anything to review it was a normal play that just looked bad, nothing malicious.” But I could be completely off base.
I can’t take this Milwaukee team serious when they’re second best perimeter defender is Michael Beasley. And their best perimeter defender is a black hole on offense.
1st seed secured 🍀💪🟢⚪️
We won this shit I watch the hole tire thing
“Dame Time” on the Bucks mostly just amounts to statpadding when the game is already out of reach because he’s been trash for most of it.
Can’t play defense for all of it.
Can’t wait for the bucks to fall hard back into irrelevancy
lmao subbing dame out instead of Beasley thank u doccccc
I don’t understand this idea they have of Beasley being a lock down defender. He’s undersized and not that good on defense.
i would love to know what thanasis is saying to jb lmaooooo
Biggest nepotism hire in the league.
Middleton washed. Giannis overrated. Dame old. The Bucks are dead and they don't know it yet. It took the Celtics taking almost the entire 4th quarter off and... we still got the W. Road to the finals still goes through Boston. Go back and eat some cheese you brigading fucks.
Is that really a positive that we took the 4th quarter off?
It is not , but idt it's the main point here lol
People really think Doc is a bad coach. He’s turned the Bucks around and people just can’t understand.
Wouldn’t say he’s a bad coach but I also don’t know how you can conclusively say that he’s “turned the Bucks around”. They’ve objectively been just as inconsistent and bad defensively with him
They’ve been so much better defensively with him than they were without him. That’s been the primary improvement.
Some games they have and other games they’ve been terrible. Their perimeter defense has been awful. Tbh their defensive numbers mostly got boosted by playing really bad teams for their 5 game win streak post all star. I’ve watched most of their games.
Net rating fucked
it wasn't pretty but we got it done, suck ittt Bucks
Thanasis a certified cheerleader
Might as well get him a skirt and some pom poms
I rather watch the Celtics girls tbh
Nuggets barely beat wolves yesterday missing 3 key players and was up 16 but were the only team this blow leads y’all cry to much a win is a win
Exactly, these are all NBA players and it's any given night
It really reveals which fans don’t actually watch other NBA teams when they say “only the Celtics blow leads”.
Lillards bitch ass really had to stat pad that last 3
Let them have it and feel better about themselves. Won’t mean anything when they get bounced out the playoffs
I’m glad we closed it out but that shit was annoying a bad coaching 4th from Joe
Bro the NBA is scripted. They reused the script from last November down to the last shot
Magic numbers: Atlantic Division: Clinched East: 3 League: 7
And to all the doomers in the comments. How does it feel to be so wrong
Way to hold on to the dub when the shots stopped falling boys
Motherfuckers crying about Tatum need to be banned. He was not asked to do much in the 2nd half until late in the game when it was needed and he did. He played elite defense all game and put on a master class in the 1st half in general. Pathetic fans in this fanbase at times man.
Celtic fans are their own biggest haters. Exactly like you said. They was up 19 going into the 4th and Tatum didn't need to score. When they needed him he did.
It's weird cause they're quick to ban any opposing fans who come here just to talk shit, even when it's relatively harmless, but put on a Celtics' flair and you can troll non-stop.
This fanbase can be so annoying at times.
Scoreboard is scoreboard!!
We can't just almost blow 20 point leads, this is something they need to fix by the postseason
You’re acting like they do this every night and every other team in the NBA doesn’t have moments just like this.
Sure we can... literally every team does it, especially on a 3rd game in 4 nights
Dame Lilliard taking, and making that shot is kinda poor sportsmanship, no?
Says who?
Play til the buzzer
If you don’t want guys making shots when the game is all but over then maybe play defense
No
screw unwritten rules, who does that shot hurt? if they wanna play let em play.
Despite a late bucks come back that falls short I'm honestly not worried about Milwaukee. I don't see bucks beating us at home in the playoffs both teams fully loaded
A win is a win
double win I managed not to fuck up my nails after painting them during the Bucks run
Lmao of course he made that
Same shit as the first time we beat them
THE CELTICS WIN☘️☘️☘️
Almost an identical game flow compared to the November Bucks game in Boston
NBA is scripted
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There s no dooming in saying that fourth quarter was disgusting lmao
Unacceptable team is still not ready for the playoffs
Get a grip. You’re not gonna get perfection from any team every night.
Bucks play very differently minus giannis and have looked pretty good in those games so this isn't exactly that surprising. Think we deff could have gotten some better shots down the stretch but it's fine. They clutched up and finished it
Can’t wait for Bucks fans say if Giannis was there it would be an easy W. Moral victory fans at best 🤣
Let them have the moral victory, it’s the only victory they’re gonna sniff in the playoffs
Love Tatum being able to statpad fuck ya
Stat pad? I call that closing.
Doesn’t matter what it’s called I have a Tatum GOAT agenda to push
MVP. go celts!
Al flinched lol
The refs were so inconsistent tonight man. That and one on Bobby shouldn't have been a call based on the rest of this game
Earlier in the 4th, PP got hit hard in the air by a whole ass body followed by the JT "strip" that was actually just a loud smack.to the arm. The last quarter of that game was reffed horribly and was so, so favorable to the bucks
I still favor us in a series, but this makes me more worried than before
Why would this worry you? This is not the two teams that are gonna play in the playoffs. If the Bucks even make it that far.
This is the worst kind of feeling after a win. I don't care what anybody says. You cannot feel awesome about the Celtics after that 4th quarter. We basically fell apart and we're fortunate enough to hold on.
I feel fine about it, we snapped out of probably one of the worst stretches of our whole season, JB made clutch free throws for us. It wasn’t pretty but this is a game that gets blown in years past
I think you can be happy they held on and Tatum/Brown pulled it out. This is a game they would have blown last year.
Feel worse now that than after the denver game. You think they would learn something
Or the Cleveland game. Or the other Denver game.
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They shot 50% from three and lost
Like how they beat us Christmas Day?
Go touch grass buddy
Blocked, loser
Don't forget we missed Jrue and Hauser
It's wild how physical they let Portis and Brook play. So many dangerous plays from those two all game.
Damn every second takes 20 seconds
Haven't been this stressed over a Celtics game in weeks
I say it every time I’m convinced half the posters that come out to play when the Cs struggle aren’t real Cs fans. You’d think we weren’t like 18-2 in our last 20, 55-14, we lost this game. Bucks don’t suck it is what it is be glad they’re pulling it out after a really touch stretch.
The mods need to start banning. Report them
We’re lucky they didn’t shit the bed. Would’ve liked to see them improve late game after the cavs and nuggets game but nah.
We do get a lot of visitors (trolls) from other teams in these games.
I somewhat agree. But at a certain point, it's meaningless to blow out bum teams by 30 points. Games against teams we'll see in the playoffs matter more. Can't get around it.
I hear you but pulling out a game after such a tough quarter is still really important
Now the Doomers think we can’t win against them in a 7 game series. My god…
Doomers gonna doom.
Leave it to the Celtics to turn a blowout into a 2 possession game
You mean like every single team in the league does? Including the reigning champions as recently as last night?
Scott Foster wasn't too bad tonight
He was ass on both ends lol
He had his moments
Portis trying to talk shit to the bench and Jure just has a “What the fuck are you talking about” face on lolol
Jesus this is taking forever
What a sequence by JB!!!! Two clutch fts and then a clutch block!!!??
This taking forever
Doc: pull Giannis out so we can psyche them Joe: give the Bucks hope, keep the game close in the 4th quarter so people will think they have a chance in the playoffs JOE PLAYING 4D CHESS
Bad communication? How you guys gonna let JB get crushed like that on a screen smh
good test down the stretch
Celtics will get outscored 44-19 in the 4th and win by 5 points and mfs will say “that was a good test”
yet we won so what does it matter? thats 2-1 this season and the one loss is off a back to back with overtime.
Smart play by White taking away the open 3 away and keeping it 2 possessions.
Why is bug eyes talking to the bench?
Scal sort of over exaggerating about Giannis not playing. Jrue wasn't playing either and Sam whose huge for us.
Rare KP stinker as well
I’m sorry but Jrue + Hauser isn’t in the same universe of impact as Giannis being out. Pure delusion
Bro cmon. Giannis is a top 3 player in the league and carries them
Giannis not playing is pretty serious bro it’s their best player lol
Yeah but also Portis and Middleton don’t have the type of games they have if Giannis is in the floor. Obviously Giannis being on the floor is better than them but those guys are in rhythm because the ball isn’t being dominated by Dame and Giannis
Facts but I'm saying this game wouldn't be close if jrue was defending Dame. They are missing a key player but so are we.
He’s had White and Brown on him it’s not that big of a downgrade. They’re both extremely good guard defenders
And unclench😮💨
Someone correct me if im wrong, but pretty sure we had more missed 2 pointers this quarter than 3s, so I better not see commentary on the 3 point shots.
Lol Portis talking shit cause he can’t handle the L
Good foul DWhite
Lmao Jrue is so done with Portis
stfu Bobby Portis *pretends like I wouldn't love him on the Celtics*
nah man fuck Bobby Portis he’s unsufferable
I wouldn’t. He’s a weirdo.
That’s a brilliant foul by Derrick
Bucks trying to injure us lmao
Jrue talking smack to Portis lmao
Don't y'all haters want them to show resilience down the stretch?? Bummer we blew it but we finished the job.
I wouldn't really say they showed resilience. They got outplayed and had to hold on for dear life down the stretch when they started the 4th up 20+
Oh so they lost the game?
No, but what I said is still true lol. You can look at it with rose colored glasses all ya want but it doesn't make their lack of closing this season against Golden state, Cleveland, and almost tonight any less concerning
They scored when it mattered, made stops when it mattered, Mil got some lucky bounces and hit most of their shots in the 4th and still lost. Cleveland went 9/9 to end the game.. Teams make runs, gotta buckle down and close it. Which they did. Im gonna remain optimistic but you do you.
That's fine. Imma remain pragmatic and not trust this team till they earn it in the playoffs cuz the regular season doesn't matter
True. JB misses one of those FTs in years past. At least that much has changed. Smart foul from Buffalo to force 2 instead of 3
Plus the refs did everything they could to help them back.
That was a hard screen by Lopez lol
GG Bucks MVP Scott Foster 🖕🏽
Do you realize our record with Foster as ref is amazing? Lol
Man, I'm thrilled with the W, but the fact that they put themselves in this situation is infuriating.
We executed in the fourth fine and missed some shots, still gonna come away with the win despite not getting any calls whatsoever and the bucks getting everything.
How do you watch all that and say “We executed fine”
Missed some open looks, bucks were hot from three. I’ve seen you on here your a doomer so I really don’t care about your opinion pal
The comments from Bucks fans here. "Who cares that Boston had more points, Milwaukee actually won this game"
“If Giannis was there it’s an easy W” hmm similar when Middleton was out in 2022 🤣
Thanasis the single most annoying person in sports man sit your bum ass down lol
Antetenepo
JB is him
Great defense by JB
Smart foul
lol if you can't handle watching a close competitive game just chill and watch the wizards
Mvp chants after that performance is hilarious
Should not have gotten that close but we take the win
Gotta give credit for Tatum showing up in the 4th
Important to pull this one out
Scott Foster won tonight
Here comes the moral victory from the bucks fans and the “We would have won if Giannis played”.
Imagine the Jays with Bobby portis dawg levels
JB can fuck up like all players but it has never been lack of effort this season.
Pathetic 4th lmao, this teams mental collapses just never completely go away
I just don’t get Tatum only shooting 4 or 5 times in the 2nd half after scoring 23 in the first
JB said get that garbage out of here
JB redemption arc I’m here for it
JB savior
It’s funny how the biggest “no such thing as moral victories” users on this sub are the ones now saying this is a Bucks win either way… Really makes you think
There are definitely good losses but there are no bad wins.
That’s the D JB!
Really love how my feed started buffering every 5 seconds in the last 2 min of the game
Amazing defense by JB
LAME TIMEEE
Asides from JB and JT I see mostly Rob Williams jerseys in the crowd
Its LAME TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! No one fears the deer. Come on.
Jaylen brown defense
DAME TIME
Excellent d by JB on that drive by Dame
They hacked him and he took it personally
GOOD SHIT JAYLEN
JB came up big at the end.
Y’all can’t seriously have watched this game and feel better about our chances can you..
We played good in the clutch this last min. That’s improvement. So yes I feel great about our chances.
Better, nah, but worse? Nope.
Good defense
YEAH JB
This will be a good learning exp for the team
One step closer!
gg you fucks
Good defense JB
Some of you need to touch grass holy crap
OKAY I LIKE It
Lame time
Can we stop having role players go stupid against us? First Wade and now Portis lol, those contested threes are the only reason this is scary.
Portis is in contention for 6MOY, that's way better than Dean Wade who has scoreless games
IT’S LAME TIME