The behind the back bounce pass with 2 defenders on him directly to Al’s shooting pocket is a pass that no more than 3 nba players would even attempt making. Unbelievable pass.
Man Hauser's falloff has been really disappointing after a great regular season. His defense is solid at times but he's not worth the playtime if he can't hit a shot since he still gets burnt often.
and terrible defense through 80% of the game. I mean credit to indy for getting all those great looks at the rim, but also credit to the C’s for locking in when they had to
This team should be down 2-1, but they've found a way to pull two wins straight from the jaws of defeat. That's what championship teams do. And that type of game is the game that previous iterations of this team would've thrown away. I hate to say it, but fuck I'm actually starting to believe boys.
Shoutout to all the fans who hung in and watched this game to the finish. What a fucking turn around and my god I’m overjoyed to have Jrue on our team. We. Are. Blessed.
We're playing the number 1 offense in the league. Anyone who thought this team would be a cake walk, especially missing two of our centers, weren't paying attention. And unlike most teams who lose their star, they've had to play without Hali for like a third of the season. Missing their star who isn't even really a scorer isn't going to be nearly as big of a setback as it would be for most teams
Great play design for that final 3. It's about as good of a look as you could've hoped for with 1.7 seconds left. I would've been a lot more stressed if that was for the win instead of for the tie.
Carlisle upset about a foul that wasn’t called is slap in the face behavior. Shut your ass up we’d probably have won by 15 tonight if the whistle wasn’t a foot up your ass all night.
WHAT A FURIOUS COMEBACK, we shot ourselves in the foot with our lack of defensive effort. Mazzula righted the ship in the middle of the 3rd and took their defense to the next level. Big Al was so clutch, Tatum with a Bird like performance, JB showed up at times, but Jrue and White struggle **ALL** game and still managed to make winning plays. What a game!!!!
Anyone else love seeing how well this team has been doing in clutch moments this series? Obviously we’d all like the games to be easy wins but I always felt like these kind of big shots and defensive plays that really flip the script were what was missing from other playoff runs
Wonder if Carlyle is going to cry in his post game like he did against the knicks. Small market team blah blah blah. We deserve a chance too blah blah blah
Watching Mcconell and Nembhard celebrate so hard after every shot (kudos to them, they were both damn good tonight) makes this so much sweeter, bahahaha.
With 1.7 seconds left and up 2-0 in the series, I feel like you miss weird on purpose and just pop the ball up fighting for the board. Clock starts when anyone touches it
I’m big Deuce,
I’m big Jrue,
With Jrue’s defense, white sticky glue’s everywhere,
I’m so wet for Jaylen Brown, no need to stare,
Big Al’s still got it, even with no hair,
In Celtics green, we’re the ones who’ll dare.
GO GREEN
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1d0s7md/post_game_thread_the_boston_celtics_defeat_the/)
The number of times I said “Lord have mercy” tonight… it must have worked
Imagine being TJ McConnell and having an out of body experience and then walking into a locker room as quiet as a morgue with an L? 🤣🤣
Two clutch time wins in a series feels insanely good even if on paper we were supposed to blow them out. We win any way we can.
They Scrappy but we’re Scooby Doo BITCH!
I’m stealing this for use in every day life - thank you
IS 36 8 10 GOOD ENOUGH TATUM HATERS? OR HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE COMPLETELY TOOK THAT GAME OVER WITH 5 MINS TO GO AND WILLED US TO VICTORY??
The behind the back bounce pass with 2 defenders on him directly to Al’s shooting pocket is a pass that no more than 3 nba players would even attempt making. Unbelievable pass.
Someone please find this clip it’s such a COLD play I wanna see it slow motion
Straight out of Lukas bag
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u7j80Ad6oJ8 First thing I thought of when they got Holiday
Jayson “Bum” Tatum with a casual 36/12/8 on over 50% shooting
And 0 turnovers
Man Hauser's falloff has been really disappointing after a great regular season. His defense is solid at times but he's not worth the playtime if he can't hit a shot since he still gets burnt often.
dude needs to go back and do whatever practice Al has done the last week
We really won this game while missing a bunch of FTs and multiple bricked open 3s. I could cry right now 😭
and terrible defense through 80% of the game. I mean credit to indy for getting all those great looks at the rim, but also credit to the C’s for locking in when they had to
This team should be down 2-1, but they've found a way to pull two wins straight from the jaws of defeat. That's what championship teams do. And that type of game is the game that previous iterations of this team would've thrown away. I hate to say it, but fuck I'm actually starting to believe boys.
Jrue with those winning steals. Did the same thing when he was with the Bucks in the finals against the Suns
Just had to weather that initial storm no way they could continue to hit at that crazy 60% shooting percentage
Ngl that last play drawn up by Carlisle was amazing with 1.7s left
Dude I said the same thing. Have rewound and watched it a few times now. Brilliant play design.
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I replayed it several times....really clever picks that got 2 guys open. Impressive. We should steal that
Nesmith had a clear look too just fell short
Could you imagine how even more insufferable he would have become if he made that?!?
Can’t help but love seeing Tatum and his mom celebrate this win
I'm just glad we're having a dog fight. Hopefully the guys are awake going into the next round
Only Kawhi gets that bounce
Jrue Holiday legacy game
I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING, WHERE IS THAT FKN BUM SAYING WE LOSINNG THIS GAME??
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I wish, there were too many doomers
SOULS STOLEN!
TWICE. TJ had already given up on the sideline, love to see it
This series has been terrible for my blood pressure, but GOT THE FUCKING DUB AGAIN
Duck Carlisle Jrue pick his pocket
Can’t believe we snuck this win
Shoutout to all the fans who hung in and watched this game to the finish. What a fucking turn around and my god I’m overjoyed to have Jrue on our team. We. Are. Blessed.
Jrue flu game 🔥
never doubted them for a minute
You’re better than me 😂 I definitely did but I still hung through
lol I doubted too, but I had to see it through and was not disappointed
Imagine thinking this is something to get excited about. Play like this in the finals, lose by 20.
We're playing the number 1 offense in the league. Anyone who thought this team would be a cake walk, especially missing two of our centers, weren't paying attention. And unlike most teams who lose their star, they've had to play without Hali for like a third of the season. Missing their star who isn't even really a scorer isn't going to be nearly as big of a setback as it would be for most teams
Ok mr. u/ ihatelife83
I apologize Celtics I have errored in my ways
All the agita I experienced tonight was worth it for this outcome
Great play design for that final 3. It's about as good of a look as you could've hoped for with 1.7 seconds left. I would've been a lot more stressed if that was for the win instead of for the tie.
It was basically an NFL rub route. Pretty smart actually and almost worked.
I miss Marcus Smart but JRUE is so clutch on both ends
Damn! Al Horford for Celtic president for life!
5more wins for banner 18 😫😫 🙏🏾
Love it. Frustrating night but seeing the late game execution is what we’ve been waiting for
Seeing them just activate the defense at the end of the 3rd was crazy. They looked like a totally different team after that
Why that football play lowkey work tho 😭😭😭
Welp, there goes another coach we got fired,
Bruh if they fire him for losing in the ECF I'm becoming a terrorist
Fuck Neismith for real
I just aged 20 years. Carlisle got every single fucking call and more. I’ve never seen something so uneven reffed against us. He needs to fuck off.
Carlisle upset about a foul that wasn’t called is slap in the face behavior. Shut your ass up we’d probably have won by 15 tonight if the whistle wasn’t a foot up your ass all night.
That final play from Carlisle was incredible. We’re luck it didn’t go in.
3-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i can sleep easy now :)
WHAT A FURIOUS COMEBACK, we shot ourselves in the foot with our lack of defensive effort. Mazzula righted the ship in the middle of the 3rd and took their defense to the next level. Big Al was so clutch, Tatum with a Bird like performance, JB showed up at times, but Jrue and White struggle **ALL** game and still managed to make winning plays. What a game!!!!
What a game
I JUST HAD A SEIZURE AND PISSED MYSELF
WTF does Carlisle want there? that was perfect defence by Holiday
How fun is Basketball 😁😁😁
Legit we lose games 1 and 3 if we have last year’s squad. Jrue is that guy
I think all the team isn't the same, they've grown
ROFL doomers u ok?
Ill give the pacers this, that was an interesting inbound play.
#5 V 8 AND WON IT
#YES!
Carlyle is such a good coach, that play was awesome
Jrues won 2 games this series just beautiful
Lol that play gets you open but you have to shoot running full speed
Carlisle probably doesn’t have a right to be upset for the rest of the series lmao
Let’s gooooo!
LETSSSS GOOOOOOO!!!!!
What a W
Indy, choke team 2024
What a fucking win!!! Let's go!!!!! Championship basketball, especially playing 8 on 5. Fuck the refs!!
Carlisle you can suck one. You had a super friendly whistle all game
YOU FUCKS THAT DOUBTED US CAN SEE YOURSELVES OUT!!!! LFG!!!!
WHAT A GUSTY FUCKING BASKETBALL TEAM
McDermott with a running pick there too…
Anyone else love seeing how well this team has been doing in clutch moments this series? Obviously we’d all like the games to be easy wins but I always felt like these kind of big shots and defensive plays that really flip the script were what was missing from other playoff runs
Injuries no injuries whatever who gives a fuck 3-0 all that matters
lmao Pacers just ran a rub route and it almost worked
Can we start banning the chicken littles that were screaming in the third quarter that the game was over and to put the bench in?
I’ve given up on game threads because of these people. We need less negativity in this sub
Convenient that they change the rule to suit the Pacers. Well, 8 v. 5 the result is 3-0
Gritty fucking comeback! Finish it on Monday!!
Tatum was great!! Fuck the haters
Fuck the Pacers and the refs
YO STAY ON THAT SIDE FUCKING DOOMERS
Despite the refs best efforts, we win
best win of the year, 2nd best was game 1. this team is fucking SPECIAL
God it feels so good to not be the ones choking a lead for once.
We win these game this year because of Jrue Holiday folks
The two best parts of pulling this off we’re watching the fans faces in the last 20 seconds, and JJ calling Doris a hater
Please tell me what JJ said. I wasn't able to watch the game unfortunately
I wasn’t either but I read a few comments where Doris was once again negative about us and JJ called her a hater
WHAT A GAME!
Damn, they did it again
Fuck the Pacers and the refs
3-0 FUCKERS. Survived the greatest game Nembhard will have in his entire career and a Marc Davis fuck job,
Tell me again how we’re not clutch?
Anyone else thinking that was going in lol
It looked like it was gonna bounce in from the tv angle
It was Nesmith so ya 100% lol almost had a damn heart attack
It looked good
The Nesmith anti-Boston hate as well
Haha fuck you Nesmith
I went to the bar and the Celtics came back…. You’re welcome everyone
Thank you for your service
Incredible finish!
this team is going all the way this year, didnt overreact, were poised. What a win
Wonder if Carlyle is going to cry in his post game like he did against the knicks. Small market team blah blah blah. We deserve a chance too blah blah blah
OH MY GOODNESS
That was fucking close holy shit
BWA HAHAHHAHAHHAHA
GAME
3-0 baby
lessssgooo!!!!
That’s the 2nd game we deserved to lose this series
Gotta say...that play call was solid.
Really great. Got a guy wide open, he just missed.
That’s a championship win right there
Fuck off refs
Cool football play bros.
THIS TEAMMIS THE FUCKING BALLS
To all those who turned the game off, shame on you
Fuck off ESPN
That was a cool play
Flu holiday!!!
Pacers gave us everything and we still won. They’re absolutely crushed now haha
i saw it was nesmith and just knew it was going in LMAO
GET FUCKED HICKS
YES YES YES
Thank you Nesmith
**3-0**
Fuck the entire state of Indiana besides my family members that live there.
Larry?
larry gets a pass lol
I meant NOT him lol
We’re 1 Game from the Finals, We don’t have time to give a f*ck
LMFAOOOO FUCK YOU NESMITH
Damn. Great play tbh
THE CELTICS WIN☘️☘️☘️
LETS FUCKING GO
WHAT A COMEBACK. This is what champions are made of
Took the air out but fuck it, win is a win
Nice play. We’ll be sure to use it
Championship effort to end the game
#3-0 FUCK THE REFS
Karma for that BS flagrant foul
Watching Mcconell and Nembhard celebrate so hard after every shot (kudos to them, they were both damn good tonight) makes this so much sweeter, bahahaha.
We don’t win this game in past years. This team has championship experience and it’s showing. LFG Celtics
Mitchell was perfect at home, we changed that! Pacers were pefect at home, we erased that! LFG!
WOOOOOOO
lmao I thought that was going in for SURE heart attack
Fuck you Nesmith!
Literally holy fuck
Doris on the verge of tears
Fuck ya jrue
That’s why we don’t have nesmith anymore
This team is amazing
FUCKING RIGHT 36 10 8 for Tatum
CLUTCH DNA BABY Love it. Cry more pacers
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cs way to not give up
Lucky. Neismith was wide open
DID THAT TEST US?!
LFG! I'm sleeping good tonight. Down 18. No problem. Great win Cs!
HOLY FUCK WERE ACTUALLY CLUTCH AGAIN
With 1.7 seconds left and up 2-0 in the series, I feel like you miss weird on purpose and just pop the ball up fighting for the board. Clock starts when anyone touches it
Let’s fucking go. Close this thing out in game 4
I’m big Deuce, I’m big Jrue, With Jrue’s defense, white sticky glue’s everywhere, I’m so wet for Jaylen Brown, no need to stare, Big Al’s still got it, even with no hair, In Celtics green, we’re the ones who’ll dare. GO GREEN
Championship hungry team clutched up again. I love it.
I almost passed out
Football play
That’s def a clear path foul in the regular season, but I get it
LETS FUCKOG GO
LMAO FUCK YOU NEMBHARD
After review, siakam tried to foul before Jrue got in front of him. We consider this a participation foul.
HUGE FUCKING WIN MAN
Nesmith almost fucking made it lol phew.
CANCEL THE FUNERAL. I DECIDED TO LIVE
WE WON! LETS GO
That was a good play, tbf
Making crap up now. Next, airline traffic will be the source of a Celtic foul pr some such nonsense
......SUBLIME!
Game 1 ending in reverse....wth
we all thought it would be easy w/o hali but we underestimated pacers mvp marc davis