I watched Boston laughing and yakking it up after game 6. I knew they were going to lay this egg.

Truth is, no NBA player has ever been good enough to stylishly play through a playoff series. Not MJ, not Kobe, not Lebron, not Curry. No one. But I get this feel from Tatum and crew, that they expect their 3s to just fall and the other team should just fold to their greatness. And when the rim gets tight, I see great reluctance from Tatum and Jaylen to put their head down and play ugly. Its like they want style points for playing.

donlittle25:
Celtics out of gas?

They have been like this all playoffs. My eyes are not deceiving me, that body language from Tatum, guy man has regressed

donlittle25:
Who y'all got?

I find this offensive. You want to compare Kobe to Luka? TMac to Shai!! The only matchup that makes sense in KG Giannis. Tatum is not in the mold of Tim Duncan, and Embiid has been exposed, he has nothing on Shaq. They need to reintroduce flogging as a means of correction. For reals.

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Roland17:
To my haters, I know it hurts but once again, go to sleep in tears, not tonight!
#GREENRUNSDEEP

I have to say, I think you have enjoyed this playoffs the most, regardless of how today's game 7 goes. Celtics have turned what should have been an easy walk to finals into a lord of the rings epic

A40:
Statistically sha no 8th seed has ever had a #1 seed down 3-0. Maybe we are due a record breaking moment

Game 6 is the Heat's game 7 because if it somehow gets back to Boston they should forget it

With this current boston crew, they could come out game 7 looking uninterested. They are that undisciplined

Roland17:


For fans like me, while it is annoying and frustrating, you could see the possibility because I have watched them extend series unnecessarily throughout this playoffs.
There is a problem in the locker room that they have refused to disclose and rightfully so but it is obvious from reports that some of the players have a problem with the Meerkat which shouldn’t be a surprise.

sounds like excuses to me. no matter what problems you have with coach, there is no excuse for playing like they did in game 3. that was disgraceful. Mazulla will be the sacrificial lamb, but the superstars stunk it up as well.

steady986:


So are you insinuating that it is a negative to play more years in the NBA? How is playing 20 years instead of 15 detrimental to one's career? LeBron should score points for that, don't you think? And these are not just long years, they are long prime years. Lebron has been in his prime for 19 years basically. He defeated father time.

Stop trying to explain greatness. Greatness will always be challenged, because it makes everyone elses favorite player looks average. It is what it is. I liked Lebron's last interview. Finally the guy is old and wise enough to not give care..legacy is settled already. GOAT legacy. Wether they like it or not.

Roland17:


Bunch of clowns led by a Meerkat. Na today series start for their eyes. My broda abeg use your life do better thing… They had better not get swept irrespective..

lol @meerkat. its painfully obvious Boston had no business being down 3-0. They sleep walked into this thing

A40:
Naah he still wanna catch MJ

We would be here next year and they will tell us he's old again when he can simply retire. Nobody force am to continue playing. After all to some he's already the goat. Emphasis on some

All jokes aside playing all 48 minutes you have to respect it. Players today can learn a thing or two. Bron does not cheat the game and I'll always respect that

that last shot should have gone to AD imo. Otherwise why rest him?

Malone na very stingy coach. Any small Laker run e go call timeout, make adjustment. Doc Rivers, Mazulla take note

I cannot understand how AD rested first 4 minutes of the most important quarter of the season. Smh...

12 minutes left. ol boy...

Shuo! Na jazz? I no fit lift half for gym today, see me see wahala. Well sha, every underdog has his day. 2day is our day. Game 4

Roland17:
Like most of you rightly guessed, Friday was filled with pain, tears and wailing! I just use Saturday pursue other endeavors to distract myself from the disappointment of Friday.

Right now, I don comot mind from this series. My position about the Meerkat has even intensitied, if anything and I am glad everyone else is catching up.

That Friday loss pain me reach bone, I no go lie. As for today, I don comot mind.
#GREENRUNSDEEP

Thats all we can do mehn. Na to put mind somewhere else

A40:
What's funny here is the Celtics live and die by the 3 and now they've run into a team that can't miss

Basketball is such a funny game cos I saw this Heat team in the regular season and they had one of the worst and agricultural offenses. How they transformed these playoffs is incredible

They havent played any balanced team yet. They caught the bucks at the right time, Knicks were pretenders, and Celtics have been iffy all season. Any of the top 6 seeds out West would have flogged them.

steady986:
Saw a video on Twitter how Phoenix Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard was angry LA Sparks didn’t sellout the arena for Brittney Griner's first game since returning from prison. Then I looked through the comments and someone posted this link


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY9Gz_IMn_k

wnba is a business, no need to guilt women into watching what they dont enjoy watching.

steady986:


The difference between you and the Nuggets is we didn't hear them bitching about the FT disparity. They just went about their business and won their games despite. That's how you know a team that's actually good.

This is something I have always liked Jokic for. They have suffered some very dissapointing seasons. But the dude just comes back the next year playing again. Very interesting to find a player so professional, and still doesnt take the game too personally. Really odd

larride:


Even tonight’s game, Lakers take a 1 point lead at the start of the 4th quarter and Nuggets still hit another gear when I thought they will fold.

They built that team to eviscerate the Warriors whom they expected to be even better this year. They have SF/PF type guys that can shoot and play D, like 5 of them lol. I was hoping Lakers could at least win 1, but obviously Murray has not forgiven Lebron for blocking that last minute shot in the bubble

I see warriors fans here trolling, so it has been paining them like this

steady986:
Pack it up boys. Una don try. We weren't even supposed to be here in the first place. We've been punching above our weight.

It was a good run, I enjoyed it. It was good to see Lebron in the playoffs again. I will be watching game 4 Monday regardless.

Wahala dey ooo. Where i wan find panadol tonite. Oluwamurray

Honlucas:
I stand and say Lakers in 6 or 7.


Lakers will win the next 3 games I'm sure

is not to type? lol

A40:
Butler is really showing you don't need the 3 ball at all come playoffs. Nice MJ reference. For those that still think the GOAT wouldn't feast today. All you have to do is look at guys like Kawhi, Jimmy then now consider MJ had more moves than these guys and was far more athletic

By the same token, Lebron would feast in the 90s.

A40:
Shey Roland dey ok sha. Roland wherever you are don't do anything crazy bro. I no wan read anything for Breaking News oh

I tell you. Roland17 pls respond and give us proof of life

donlittle25:


Awon alaga analyst.

Next game would be tougher now sef. Losing two close games you could have won, Worse off, This one. Heart wrenching.

I think lakers have showed a lot of what they can do this game and malone countered them.

Don’t know what lakers do next game.

Which is why I said every game is different. But folks no gree me I go enter gym tomorrow regardless. I cannot allow my bench to drop because of game

Skrrrrrrr:
"Lakers would win the next 3 games".

Like say the opponent na Bag of cement.

ya know! I jus weak, realize sey no point arguing. The analyst wey dem dey rely on, watch as they jump ship tomorrow morning

donlittle25:
houston fit pay am. prodigal son

wey never repent

Khanben:
James Harden reportedly wants a 4yr max contract.

thief. how much does beard oil cost

Khanben:


Nothing of the sort IMHO, he even improved a bit. He has gotten rid of that bad habit of taking it to the rim and playing for the foul instead of trying to finish through contact. His remaining issue is that he can disappear for long stretches, in the first game against the Heatles, for as well as he was playing during the first half, he then came out and shot the ball only 5 times all 2nd half.
Whenever I watch the Celtics, I just wish you can swap the mentality of Smart always wanting the ball with Tatum mentality of being okay with not getting the ball. The Celtics would be more better if the ball always finds Tatum in crunch time instead of somehow always going to Smart

To be more specific, I feel like he is more tentative this year. When he has the ball, it takes him a second longer to decide to put his head down and attack. And when he does give up the ball, he does it too early before the defenders collapse on him. Which means his team mates shots are not as easy

I felt like last year, he had figured out how to get his and still keep the team hot as well. I dont see that this year. Maybe its coaching, but thats what my eyes see

Just watching, I feel like Tatum has regressed. This is not last year's Tatum

Roland17:


How you take enter gym today?

I skipped leg day to sympathize with team grandpa

I am looking forward to today's game more than Lakers/Nuggets. At this point, this is definitely a rivalry. If you guys can wipe that foolish grin from Butler's face, I would be very happy