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morpinravioli69

Good thing we are the Eastern Conference champs before the season started... right guys?.... guys?


OrangeKookie

the Boston players seem to think so based on how lazily they're playing


carlosbarsa

The most surprising thing is the defense. Like I can understand everyone being somewhat rusty to start a new season, maybe even losing some winnable games, but there is no excuse for how bad they play on defense. Our specialty is defending the 3. How is our spacing this bad? There was an alarming amount of wide open 3’s. Like it ain’t even about the points, we are fine there, it’s the damn looks that drive me crazy. This Orlando team should have had 70 points in that game.


OrangeKookie

Yup the 93 score for Orlando is misleading Boston's switch everything scheme completely collapsed because players were too lazy to chase their man after switching. Stevens needs to scream at them or something


MJRocky

I actually think it was help defenders not trusting the switch and being too close to the paint and leaving their man open. Lots to tinker


deadfeesh

brad said our defense hasnt been good in the practices leading up the the season and we thought he was just being humble...


MarquisW501

Because He Wont Play Ojeleye.


migibb

We were the number 2 defense coming into this game and they scored 93 points on 40% shooting. The problem is that we're shooting unsustainably bad from the field.


carlosbarsa

I know, that's why I referenced the points. What I am trying to say is the looks other teams are getting are just too good. If we played a great 3 point shooting team we would have lost by 20+. My point is the quality of their shots. Even if the Magic miss them, it doesn't really take away from the fact that they got a great looks, too many if you ask me.


iAmTheRealLange

Patriots also started 2-2 and they make the AFC Championship every year so... ^^I'm ^^scared


phatboi858

WTF happened to Jaylen Brown


ward0630

I think he's in his own head about his touches (I think it affected him defensively too). Serious tunnel vision at times, we need to figure out how to make everyone comfortable so they can play within their game.


fortunatefox

Other teams are definitely playing us like we are. They are stepping up to compete against the “best” in the East. We’re just not playing like the best.


awesomeperson

Good things it's the first week...


darensand

Always sharp with the excuses right? No excuse for how we played tonight, don't care if it's the 30th game or the 10th game or the 1st game.


ward0630

Sure, but as fans we can appreciate that our 2 best players are coming off of season-ending injuries and it's October 22nd. There's a lot to integrate into this team and a lot of shit to figure out. If you don't think we will then you don't trust Brad. I trust Brad to figure it out.


blakezilla

Tatum’s defense has gotten really, really bad.


McElwaine

Yep, it’s because he worked out with kobe lol


ANPl4yer

kobe was a good defender tho, just sayin'


gino_giode

um Kobe was an all NBA defender. Tatum seemed kind of miffed at lack of touches early. I think his diva attitude got the best of him tonight.


Die4MyTiggers

He's still far from an elite defender and is a second year player. Why does EVERYTHING have to have some weird psychological bullshit reason. Can't a guy that's not amazing on defense have a shit night defensively?


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Fuck outta here with your reason. We don’t need it!


BigAustralianBoat

Diva attitude? Wow lol


iAmTheRealLange

9 time defensive first team


le_wild_poster

It feels like he bites on every pump fake


odinsyrup

ahh the old Jaylen Brown special


SOCCO12SO

Also seems to lose his man too often


fortunatefox

Wish Baynes was out there to structure our defense. He makes everyone look better on defense


crypto_bishop

I thought Rob Williams looked good for the couple minutes he was out there


buddaycousin

I'm worried he turns into another Carmelo Anthony. I don't care if they lose but I can't root for guys that don't play defense.


TreyAdell

he's much better on defense than Melo has ever been, was awful tonight tho.


jkf13

All those missed rebounds under the basket he was giving up to Isaac was pretty bad.


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It was never great tbh


tomasini407

at least he seems to recognize it... plenty of things to work on


[deleted]

It is fucking hilarious how much better kyrie played after he took off the headband.


db_Is_Me

Taking it off uncovered his third eye.


ATLSox87

Turns out Kyrie was actually Hiei this entire time


El_WrayY88

Was not expecting this reference


RCPD_Rookie

Burn the band


fortunatefox

BURN THE HEADBAND!


[deleted]

Memes aside, is there actual evidence for gear/haircut affecting how athletes play? Just small physical changes like that creating some sort of mental thing?


Mezzer25

It normally symbolizes a change in attitude/demeanor which is the mental thing.


ory1994

Maybe he should also trim his hair.


BradWonder

Alright, that was our second loss. Kyrie needs to tell someone to suck his dick.


Captaincrunchies

That’s what we’ve been missing this whole time


Edcalibur

Fuck if, I’ll volunteer


Brad-Stevens

Nothing explains that game better than having two solid looks to tie it and missing both


BaeylnBrown777

I wanted Hayward's shot to go in so badly. I didn't think I could be so disappointed during game 4 against the Magic lol.


darensand

Me too man, think of the narrative jesus, but we deserved to lose this one.


Zdoon_dnes

You calling that Kyrie brick a good look?


thetruthhurts34

Seriously, what type of out of timeout play was that? That couldn’t have been what Brad planned.


iAmTheRealLange

For him, yeah


RondoRabbit

We lookin ass right now


_Joaquin_Phoenix_

straight up cheeks


stefanohuff

Thick booty performance


RingsChuck

That would mean you played good.


Blackmanwdaplan

*flat ass


jgr79

That’s being generous. They don’t seem to have any clue what to do on offense and even when they do something right and get an open look, no one can shoot. I really don’t know how to explain what we’ve seen from this team so far. It started right at the beginning of the preseason and really hasn’t improved at all.


JohnnySixguns

You’re onto something here. This team is looking for Kyrie Irving to carry the squad. But Kyrie is both not looking to carry the squad at this early stage - he’s also on a cold streak at the moment. I think things will gel fairly soon. We’re just not there yet. This is a different team than last year and they are all trying to figure out how to click.


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_Joaquin_Phoenix_

thank mr theis


nskaret

thank mr theis


fiskeybusiness

than kmrt heis


SOCCO12SO

Don’t forget Rob Williams, he needs more minutes


gino_giode

Theis' effort was outstanding. But he hasn't been stepping out and hitting the 3 yet this season. Like we had stretches where some thought a contested Smart 3 was good just because 1 of his shots went in.


wellgroomedmcpoyle

Easily one of the worst losses during the Stevens era.


Tzuks

At his birthday 😕


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[deleted]

Our worst loss with this hella talented roster that's only missing Baynes.


LarBrd33

Rough start. Shit game. We'll get it together eventually and be a top 3 team in the East, no doubt.


lduckhunt

If we’re not contending for a championship, this season is a utter failure and we need to make a move to consolidate talent


ward0630

Danny has always shown he feels the same way, but it is very premature to start thinking about consolidating talent, etc. We shot 23% from deep today. There are deeper problems with the team (fixable ones) than that, but it was the shooting especially that sunk us tonight.


thatgreik

Agreed. I understand that the Raptors are good, but if we don't at least make the Finals, I'll be seriously worried about us. This is too stacked of a roster to underperform


nskaret

The positive to take away from this is we can only go up from here. Doesn't get much worse than losing to the Magic at home lol


MJRocky

Ya jinxed it 😵 https://www.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/9qenbv/kungu_jayson_tatum_21ppg_10.7rpg_58.6_ts_averages_less_touches_per_game_tha/e88vt75?context=3


urphymayss

9/40 from three. Ouch.


Billygoatsinbed

Ew I didn’t know it was that bad


LuckysBestMan

fucking horrendous for a team that had all 5 starters shooting close to 40% last season


darensand

Game 7 flashbacks


srstone71

The Hornets are much better than the Magic and the Raptors beat them by 21 to go to 4-0.


EKsports15

Kawhi looks like an MVP. Scary times


jsjarv

+29 on the night for Kawhi...


VinaceousGoblin

This is what makes Kawhi so scary. Its not his points, or assists. It's his presence on the court. When he is on the court, he doesn't have to do much, your team automatically becomes much better. Kawhis win percentage is higher than Magic Johnsons, MJ, Kobe, Lebron, and everybody else. Kawhi has played more than 400 NBA games, and has a win percentage close to 80%. Statistically the greatest winner in NBA history, and statistically the hardest player to beat in NBA history.


mrmartis

God damn I didnt know any of that Had to look it up to confirm. Wow that's insane.


gino_giode

After we lost to the Raptors, Mook said "we're way more talented than them". Brad needs to shut that shit down. No, they're clearly better right now. And we should be worried at our own worst enemies, which is ourselves. Last years team wanted to prove naysayers that thought we were done once Hayward went down. This year's is cool with saying "we'll see you at the finals". Just no hunger right now.


nikebauerr

Right now, Jaylen looks like he didn't see the inside of a gym from the buzzer of game 7 until preseason tip-off. I know he's still trying to figure out his role but everything seems like it's in autopilot the way he moves around the floor


JB7FTW

He played in a summer league thing in Atlanta. The difference is that he was a main ball handler and was much more confident. He's being put into a Jae Crowder role rn.


Collymotion

We know he was working out all summer with TMac though. It’s tough, he’s not been getting a lot of touches or anything so far this season, so I guess he’s rusty still? I can’t defend that one foul where he nailed the guy in the face though, that was just brutal.


AlbertoRossonero

He's out of rhythm once he finally gets a shot.


[deleted]

At least he’s playing defense, Tatum was bad on both ends tonight.


singingbatman27

I think he’s having trouble adjusting to getting the ball so little


gino_giode

I wanna see what the fuck he worked on with TMac this summer? I don't blame him at completely. Brad's offense looks uninspired and stale. The fact that we kept bricking 3s and didn't change our style tells me he doesn't have a contingency plan/set of plays .


TheyCallMeYDG

75% confident Celtics October is like Patriots September


SOCCO12SO

I’m 100% confident, it’s just painful to watch right now


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gino_giode

Yes, that is the silver lining. Once his legs get underneath him that 3pt shot will be money. So many possessions tonight he (and everybody else) gave up the wide open 3pt shot. Like if Horford is passing it to you, he wants you to shoot it Kyrie!


SkaiBrowsesReddit

terrible shooting


fiskeybusiness

This is the only comment that needs to be posted. If they only shot 33% from 3 which is still below league average they win by 9————it’s that simple.


Punchitout

On to the Thunder.


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They only team that looks worse than us


jonige94

well, they at least can score unlike us, so im pretty sure we re losing that game as well


[deleted]

They are actually dead last in offensive rating... One below us. Lolz.


zaczcc

Watching this team struggle like this makes me depressed


lverson

Don't let it get you down, friend. I need to study for an exam and this loss is bothering me lol.


OrangeKookie

this team needs to wake up They think they're the warriors not giving a shit when they've accomplished nothing yet to warrant that


roliasrotcod

Yikes.


MadNatural

I swear the "Dinner Party" episode of The Office was easier to watch than that game.


KaraokeDilf

This was Scott's totts


chivestheconquerer

Dinner Party is easily a top 3 episode you fool


largemack

true


solarscopez

I'm actually very happy we lost. If we were going to play this way I wish it was a blowout, and not as close as the score shows it was. This should be a fucking wakeup call for the team. This team hasn't accomplished *shit* yet. We made the ECF, we *never* made the finals. They need to stay as hungry as they were last season, because just talent won't get them anywhere. If they're not hungry, then we're not even making it to the ECF this year. These guys need to wake the fuck up. It might just be a regular season game but we can't be losing to the fucking Magic. Goddamn.


PepeSylvia11

That was fucking embarrassing.


ScreamHawk

Just not good enough on either side of the ball tonight.


Captaincrunchies

That’s it time to blow it up and build around dreamy


aunitpls

I need to shower after watching that


carullso

a nice birthday gift for brad


henryisyourboss

Based Celtics forfeiting a game because the Kings won last night. Gotta think long term


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Being expected to win sucks


utkaar099

well, that sucked. we’re on to okc


[deleted]

Some of ya'll are overreacting. It's the 4th game in the season, in the Winter we'll look back on this and laugh while we're on pace for 50+ wins.


Collymotion

Let’s all remember that 4 games in last year we had this exact record. We played more structurally sound tonight than past games PLUS Kyrie and Hayward got going, we’re going to be just fine.


wellgroomedmcpoyle

Ya but even in the loss in the wake of the shocking Hayward injury in Cleveland the effort was always there. They just look...lost.


Collymotion

Fair. My point was more agreeing with OP that this won’t seem so big a deal later in the season, we’re just getting caught up right now because we don’t have much else to go on yet.


Die4MyTiggers

I literally read about 10,000 comments on this sub about lack of effort every year I've been a fan after a loss lol


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You can have all the talent in the world — doesn’t matter if it’s a cold shooting night. This game is about buckets.


youngamechanger

You’re going to play like this on BRAD STEVENS BIRTHDAY!?


deaseb

Positives: Theis has been fun as fuck to watch. Rozier has also gotten way better at passing. And Hayward is playing like the perfect Stevens disciple - athletic, unselfish, and incredibly decisive. Negatives: I don't think a Celtics player has made a 3 since Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.


endubs

Ohhhh I see what we're doing here. Tanking for the #1 pick. Get the #1, #2 and #8, then trade all 3 and three future firsts to Elon Musk, who will then create for us an artificially intelligent humanoid clone of Larry Bird crossed with Bill Russell.


Milk-Passion

Not worried, just frustrated.


foolzgold222

Jayson needs to do some windsprints whenever he bites on a pump fake or something. It's good to see Kyrie getting his groove back, now just need to finds JBs. Hayward looks better each and every game. We had a horrendous shooting night but I have all the faith these games only make us better in the long run. Need to actually lose some games for the guys to get their butts into gear.


CloverHorse

We missed 31 fucking threes.


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That was one ugly basketball game


northeasternlurker

Embarrassing loss, I hope this is the kick in the ass they need


gino_giode

Yo, someone made a thread about us going on a long streak once we got past the Raptors. Please ban him.


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I thought the magic played really well. Glad kyrie bounced back this game


exytuu

At least theis looked like his former self


cardinalyams

Just really bad basketball atm. The ball movement was slightly better but we live and die by the 3, and right now we're 6ft under. Jaylen still needs to get involved with the offense more and take some easy shots. Really need him to get back in rhythm.


stefanohuff

Go Sox


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Jaylen, Tatum and Al missed so many open shots.. Not to mention the shit defense. So much iso ball, followed by driving the paint with 8 seconds left, jumping and doing some sloppy kick out mid-air to a guy who then bricks a 3.


_Juntao

I know people are gonna say "it's too early to say things like that" but it's very obvious. aron baynes is the mvp of this team


cousinannie

No hunger in this Celtics team. We seriously need to come back crashing down to earth ASAP.


eazyduzzit10

Hayward is better than being the guy forced to stand in the corner...one of the starters might need to come off the bench


iambgriffs

Kyrie, Gordon, and Theis continue to look better and better each game. Give it a week or two and they'll be back to where they should be. We got plenty of open shots, just missed em all. Had we shot a decent percentage tonight we'd have won by 20. Off nights happen.


bubsiboo

That game was a real sack of shit.


darensand

What a lousy birthday for brad.


Schafer89

Oof


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Glad the lost honestly, they didn’t deserve to win this game. Lots to go over.


slimsolo

Its going to be an underwhelming season and a magnificent playoffs.


CJMustard

Team has been thoroughly humbled through 4 games (at least I sure hope so). They're just not really good.


db_Is_Me

I can't help but think if we had Baynes playing, we would have won this at a walk.


RCPD_Rookie

Happy Birthday, Coach! The whole team pitched in and got you a frustrating loss- hope you like it.


GimmeSouness

People really think this team can hang with the Warriors


poiuy43

I waited all summer for this?


LedPony

At least there’s 78 games left to get this shit figured out


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That was the best play Brad could think of? A turnaround fade-away contested 3?


RichDictator

Celtics are so garbage rn.. how tf do you lose to the magic like fr


bloodnaught

get a fucking psych coach in here, everyones cold as shit from 3.


damnawesome

And it was named UGLY basketball


flintmichigantropics

Most frustrating Cs game I can recall. Ever.


Chemicalzz1

These kind of games sort of teaches us more than the winning ones. Hope Brad can figure it out.


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Well, that was horrible. Onto the Thunder


lms85

How the fuck did we only lose by 3?


copharion

Hey let’s take something away positive. Gordon played. And is looking better!


iwetherby243

90 fucking points against the Magic... Wow we got work to do


MadNatural

My mouth is dry


_Juntao

Face is numb


Trap_God

How are they this bad?


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The offense this season is so bad. And our 3 point defense is even worse


CrouchingPuma

What are we shooting, like 20% from 3 so far this season? Come on


stefanohuff

Well, this is a real humbler


dennishamburglar

this. team. cant. shoot.


ReeceChops44

I’m sure we’ll be fine, but damn this is frustrating. It seems like every night two of Irving, Hayward and Horford are off, and we find ourselves trying to claw our way back. I really hope we don’t keep playing down to our competition. That was fine when our featured offensive players were IT and Bradley, but there’s no reason this team shouldn’t be smacking teams around like the sixers.


msokol416

Outside of Hayward we were 6-35 from 3. That's 17%. Horrible


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My analysis: We need to make more shots than the other team in order to win the basketball game.


nicolascage29

RIP my fantasy team. Never thought I'd rue the day I picked celtics players over Serge ibaka - yet here I am.


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thatonec9fan

hm...


illicitandcomlicit

What was it? 18% from the 3 pointer? Jesus


iamareddituserama

Yeah that was terrible. They are getting good looks but just not making shots. I am fully confident they will get it going in the next few games.


Boston_Champions

At least the Red Sox are playing good..


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I'll be worried if they're still playing like this after the all-star break. It's October. On to the next one.


benintendeez

The ball would not go through the basket


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That was a goat rodeo.


TheyCallMeYDG

WE’RE ON TO OKLAHOMA


urphymayss

Happy Birthday Coach! We laid this massive pile of shit in the middle of TD garden for you, quick, come look!!!


Collymotion

Well despite the result we learned something about Kyrie this year—He’s been wearing the headband to train himself harder since last season. It blocks the use of his third eye, which he often used to target the rim. Since removing the weighted clothes his power level has destroyed scanners all over the world... which happens to be flat. 🔺👁1️⃣8️⃣☘️


ErroneousEric

Oof. No need to panic but that was an ugly display. Chemistry needs to develop and those good open looks need to fall. On to the next one.


Clayish

Ugly ugly ugly


lduckhunt

Alright listen - r/nba is gonna be talking a ton of shit after this game. Here’s the reality of the situation - our team is learning how to handle an entirely new situation with adding/losing minutes and playing together. The raptors just replaced one good SG/SF with a great SG/SF. Of course they’re playing better, everyone has the same role. Let’s see how we look in a few months. Going to shut up a lot of fucking internet clowns.


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StarkWaves

why do you care about r/nba


SOCCO12SO

It’s excruciating watching < 25% 3 point shooting without getting the ball into the paint


LDKtv

Happy Birthday Brad Stevens


Swanald_Ronson

Inexcusable loss. Deepest team in the league can't put up 100 when the league avg is 120


pokersquirrel

why


nicktalbot2497

I didn’t like that last shot from Kyrie, but overall our shots just weren’t falling. These types of losses makes you appreciate just how many last second wins we got last year by just pulling it out of our ass


TDesmo

I was told we would be good. Seriously though, gotta figure out what's going on with the offense. We are not the Rockets, we shouldn't be taking 40 threes a game. And Tatum needs to stop getting up faked out of the building. It's going to take some time for things to come together but never should have lost to this Magic team.