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the bench is still an issue

ya hopefully hayward can play

Matt Armstrong
Posted: August 17, 2020 at 7:18:25 PM
Robert Williams being good could change everything for the Celtics

been saying this

embiid was gassed after the first quarter

they did a good job mixing up defenses on embiid later in the game...brought some late doubles and turned him over.

kanter played well, i would consider getting him more minutes. theis will always try his best but this is just not his series. if i were him i'd just be looking at my direct deposit statements after every game because he has the worst job in basketball right now.

tatum and brown were great, obv brown's availability going forward is important. kemba did an amazing job of settling things down, drawing some fouls, and playing under control down the stretch.

the sixers are really easy to stop outside of embiid isos.

feel like philly was in that game via the make and miss phenomenon more than anything

yeah they shot a lot better than the celtics

3-pt percentage for both teams ended up in a similar place. the celtics had a bad cold stretch at the end of the 3rd on some good looks.

you know who sucked in this game, tobias harris sucked.

clips getting and blowing a 16 pt lead all in the first quarter here

50% of the time he is nearly all-start level, 50% of the time he is nearly invisible.

xp

like a lot of phillys guys that roster just isnt a great fit for him

mavs r bombing 3s

clips look like booboo

friend of mine put a ridiculous amount of money on the clips beating the over tonight and I was like buddy why did you do that

eek

whoa that is a risky bet

feel like bubble over/under numbers i've taken a look at might as well be randomly generated as it is, idk what he was thinking. he does not know basketball very well

btw the weak ass ejection of porzingis is ruining this game

sports betting would break me mentally

btw the weak ass ejection of porzingis is ruining this game

really embarrassing defensive lapse by luka as he’s moping about not getting the ball

he was exhausted by the end, which is going to be true every game given how they use him

ya played big mins 2nite

lmao clips gonna cover on that pointless foul that’s sports betting baby!!

its weird that betting the line which is not aligned with the outcome of the game is standard instead of the odds which is

mb its cause bookies dont want to do the math

Luka Doncic’s 42 PTS are the most in an #NBAPlayoffs debut in @NBAHistory. pic.twitter.com/yGUCCJ3897

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) August 18, 2020

picture is cracking me up

caption that Luka here’s mine


“what’s up friends?”

rip mavs see you next year

betting the line which is not aligned with the outcome of the game is standard instead of the odds which is

I'm not a bettor or a bookie, so this interpretation is based on the logic of an external observer: there are plenty of NBA games where picking the winner is relatively simple and the more games you bet, the more the upsets can get lost in the generally favorable odds of picking the winner 90% of the time.

otoh, betting the line removes the simple element of deciding which team is most likely to win and introduces more variance. Bookies like variance because it allows them to balance the bets placed on either side and gives them more predictable profits, and betters like variance since it gives them the illusion of placing the 'smart' money that outwits the odds makers and collects a bigger payday than merely betting that the Raptors will beat the Hornets. Hey, maybe the Hornets will play the Raptors close enough to beat the line tonight.

3-pt percentage for both teams ended up in a similar place. the celtics had a bad cold stretch at the end of the 3rd on some good looks.

you know who sucked in this game, tobias harris sucked.

I really enjoyed Grant Williams’ 2 minute stint where he looked like a teetotaling rodman

lol

tobias being paid like someone who should be putting up 25-8-8 and not 15-8-8... the salary part isn’t his fault i guess but he‘s always kinda left something to be desired and it’s magnified now (having been kept by the sixers instead of jimmy butler, simmons being out)

he just cant get his own shot but would be great playing on a team with guys who can, hes a complimentary player being paid like a star

he’s def closer to a robert covington or prime trevor ariza but being paid the same salary as kawhi and paul george

embiid was gassed after the first quarter

― lag∞n, Monday, August 17, 2020 9:08 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

The Sixers have to do a better job of getting Embiid involved down the stretch. Simply can't run the late-game offense through Burks and Harris.

Here are Embiid's five 4th quarter FGA - Two 3's, two tips and only one true FGA inside the arc. His last made FG was with 11:36 left. pic.twitter.com/FAedoWigCc

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) August 18, 2020

on sportscenter last night they highlighted him on some consecutive possessions down the stretch and he just wasn't making any impact. could barely get the ball

hes so out of shape its been a problem his whole career

you can see how tired he is watching him try to jump multiple times on contested rebounds

after he scored 11 in the first quarter he didnt even try to get deep position before the catch even tho hes much bigger than everyone the celtics had guarding him he was catching at the elbow then turning the ball over to double teams, or catching at the top and taking 3s

i think both him and philly would benefit from a parting of ways

i do wonder if part of the reason he sets up so high in the post is that the sixers don't have anyone who can throw an entry pass.

naw he was getting position early and killing it

i think this is something both parties can live with

https://i.imgur.com/96E9nw2.png

why do you hate gordo so much

he doesnt have the celtics mindtype

he is a good basketball player tho