The Official NBA Thread: Pacers-Celtics Game 2 on ESPN / Celtics Lead 1-0

[osh kosh bosh]

His eyes light up every time he gets the ball with Goober on him. Suddenly gets super aggressive. Can do whatever he wants with zero resistance.

His eyes light up because the goal is to get Gobert away from the rim.

Gobert shuts down the paint offense when he can guard Aaron Gordon and play help defense.

 

[Benny Hinn]

So Finals gonna be what everyone predicted day 1.

Nuggets and Celts

 

[addict4sneakers]

Holiday had a good regular season kind of crazy tho he also doing good this round

Man I thought he was cooked the LAL series. Thought he was going to be picking his kids up from school in October.

 

[pdino]

...he's getting roasted by the non Jokic bench units.

Exactly. Get him back in with the starting unit against Jokic. That’s my point

 

[ill steelo]

So do you bench Rudy and just try to run em out the gym? KAT/Naz/Slowmo played Jok well in DEN and in turn gave them actual offense on the other end.

They’re a combined -1 in the Gobert minutes in the last 2 games.

In G2 the point of emphasis was limiting Jokic’s shots, doubling him on every single touch below the 3 point line.

Theoretically doubling Jokic is the last thing you want to do but Denver didn’t make any plays out of it in G2 and Jokic had no rhythm, so you have to at least try it again for an extended period.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Exactly. Get him back in with the starting unit against Jokic. That’s my point

sorry are you saying bench Kat or bench Gobert?

 

[dman14]

they were down 1-3 twice during the bubbles if i recall. vs jazz and clips

 

[B Sox]

This game is more or less how I thought the series would go which is why I had picked Denver in 5. Just happened to take til Game 4 to finally get it. Figured Ant would always be able to get his, but they don’t have any other advantageous matchups. Didn’t really expect any blowouts either way though.

 

[addict4sneakers]

His eyes light up because the goal is to get Gobert away from the rim.

Gobert shuts down the paint offense when he can guard Aaron Gordon and play help defense.

We must be watching 2 different games. He’s getting walked down by Jokic. Getting cooked in help too. Not all on him but Aaron Gordon made his first 9 shots.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

We must be watching 2 different games. He’s getting walked down by Jokic. Getting cooked in help too. Not all on him but Aaron Gordon made his first 9 shots.

Only a matter of time before they blame his teammates again

Like clock work

 

[Nipsey3000]

For those that didn't get the chance to see it live, as good as ant is now, he's still mild MJ.

And that's a major compliment to ant.

Respectfully

 

[Benny Hinn]

 

[JD617]

 

[addict4sneakers]

-1 or 1-2

Pick one.

 

[dman14]

This game is more or less how I thought the series would go which is why I had picked Denver in 5. Just happened to take til Game 4 to finally get it. Figured Ant would always be able to get his, but they don’t have any other advantageous matchups. Didn’t really expect any blowouts either way though.

as bad as nugs played, they had a chance to win gm 1 as well. think they had a lead late before minny closed them out.
folk overreacted after that stinker in gm 2.
i think it don't matter if rudy is in or not. nuggets get this type of support and they will be hard to beat

 

[lawdog1]

Find someone who supports, and is loyal to you the way osh kosh bosh is for Rudy Gobert.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I mean Joker doesn't respect really anyone on the floor lol



Just like AD, Bam and whoever else you want to throw out there

And I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t lose much defense with any of them and they’d get your more than 6 ppg

 

[addict4sneakers]

DPOY needing help. Jokic is a wizard though. But walked down

 

[rolaholic]

His eyes light up every time he gets the ball with Goober on him. Suddenly gets super aggressive. Can do whatever he wants with zero resistance.

 

[pmatic]

Joker was dogging it in game two (and frankly since the end of the Lakers series). The Nuggets got his attention now. Not sure game two has any bearing moving forward.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

We must be watching 2 different games. He’s getting walked down by Jokic. Getting cooked in help too. Not all on him but Aaron Gordon made his first 9 shots.

The nuggets made the adjustment, using AG as the screener more, having AG as the ball handler. using him to get

but ultimately the Nuggets offense is way better with Gobert on the bench.

non-Jokic bench units are killing. them. They've played the Gobert- Jokic minutes pretty evenly.

I don't know how you look at that and say.

"Gobert is the problem. "

 

[rolaholic]

The discussion about 'fraudulent' rings was filthy

 

[pmatic]

DPOY needing help. Jokic is a wizard though. But walked down

Come on, that's on KAT, and subsequently Ant.

Joker is completely capable of making that baseline fadeaway, but no need to help in that situation with Gordon at the rim.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Joker was dogging it in game two (and frankly since the end of the Lakers series). The Nuggets got his attention now. Not sure game two has any bearing moving forward.

Dogging yeah but naz/towns at least make him defend in space. Full on rest guarding Rudy. And we will gladly double ant lightly and let goober post up whoever.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Gobert offense is a problem. Not the only problem. But a big problem

Like it was in utah