These conference finals have been horrid.
Comment on [Game Thread] 27-28 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 4s
rezz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Celtics @ Pacers
Lizardking13@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
drawerair@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Jaylen Brown seems to have a high acceleration. The opposing team should have help defense. To the Pacers’ credit, they did their best to defend Brown for me. If there’s help defense, does he have good passing and court vision like Doncic? If no help defense, he can rely on his acceleration to score repeatedly.
TAG@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The Pacers should have been able to dominate the paint, because they have bigger and stronger players.
If anything, I think the Pacers did a good job resisting doubling. The Celtic’s strategy is to always have many shooters on the court. Normally they would be able to probe the defense to draw a double team and then send the ball around to the uncovered player. To me, it looked like the Pacers kept everyone covered and guarded passing angles. Many of the Celtics possessions ended with the ball handler looking for an opening for 15 seconds and settling for a loosely contested 3.
drawerair@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
There were at least 2 times in game 4 when Brown blew by his defender and there was a help defender. I thought it was the right defensive play. Easy layup for Brown if there was no help defense.
On another note, I guess 1 of the things that the Pacers tried to prevent was the Celtic shooters getting hot. Hard to beat the Celtics when they’re raining threes.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
My fear for the Pacers is that the way they lost game 1 and 3 is going to haunt them mentally for the duration of their careers. Celtics are going to be a mental road block for them.
streetfestival@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Is Nembhard playing for Canada at the Paris Olympics this summer? (I hope Jamal’s hungry :)
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
We’ll see. He didn’t sign up for the 3 year commitment. Well SI says he’ll be at the training camp for Olympics.
streetfestival@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I love how deep the team and talent pool is!
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Sadly, Pacers once again CHOKED the game away late in the 4th. They had turn over after turn over. And couldn’t make a shot.