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That ridiculous. Smart and Grant are the guys that flop. Tatum and Brown do not flop. Tatum is a superstar who get no respect, based on him only having 1 playoff game with 10+ free throws.

If this gets overturned I'm going to lose my mind. I'm basing this off the precedent set last game when Horford didn't touch Curry and they didn't overturn it.

I mean, we're handing out T's like candy today, but I guess not on Draymond or the Warriors.

No T on Draymond there?

Wait, you're saying a team with Draymond Green doesn't flop and complain? Green easily could/should have 3-4 more technicals in this series, yet only had one. Again, I haven't complained about what Boston has been called for (other than the T's), I've complained what the Warriors aren't getting called for. And that stretch I was referring to was awful officiating.

Come on. That T was ridiculous, just like the first one on Udoka. Poole flopped on that foul on Smart and Thompson clearly (we rewound it several times) pushed off on Smart on his 3 the possession before. Not to mention Tatum getting fouled at the end of the 3rd which kicked off Poole's buzzer beater sequence. I mean, do you need to not let the refs impact you so much and play through it? Sure, absolutely. But that was a horrendous stretch of officiating.

The refs just ended this game.

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I know Smart is a flopper, but pretty clear push-off and no call on that Klay 3. Another big swing there.

After a hot start to the 3rd, Tatum by mid-qaurter was back to taking bad shots and missing bunnies

It would have changed the entire end to that quarter.

Felt like Tatum got hammered on that sideline double team right before that ending sequence. Big not call. Instead of a Poole buzzer beating 3 it would have been 2 free throws for Tatum.

Tatum's next step as a player is developing a post game ala Kobe and LeBron as they developed. You can't let the Warriors get away with playing Draymond as their tallest player with a backcourt of Curry, Poole and Payton.

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I don’t totally disagree with you either. The Celtics don't always attack with purpose. They were aggressive and attacked in sort of a soft way. But I still think the Warriors got away with a ton of physicality in the first half. But like I said, the Celtics were soft defensively and didn't adjust. Once it was clear the refs weren't calling much, the Celtics should have stepped up their defensive physicality sooner. Agree on the missed shots too. Pritchard missed two wide open 3's. That's his only job. Add that to the missed free throws and it would be a different score at half.

That's the problem. Down 12 feels like a win, but with the way the 3rd quarter has gone for both teams in the playoffs, it's more likely to be down 26 at the end of the 3rd then it is to be down 4.

Jist ridiculous. I think they missed 4 of their last 6 free throws. Jaylen Brown has been a train wreck tonight.

Just to be clear, I'm not complaining about any calls on the Celtics. Just saying the officials are essentially letting the Warriors play football defensively.

It absolutely absurd that the Celtics only have 3 free throw attempts so far. They've been attacking the basket all night with the Warriors playing extremely physical.

Not to mention before that entire sequence the ball was 100%, without a doubt out of bounds of Curry. It should have been Celtics ball.

Good call on the Rob Williams foul, but that technical on Udoka was absolutely ridiculous. Draymod Green can scream, jump up and down and basically undress the refs all series long and he gets nothing. Udoka says one thing and gets a quick T. That was terrible.

Very frustrating start. Celtics are playing extremely soft defensively. On the other side the officials are letting GS get away with A LOT of contact, clutching and grabbing.

I'm actually speaking into existence a future state where TG improves his shooting so much that the Celtics sign him to a 2-way contract. Then after some impressive performances for the Maine Celtics, he gets a call-up and as we all know the refs will completely ignore the fouls being committed against him in mop-up duty. That is what it has to do with the Celtics getting screwed by the refs!

Sounds like Bradley Beal may officially be available this offseason. Apparently the big suitors will be Miami and Dallas, with LeBron also being a big fan. But, say the Warriors lose this series, if you're them wouldn't you call up Washington and offer Wiggins, a 1st rounder and some combination (not all) of Wiseman, Kuminga and Moody? That package would probably beat anything those others could put together. Miami if they went Herro, Bam and some picks, but I'm not sure that's better. Miami has some edge with Beal wanting to be there though.

Give me some Tatum magic and I'll be all set!