Should the Boston Celtics be worried after Game 5 loss to Philadelphia? | NBA on NBC

1. Yeah they should,not about this series but the bigger picture. For a team that has championship aspirations to play like that on your home court, in the 4th quarter and for it to happen for a second time? They're developing bad habits and I am concerned it will leak into the next series and beyond

2. Shameful and embarrassing. DWhite has gone AWOL.

3. Maxey says “when embiid wants to be dominant he will be..” I love that, it’s a subtle challenge to embiid basically saying like man you can dominate every night but it’s up to you. Embiid gotta continue to focus on smart and strong basketball.

4. I don't think it's good they are so reliant on the 3 ball. Yes they won a chip but let's be real. The year they won almost every team they played in the east was injured (and it was the star player). They are not the Warriors who have multiple championships to support the relying on 3 ball strategy (they also don't have the Splash Bros). I don't understand why they just can't adjust if the 3 pointer isn't working

5. People keep underestimating the Sixers yes, I understand their the 7th seed. But remember this is a very talented team and with a healthy Embiid they can defeat anybody and they Eastern conference, including Boston. With a healthy Embiid he creates so many matchup problems for the opposing team. You can see how quickly the game, completely change just by him playing down in the post he can create shots for his teammates. Because if the Celtics play man on man he’s gonna put up at least 50 because Boston doesn’t have anyone one that can guard him single handedly, which will cause them to double Embiid that should create open shots and lanes to for the very fast and young backcourt Maxy and VJ to take advantage of Quentin Grimes and Paul George also benefit also. The longer the series goes the more dangerous the Sixers become because that monster they have in the middle is regaining chemistry with his very talented teammates the Celtics might be in trouble.

6. Not super worried, but we should have closed it out last night. We are better on the road. So hopefully we can put them to bed in 6.

7. As a Celtics fan, this kind of game is a 10/10 on the annoying meter. But then I remember this was supposed to be a gap year, so any postseason run is a bonus. Thats with my "glass-half-full" filter on.

8. Soft, inconsistent, no killer instinct is Boston

9. Brian Scalabrine on Cetics post game, "the Sixers are not a very good team." LOL

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