The Celtics were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals and Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley shared one prevailing reason why.
Barkley, who recently reminded Celtics star Jaylen Brown that Boston only makes history if they win Game 7, has called the Celtics “undisciplined” and added that they’re not fundamentally sound.
The former NBA big man believes that Boston has only won games due to their talent levels and that they don’t really run any sort of offense and too often settle for poor jumpers.
During the halftime show, Barkley also had some harsher words to describe what he saw from the team.
WARNING, some NSFW language ahead:
“Watching these dumb*** Celtics play is making my head hurt” – Charles Barkley 😂pic.twitter.com/ArjLQ6RL1A
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“I gotta say something, man. Watching these [expletive] Celtics play is making my head hurt. Ernie, let me tell you something … I can’t let it go, man. If you just come into the game and say we’re just going to jack up 3’s and if we win we are going to win and if we miss ’em we’re going to lose … it’s so bad to watch them play. There’s no ball movement. You’ve got no body movement and it’s just frustrating .. [They] just play stupid.”
Welp, it’s hard to argue with Barkley here.
Despite shockingly winning three games in a row, this ended up as a very disappointing series and end to the season for the Celtics. At the end of the day, too, it’s no one’s fault but their own.
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