Can Doc Rivers do it again?

[Nike D'Antoni]

2003 Playoffs
Magic with Mcgrady up 3 - 1 on Pistons, Rivers Happens and they blow a 3 - 1 lead. Pistons advance.

2009 Playoffs
The Celtics are up 3 - 2 on Magic, Rivers Happens and they blow a 3 - 2 lead. Magic advance.

2010 Playoffs
The Celtics are up 3 - 2 on the Lakers, Rivers Happens and they blow a 3 - 2 lead. The Lakers win the title.

2012 Playoffs
The Celtics are up 3 - 2 on the Miami Heat, Rivers Happens and they blow a 3 - 2 lead. Heat advance to finals.

2015 Playoffs
The Clippers are up 3 -1 on the Houston Rockets, Rivers Happens and they blow a 3 - 1 lead. Houston advanced to the finals.

2016 Playoffs
The Clippers are up 2 - 0 vs Blazers, Rivers happens and they blow a 2 - 0 lead. Blazers advance.

2020 Playoffs
The Clippers are up 3 - 1 vs the Nuggets, Rivers happens and they blow a 3 - 1 lead. Nuggets advance.


I think he has blown 9 playoff series leads. Can he do another milestone?

[Nike D'Antoni]

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[FultzNationRISE]

Was thinking exactly this after they won today, for Doc’s sake I hope they can finish the job.

[HoopologyPhD]

Mo like Doctor Kevorkian, amirite?

[GimmeThat]

if De'Anthony Melton can play like Tyus Jones, Austin Rivers, your prototypical Duke point guard, controlling the tempo, making sure plays don't start unless the offense is set. Sixers close.

[ArbitraryWater]

3-1 leads blown are rare.

No coach has blown more than 1 3-1 lead.

The fact that Doc was a part of 3 3-1 blown leads, is pretty insane lol.

[Gruppenführer]

Celtics look cooked, but I also feel that Philly only has a few more chances left to make it to the big dance before Harden falls off completely and Embiid eventually starts to slow down.


The Celtics on the other hand are probably built to be contending for the Title for years to come.

[tpols]

Doc is a preacher coach like Mark Jackson. He's susceptible to being outcoached by superior strategy HCs. Boston doesn't have Brad Steven's coaching anymore though so he's not really at a disadvantage. I don't get why they moved him out of his coaching position. What a ****ing disaster hiring that clown who was banging his coworkers wives. Affirmative action backfiring big time.

[FultzNationRISE]

We’re gonna find out.

[Wally450]

We're almost there boys.

[Nike D'Antoni]

I hope for his sake he doesn't lose game 7.

[Nike D'Antoni]

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[elementally morale]

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He sure knows what it takes to lose.

[PeroAntic]

Yes he can!

[Nb1]

Not that a coach isn't to blame when it happens specially over and over again, but last game was atrocious from the players side.If they were all contested shots, sure, blame the coach for not making adjustments and letting it happen. But they were almost all open wide looks and Tatum on the other hand went beserk.

Embiid was 3-6 in the 4th being guarded like hell, didn't even get the ball for last half of that qrtr and the rest of the team who were wide open during the whole time were bricking shots like there's no tomorrow and they were altogether 2-14 in the 4th... (without Embiid)

Not sayind Doc shouldn't have called a timeout and tried sth different, but when you have guys that can make 3's have so many totally open looks and they brick them all, i'm sorry but they deserve the blame aswell. Also i think we can all agree Boston is the much better team, losing 4-3 to them is no shame.

In the 4th:
Embiid 3-6
T.Harris 0-0
PJ Tucker: 0-1
Maxey 1-3
Harden 0-4
Melton 0-4
House Jr. 0-1
...
i mean...

[ArbitraryWater]

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Doc gotta be sick lol

[Nike D'Antoni]

Doc gotta be sick lol

I wonder whats going thru his head now.

[Wally450]

Probably the least surprising thing to come out of this series.

[Axe]

Yes. :pimp:

[Jasper]

doc you are cooked : YOUR FIRED ...

don't come to Milwaukee

[Nike D'Antoni]

He did it again. I am not surprised. He could join Budenholzer, Vogel, and Nurse in unemployment line with championship.

[Nike D'Antoni]

The issue is mental now with him. Every time he is up 3 - 1 or 3 - 2, he is in a dark room.

[PeroAntic]

Yes he can! :roll: