Brian Scalabrine had an NBA career, coaching experience, and excels as Celtics' color commentator. His analysis is always fresh, however heavily tinged with Celtic green. First half observations against the Heat.
"The Celtics are at their best when getting into the paint."
"You've got to be patient with Hassan Whiteside on you. He's a shot blocker and you won't get doubled."
"Especially early in the game, NO EASY BASKETS." (Jaylen Brown with a foul)
"Celtics have to do better keep Dragic out of the middle...you've got to keep the ball on the side."
"Miami doing a great job getting into the paint and making plays from there."
On Tyler Johnson, "a hard playing guy who can get to the basket."
"The Heat have an edge to them...they got blasted by Indiana."
"The Curse is real." (Blake Griffin, the Clips, and the Kardashian clan)
"To be honest, I can see why they called that." (Baynes hammered Dragic.)
"You're pretty much at his mercy (Kyrie) when he's going 1-on-1."
"He (Ellington) comes off the screen hard, separates, challenges at the rim. That's the way you play basketball."