12/15, #26: Wizzing all over themselves

[InstaFace]

I'm traveling tomorrow morning, so I'm putting this up now so I don't forget.

The Wizards gave a surprisingly spirited challenge to Cleveland the other night, they're in a bit of a groove (by their own standards), especially shooting the 3. So this is definitely not the night to be lax about perimeter defense.

Waste the Wizards. Paddle Poole, in Particular.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Wax the Wiz

 

[RSN Diaspora]

Will be in the house tonight. Last time was a win, but they played like ass--Wiz more lost it than Celtics won it. Hoping for a more decisive win tonight.

 

[Stan Papi Was Framed]

I'll be there too with my 2 kids, who are hoping Tatum will play. I would also like a more decisive win by the Cs tonight.

 

[128]

Wizards, as predicted by Scal, come out hot.

 

[OnWisc]

Good evening, gentlemen.

 

[The Mort Report]

damn Sam that's new

 

[The Mort Report]

Good evening, gentlemen.

Surprised you stuck with the Pats as long as you did. I was out when this game started

 

[OnWisc]

Surprised you stuck with the Pats as long as you did. I was out when this game started

Wanted to see one last Maye possession.

 

[The Mort Report]

Wanted to see one last Maye possession.

Fair, I did switch back to see if the pick was a bad one, nice to see it was another on the receiver

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I'm convinced Coach Joe could take over the Patriots and be instantly better than Mayo.

 

[OnWisc]

Ah, shit.

 

[The Mort Report]

Well that's not great

 

[tims4wins]

Not watching what happened injury???

 

[Imbricus]

He teased us with a vision of what this team could be then ... poof. Hope it's not serious.

 

[128]

According to C's announcers, it's not the surgically repaired ankle.

 

[OnWisc]

Not watching what happened injury???

KP to the locker room, but think they updated and said it wasn't the same leg.

 

[The Mort Report]

KP questionable to return with a heel injury according to halftime crew

 

[128]

C's really have it on cruise control. Maybe that won't matter against the Wizards, but Boston is kind of dicking around.

 

[Just a bit outside]

To say this game lacks intensity is an understatement.

 

[Imbricus]

Poole seems to be a bit of a dick.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Heel injury?

 

[OnWisc]

 

[Imbricus]

Damn good defense by Queta not to bite on those pump fakes (which he would have for sure just a month ago), and then to get the swat.

 

[OnWisc]

All that sequence was missing was a ladder and a bucket of confetti.

 

[The Mort Report]

Really sloppy with the ball tonight

 

[Just a bit outside]

All that sequence was missing was a ladder and a bucket of confetti.

Wiz really should go all in and change to the Generals.

 

[Imbricus]

Good night. Put the subs in.

 

[OnWisc]

Wiz really should go all in and change to the Generals.

When I was a kid I really thought the Globetrotters were legitimately the greatest basketball team in the world. Like my six-year old self would have expected them to beat the Celtics by 50.

 

[OnWisc]

This has to be the shortest game thread of the year which I guess kinda makes sense for a tacked on game like this against a 3-win team that overlapped with the Pats.

 

[128]

In Tillman, Springer and Walsh, Boston has three of the most offensively challenged players in the NBA.

 

[The Mort Report]

lol the end of this game

 

[Imbricus]

Well, our deep bench still sucks.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

Springer fouled with 1.8seconds. LOL

 

[mikeot]

This has to be the shortest game thread of the year which I guess kinda makes sense for a tacked on game like this against a 3-win team that overlapped with the Pats.

Weird start time against the weakest team in NBA - just us diehards.

 

[OnWisc]

And another three day break. Feels like a weird schedule since Thanksgiving week.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Springer scored a point; Queta didn't.

 

[bankshot1]

In Tillman, Springer and Walsh, Boston has three of the most offensively challenged players in the NBA.

Opportunity to get O boards. And I almost never get tired of watching guys O board.

 

[Saints Rest]

I just checked the stats. 7 guys in double-figures. 3 guys (including Pritchard putting the rabbit in PRabbit!!) with double-digit boards.
Glad to see Brown and Holiday with under 25 minutes each, and Tatum under 35.

 

[128]

Well, our deep bench still sucks.

That ship may have sailed, but I still think Lonnie Walker would be a nice addition to the bench.

 

[The Mort Report]

That ship may have sailed, but I still think Lonnie Walker would be a nice addition to the bench.

I can't wait for whatever hidden, un-realized gem Brad will trade for Springer and 2 2nds. And we could run a thread guessing who and none of us would guess right and at the same time be completely mind blown we missed them

 

[jmcc5400]

For those just getting to the game thread and panicking about Porzingis (as I did), he said he left the game for precautionary reasons and feels like he will be good to go for the next game.

 

[JCizzle]

For those just getting to the game thread and panicking about Porzingis (as I did), he said he left the game for precautionary reasons and feels like he will be good to go for the next game.

Thank you, this is exactly why I came to this thread

 

[The Raccoon]

For those just getting to the game thread and panicking about Porzingis (as I did), he said he left the game for precautionary reasons and feels like he will be good to go for the next game.

Thanks!

 

[RSN Diaspora]

Can’t imagine we’ve won a ton of games while shooting 58% from the line. Game was never really in doubt, but FT shooting was comically bad.

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

Can’t imagine we’ve won a ton of games while shooting 58% from the line. Game was never really in doubt, but FT shooting was comically bad.

The FT shooting was just to keep the game interesting.

The lower bowl of the building had to be at least 70% Cs fans, right? When that last "Let's Go C's" chant broke out at the end, Springer started laughing - I presume because it was so loud.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

The lower bowl of the building had to be at least 70% Cs fans, right? When that last "Let's Go C's" chant broke out at the end, Springer started laughing - I presume because it was so loud.

Give or take, and certainly by the end of the game it was at least that much. In our section, three very spirited Wizards fans gave it their best, and I give them credit--not like their team gave them much to cheer for, but this was very much a Celtics crowd.

Fun fact: with their third and final game in DC this season now wrapped, the Celtics have more wins at Capital One Arena (3) than the Wizards do (2).

 

[Stan Papi Was Framed]

The FT shooting was just to keep the game interesting.

The lower bowl of the building had to be at least 70% Cs fans, right? When that last "Let's Go C's" chant broke out at the end, Springer started laughing - I presume because it was so loud.

I was way up at the top and it seemed like mostly Celtics fans there too. My 10 year old son was cracking up about the "Let's Go Celtics" chants. Free throw shooting was oddly terrible--I believe both White *and* Holiday had double misses. Kornet is normally quite reliable but also missed several times. I'm assuming it was just a weird night in that dept.--fortunately, it didn't hurt overall.

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

I was way up at the top and it seemed like mostly Celtics fans there too. My 10 year old son was cracking up about the "Let's Go Celtics" chants. Free throw shooting was oddly terrible--I believe both White *and* Holiday had double misses. Kornet is normally quite reliable but also missed several times. I'm assuming it was just a weird night in that dept.--fortunately, it didn't hurt overall.

Kornet was 22/26 (84.6%) on FTs before last night and he went 5-8 (assuming NBA.com has updated their stats by now). He's currently 27/34 (79.4%). Almost doubled his misses.