2/23 - Celtics @ Mavericks

[HowBoutDemSox]

Losing isn't fun. Let's try winning, I suspect it will be more fun.

 

[joe dokes]

I hope the "how-will-they-play-tonight" coin comes up whichever way it's supposed to.

 

[boxosII]

Let's Go Celtics

turn this tank around

 

[128]

I feel confident the C's will win one of these back-to-back games.

 

[bigq]

Make mince meat of the Mavericks.

 

[osori]

I wonder which Kemba we will get tonight.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Tatum and Brown both announced as All-Stars. Wonder if there's a psychological aspect to that being official, as we saw with Tatum last season.

 

[JCizzle]

It’s funny, good TV when Charles doesn’t know a guy is playing. Doesn’t work with DWade and this crew. They don’t have the chemistry to be uninformed.

 

[luqin]

gorman mixes up walker and brown at least once a game

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Oof these uniforms are worse than I remember.

Stripes down the sides are rough.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

A cut on the baseline, which TT hit Tatum for the easy bucket. Love that offense.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

And this time with Jaylen catching it down low from TT on the free throw line.

 

[128]

Josh Richardson plays well against the C's every time, it seems.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Semi the first wing off the bench today, not Nesmith.

 

[mauf]

Either Tatum and Luka both traveled or neither of them did.

 

[Burkharts Uppercut]

Liking this sub pattern to get Kemba out early to see how he looks with the 2nd unit.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Need to get Tacko out there against Boban. It just needs to happen.

 

[benhogan]

point Tatum going ISO is not great to watch

 

[JCizzle]

point Tatum going ISO is not great to watch

No, no it is not

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Liking this sub pattern to get Kemba out early to see how he looks with the 2nd unit.

Lately, Jaylen has been playing the entire 1st quarter, and Tatum and Kemba come out, and then Tatum plays most of the 2nd quarter, with Brown/Kemba coming back in around the 6 minute mark. Tonight, he's left both Tatum and Brown in there for the first 9 minutes. Nesmith now in, Tatum out.

 

[teddykgb]

Need to get Tacko out there against Boban. It just needs to happen.

I feel cheated that this isn’t happening

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Payton Pritchard is LEGIT.

 

[Imbricus]

point Tatum going ISO is not great to watch

Amen.

 

[TripleOT]

Jaylen has been iffy in the paint since his knee problem. At the beginning of the season he was exploding off the court before launching his shot.

 

[dhellers]

Jaylen has been iffy in the paint since his knee problem. At the beginning of the season he was exploding off the court before launching his shot.

Yep. Would it help if he skipped the all star game for serious recovery? Won't happen

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Lob Williams.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

BAM! Right in your Ojel-EYE!

 

[teddykgb]

Nesmith just getting torched

 

[benhogan]

BAM! Right in your Ojel-EYE!

went in but that was a bad shot

 

[SteveF]

First team to 130 tonight, apparently.

 

[Imbricus]

If PP is under control for a while, gotta keep Williams. Those two work well together.

 

[TripleOT]

Defensive effort lacking again tonight. The Celtics have too many good defenders to play that poorly on defense so often.

 

[Imbricus]

I'm a big Pritch fan, but I've noticed that he does play kind of small under the basket. Usually gets out of the way when the big bodies come driving in.

 

[benhogan]

I'm more excited about the Red Sox starting pitching at the moment than the Celtics defense...which says a lot

 

[128]

How was that not a shooting foul on the lob to Time Lord?

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Nesmith just getting torched

He's getting schooled by Doncic, especially on those pick and rolls. Good learning experience for him here.

 

[128]

It's reached the point that I'm surprised whenever the C's get a stop.

 

[bigq]

S3MI!

 

[teddykgb]

He's getting schooled by Doncic, especially on those pick and rolls. Good learning experience for him here.

He’s getting schooled by everyone they’re targeting him every time down the floor

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I dunno about Kemba and the bench mob.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

How was that not a shooting foul on the lob to Time Lord?

Made no sense.

 

[128]

Made no sense.

He was literally in the act of trying to dunk it.

 

[128]

Nesmith hits the offensive boards hard.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Gunshy Nesmith. Ugh.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Fucking Richardson looks like Larry Bird against the C's every time. He may as well be Khris Middleton.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Grant is still on the team, I see.

 

[mauf]

Nice to see Tatum get a star call. Probably should’ve been a no-call.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Force Luka to take the three. Way more dangerous when driving.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Jaylen thought he was lobbing to the other Williams there.

 

[Spelunker]

I can think of few dumber plays than an alley-oop to Granite.