2/9 vs. Washington
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People will complain but Wizards got really hot from 3 in three separate instances this game and it was still a fairly comfortable win.
Also really great night of FT shooting until the last minute here.
Also really great night of FT shooting until the last minute here.
The D was fine, Wizards made 4 straight contested 3s, but the offense is the recurring issue. KP replacing Marcus in these situations has been a Godsend and bailed them out numerous times this year.
Overall the team seemed out of rhythm all game - like they didn’t expect much fight and gave low effort but it happens and credit to them to turning it around and getting enough focus to close it out
Thought DWhite did excellent work shutting down Poole. Such a selfless player. Just 6 shots in 33 minutes while he constantly screened Poole into matchups that just destroyed him.
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But too close
But all I care about is keeping Tatum, KP, and White healthy. (Brown and Jrue and Horford too)
But too close
But all I care about is keeping Tatum, KP, and White healthy. (Brown and Jrue and Horford too)
They were up 5, I believe, with about 20 seconds left. Seemed like a strange situation to literally not guard the ballhandler down the floor and let him take a wide open 3.
Yeah I don’t take too much against these games against the dregs in February. But I’d sure like to see the C’s go down there and put a hurt on Miami.
That said, 2pm tipoff is one of those weird ones.
There is that matter of another game in another sport airing at 6:30. It's perfect.
Ok, what I mean is that afternoon NBA games have odd patterns. I would prefer the Celts to play a normal 7pm or whatever tip-off in Miami, as I think it would be a better gauge of where they are. Weird things seem to happen in afternoon games. I understand why it's at 2, it makes it easier for me to watch, but I won't put quite as much stock into it as a normal night game.
Paging @HomeRunBaker .
The Celtics team will play gin rummy in their hotel rooms with nutritious takeout and be asleep by 10pm tonight. They’ll be at their peak for a mid afternoon game…
Oh, you're going for the "Celtics play like crap in Matinees". Got it. I just like it because it makes for a good day.
It's not a Celtics-specific phenomenon. I'm not complaining that they are more likely to lose because the game is at 2pm, I'm not even sure that's true. Just that the game may not be as representative of where the teams are.
Even ignoring the timing, regular season games at this point matter a lot more to some teams than to others, and this one should matter more to Miami. They were embarrassed by Boston a couple of weeks ago, and they're tied for 7th (0.5 games out of 6th). They need this more than we do.
EDIT: Oh, wrong Washington and wrong day.
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Yeah volatility increases and randomness occurs at a higher than normal rate. I don’t believe in any one regular season game being a gauge of anything and certainly wouldn’t consider a regular season game against Miami to tell us anything about what a spring series would look like….I’m pretty sure I already know.