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    Celtics sign Lonnie Walker IV

    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41886251/celtics-waive-lonnie-walker-sources-say
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    NBA Finals: Celtics vs Mavs

    When he fouled out, my delight was quickly followed by the thought that the Mavs’ D for the last four minutes would be much better!
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    Jayson Tatum's Rise to the Top

    To be fair, he was only 19.
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    Kyrie went 5-16 in getting eliminated and we have schadenfreude.

    Currently eighth all time. https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/best-nba-playoff-record-in-a-season
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    RIP Bill Walton

    He enrolled his kids in my grade school when he moved to Boston for the ‘86 season, and somehow this led to 13-year old, chess-obsessed me getting to play chess with him at some school-related event. He was exactly the friendly character you would imagine, even as he destroyed me on the board.
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    Round 3: Celtics vs Pacers

    It's not clear to me that we would have seen this counter if Kornet hadn't hurt his wrist.
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    Green Zinger Tea - Kristaps Porziņģis 2023-24

    I hope so, but it's been odd that he's been glued to the bench so far--I expected at least a few minutes with a huge lead and KP out last night. Al is going to wear out if it's a 2-man rotation with Kornet until KP is back.
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    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    Critical reps for those occasions when somebody falls over on offense and ends up in the backcourt on D!
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    Al Horford - the Celtics' Resurrected Saviour of the Season

    I am pretty comfortable with Al taking wide open threes no matter how many he’s missed (unless he’s injured). He’s not some young player who’s going to get in his own head because he’s missed a few prior open looks.
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    2023-24 Celtics

    I probably haven't been alone in tracking the Celts' rise up the historical point differential leaderboard--we're currently at #5 all time behind only the '17 Warriors, the '96 Bulls, the '71 Bucks and the '72 Lakers. (And today's win got them more than halfway from where they started the day...
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    2023-24 Celtics

    They didn’t have KP against GS.
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    Celtics vs. Bucks, Round 2 Discussion

    I had the same observation—at least once with each of JT and JB, and I think maybe more than that, they lost their leverage by trying to reach for a steal, and GA immediately drove in the opposite direction from the reach in—they had no chance. I’m not saying that correcting this will suddenly...
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    2019 Game Ball Thread: Wk. 5 at Washington

    Not exactly a “game ball,” but I think it’s very notable that Michel had 3 receptions for 32 yards. When we picked him in the first round, I kept hearing that he was one of these super backs who was both a power runner and a receiver, which was why it made sense to take him so early. Until...
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    Steven Wright suspended 80 games for PEDs

    This is just how I felt right at the beginning of the postseason, and look how that turned out!
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    SB53: Choose Your Own Adventure

    Right—in my version of this thought experiment (which I weirdly engage in all the time—maybe we all do?), you forget that you were able to choose the outcome, and you get to experience it as it happens. So it’s terrifying, but that terror is redeeemed, and then some, by the final outcome (just...
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    SB53: Choose Your Own Adventure

    I am pretty stunned by the majority wish here for a blowout, given the rules of the thought experiment. Obviously that’s what we all wish for now, because a blowout provides the highest probability of actually ending up with a W when the clock hits 0:00. But if you knew that the Pats are going...
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    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    I am fully on board with Cora’s “pedal to the metal” approach (generally known around these parts as the “Playoff Tito” managing style), but nevertheless I’m scratching my head a bit about going to Eovaldi last night when he had Barnes and Brasier available — particularly when you contrast it...
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    Red Sox are more likely to beat...

    I think the numbers 194 and 95 answer the question. The former—the Dodgers’ regular season run differential—is 12 better than the Yankees (and beats all AL teams other than BOS/HOU). The latter—the Brewers’ regular season run differential—is between the Rays and the As (closer to the Rays). All...
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    The Alex Cora Difference

    I had the same thought — he must have had a very good reason NOT to want Barnes facing the top of the order at the particular moment.
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    Rebirth of a Sale, man

    This whole discussion was giving me nightmarish flashbacks to the '86 "McNamara conceded Game 4 by starting Nipper!" debate, which led me to call up the box score to the game--which reminded me that Nipper pitched just fine (certainly by today's playoff standards): 3ER in 6 innings. And that Ron...
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