12/20 Darken the Beam

[DeadlySplitter]

Let’s get back on track tonight despite the rest disadvantage. KP should be available.

 

[Ale Xander]

Sack Sacto

NBATV should be covering the sacking.

 

[Ale Xander]

Also, KP better be in every minute that Sabonis (8/8 in double doubles in December, and also averaging 7.6 ast in that span) is in, and i'd go 2 bigs to rest Tatum.

 

[bellowthecat]

Don't think they'll be doing much 2 bigs with only KP and Queta available in the bigs department. Has there been an update on KP? Is he officially in?

 

[Ale Xander]

What happened to Horford???

 

[Just a bit outside]

What happened to Horford???

He never plays back to back games.

 

[Ale Xander]

Lame old fogey

 

[bellowthecat]

Near as I can tell Al hasn't played in a b2b since March of 2022. Even before that he was getting some b2bs off and generally load managed in the games he did play in.

 

[bellowthecat]

Looks official, KP in, Tatum and Al out

 

[Ale Xander]

Poor fans.

Good job, Joey Mazz, Tatum needs the rest.

 

[bigq]

Krush the Kings

 

[benhogan]

Good.
Give Tatum's ankle the night off and see how it looks on Saturday.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I like the Cs in this one. Fox is the engine here and Jrue and White should be able to slow him down enough to much up Sac's scoring. Looks like maybe Monk is hurt? I don't think they have the rim protection to stop Jaylen from going off. Two-man game with Zinger should be VERY productive.

 

[bgo544]

In attendance with the kids, hoping this isn't a schedule loss, esp with no Tatum.

 

[mostman]

Joe needs some media training. He’s like a platitude vending machine in his interviews.

 

[Auger34]

That was a very good pass from Brown to Porzingis. Right in the shooting pocket where it allowed him to go up and shoot in one motion

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Jaylen mean

 

[Auger34]

Jaylen with no regard for human life

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Good, another team that can't miss a shot.

 

[The Mort Report]

Joe needs some media training. He’s like a platitude vending machine in his interviews.

He's way more comfortable than last year and actually gives answers. My Joe interviewing skill is below a season ending injury to Svi on what I'm worried about

 

[Auger34]

That is some not good perimeter defense

 

[ilol@u]

Good, another team that can't miss a shot.

The thing is, the defense is actually decent. Can’t do much when they’re jacking up contested 3s and hitting them.

 

[radsoxfan]

Potential schedule loss here. Obviously would have been more palatable without the choke job last night.

These guys have to decide quickly if their heart is really in it.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

Hadn't seen that video of Tatum touring Quincy Market and eating a lobster roll before.

 

[The Mort Report]

Ugh I'm worried JB is going to get away from how he's been playing so so well and go back to driving into a set D with multiple defenders ready for him like that

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Really Jrue, going to let Fox pick your pocket twice the same exact way?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Good fight back by the C's there to get back into it quickly.

 

[Auger34]

Jrue has been noticeably bad tonight. Got his pocket picked twice, lost Fox on D and let him get a wide open 3

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Nice baseline move from Jaylen

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Fox has been shooting better this year (38% from deep), but dude is a 32.7% career 3 point shooter. He shouldn't be just pulling up from 30 feet and draining them.

 

[Auger34]

Who’s going to be the first wing off of the bench tonight?

 

[radsoxfan]

Fox has been shooting better this year (38% from deep), but dude is a 32.7% career 3 point shooter. He shouldn't be just pulling up from 30 feet and draining them.

It's cool when star players get better at shooting 3s as they mature.

I'm jealous.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Love the new guy calling PP "Crypto P"

And Scal responds with "West coast Pritchard is awesome, West Coast P."

 

[ifmanis5]

DW for 3333!

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Who’s going to be the first wing off of the bench tonight?

Brissett, and he brings 2 offensive boards, leading to open 3's on both. Awesome.

 

[benhogan]

Brissett bringing the energy

 

[bigq]

Sacramento started the game white hot. Celtics withstood the run and then went on a run of their own. Fun start to the game.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

It's cool when star players get better at shooting 3s as they mature.

I'm jealous.

That's not really true in Fox's case. He's in his 7th season, currently this year at 38%. The prior 5 seasons, 29.2, 32.2, 29.7, 32.4.

If he's a 38.2% shooter at year end, it would be an absurd turnaround.

 

[chilidawg]

Who is Keon Ellis?

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Pritchard seems like someone opposing teams’ fans would hate.

 

[ZMart100]

Foul, but that seemed a bit floppy

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I still don't see the travel on replay.

 

[The Mort Report]

DWhite is so so good

 

[bigq]

White is pretty good.

 

[ifmanis5]

DW going Goblin Mode.

 

[The Mort Report]

Shouldn't DWhite take the TFT or KP?

edit and of course he misses his

 

[radsoxfan]

That's not really true in Fox's case. He's in his 7th season, currently this year at 38%. The prior 5 seasons, 29.2, 32.2, 29.7, 32.4.

If he's a 38.2% shooter at year end, it would be an absurd turnaround.

I didn't look honestly.

It was a jab at our own 2 stars that unfortunately are much worse 3 point shooters now than they were 3-4 years ago.

For Tatum/Brown it's been a consistent very large sample size.

 

[Ale Xander]

Pritchard seems like someone opposing teams’ fans would hate.

Just like DA

 

[chilidawg]

Teams are a combined 17/27 from 3 so far.

 

[The Mort Report]

DWhite about half way(16) to his career high(33)