12/25 Dethrone the IST Champs
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It kind of cracks me up that at the end of getting beaten by over ten, that Lebron is out there talking to the Celtics like he's running for office.
First time in Celtics history they've scored 125+ in four consecutive road games within a single season (12th overall such streak in NBA history).
I know the Lakers are merely good and not great but you can never discount LeBron in a primetime/national situation and at home to boot. That’s a really good win.
Hachimura hit those two threes and my pops starts in with the, "this happens every time!"
But, this year, it pretty much doesn't. If you're down 10+ to the Cs in the 4th, you're in trouble. Tatum had that one possession where he dicked around and chucked a three at 2:10 and they basically didn't let him initiate for the rest of the 2 minutes.
Porzingas jumper, missed, rebound, make.
White back cut dunk on the slow break.
And it's over.
That Warriors loss was an aberration.
Edit: And 31% on threes and they win by double digits. Not sure how you beat this team right now.
But, this year, it pretty much doesn't. If you're down 10+ to the Cs in the 4th, you're in trouble. Tatum had that one possession where he dicked around and chucked a three at 2:10 and they basically didn't let him initiate for the rest of the 2 minutes.
Porzingas jumper, missed, rebound, make.
White back cut dunk on the slow break.
And it's over.
That Warriors loss was an aberration.
Edit: And 31% on threes and they win by double digits. Not sure how you beat this team right now.
It wasn't a great look for Tatum, but the biggest problem was that he put it up so early in the shot clock. There was absolutely no need for that.
After he called Boston fans “racist as fuck”? I highly doubt he would ever consider playing here.
Boston outscored, out rebounded, out assisted, out blocked, out steal-ed the Lakers, and had less turnovers and less fouls. They shot seven more FTs. They destroyed the Lakers in points off TOs 19-3.
Starting Vanderbilt, Reddish, and Prince with AD and LBJ should be a good defensive unit, but Boston eviscerated them to start the game, scoring 28 points in 7 minutes, and again in the third, scoring 23 points in 6 minutes. Since Vanderbilt averages 1 ppg, and Reddish 7.5, it’s tough to keep up when giving up that much scoring with those three. Maybe they should start one of their turnstiles, Reaves or Russell.
Hopefully, teams don’t agree to take two or three of these rotation bums on the Lakers for a quality rotation piece. This is a .500 level team as constructed, and as soon as AD and/or LBJ gets injured they’re a .300 team.
Starting Vanderbilt, Reddish, and Prince with AD and LBJ should be a good defensive unit, but Boston eviscerated them to start the game, scoring 28 points in 7 minutes, and again in the third, scoring 23 points in 6 minutes. Since Vanderbilt averages 1 ppg, and Reddish 7.5, it’s tough to keep up when giving up that much scoring with those three. Maybe they should start one of their turnstiles, Reaves or Russell.
Hopefully, teams don’t agree to take two or three of these rotation bums on the Lakers for a quality rotation piece. This is a .500 level team as constructed, and as soon as AD and/or LBJ gets injured they’re a .300 team.
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If Boston drafts Bronny, his team will force a trade. The Celtics are literally the last team in the league he (Lebron) would play for.
This team doesn’t lose when they’re all out there.. they don’t lose to the warriors if they didn’t rest KP. Stay healthy and get to the playoffs.
