3/17 Celts at Portland...and hopefully, 3/18 Celtics at Utah

[DeadlySplitter]

Can get within 1 game again of MIL (albeit would be all in loss column). March 30 is still effectively 2 games in that race (decides tiebreaker).

There's also one more at Philly, who finds themselves just 2.5 back of the 1 seed too... their only hard road stretch left is a GS-PHX-DEN 3 game road trip, but no Durant now...

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/keithsmithnba/status/1637156346830225410?s=46&t=pAnhth5MqkF0Fp0JQZzz3g

 

[Spelunker]

I am pretty happy that Marcus is sitting

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Couldn’t these mormons have scheduled a matinee?

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

Can get within 1 game again of MIL (albeit would be all in loss column). March 30 is still effectively 2 games in that race (decides tiebreaker).

There's also one more at Philly, who finds themselves just 2.5 back of the 1 seed too... their only hard road stretch left is a GS-PHX-DEN 3 game road trip, but no Durant now...

Be funny if IND beat MIL and PHI back-to-back.

 

[Tudor Fever]

I know it’s just randomness but it’s bizarre that the Cs don’t play the Jazz until Game #72 and then the two games are on the second night of back-to-backs.

 

[djbayko]

Now is the time to remember that the OP will not be off the grid and not able to start a new game thread .

If the Celtics win tonight, I think we have to continue the mega thread until they lose. The standard has been set for this run.

 

[Tudor Fever]

If the Celtics win tonight, I think we have to continue the mega thread until they lose. The standard has been set for this run.

Makes perfect sense.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

If the Celtics win tonight, I think we have to continue the mega thread until they lose. The standard has been set for this run.

But he will not know this, as he won't be off the grid.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

NBCSB director smartly stepping in before Grande can finish his thought about Will Hardy looking like he’s engineered in a lab to be an NBA head coach

 

[128]

NBCSB director smartly stepping in before Grande can finish his thought about Will Hardy looking like he’s engineered in a lab to be an NBA head coach

Yeah, what the hell was that?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The C's are really putting it upon the hapless Jazz here, early.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

A trip to blowout city would be nice tonight.

 

[128]

First shot Muscala has made in ages, it seems. Good to see.

 

[bigq]

Moose!

 

[djbayko]

Muscala looks a lot like a normal dude. Whenever he's in the game I'm always like "Who the hell is that guy?"

 

[Tudor Fever]

Zero points for Tatum yet we’re up by 10. Don’t like the 3 at the buzzer, though.

 

[128]

Tatum with one field-goal attempt, a miss, in the first quarter.

 

[Auger34]

Brown should 100% make All-NBA this year. That is all

 

[djbayko]

Great D by Tatum

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

Muscala looks a lot like a normal dude. Whenever he's in the game I'm always like "Who the hell is that guy?"

Really saying something with Hauser and Kornet on the floor too. I think it’s the haircut.

 

[djbayko]

Really saying something with Hauser and Kornet on the floor too. I think it’s the haircut.

Yes, it totally is. Looks like a college frat boy or something.

I think it's also that I'm not used to seeing him yet. Hauser and Kornet have been around and get more playing time.

 

[mikeot]

In da Haus!

 

[Don Buddin's GS]

Nice drive and dunk by Granite

 

[TripleOT]

JT2k

 

[djbayko]

Like last night, this went off the rails pretty suddenly. Hopefully they can make it an early night this time.

 

[The Mort Report]

lol Grant

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Scal should laugh at that Grant take

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Clang.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Unlike Portland, Utah will play hard all game. This isn't going to be a blowout methinks.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Also, I love Luke Kornet. Not joking. Dude is a good basketball player and was a great find by Stevens.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Stop attacking, stop scoring. Pretty simple. Sucks they fall back on bad habits even with such positive feedback last night and tonight.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

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[kieckeredinthehead]

Unlike Portland, Utah will play hard all game. This isn't going to be a blowout methinks.

Was it the blown 19 point lead that tipped you off?

 

[djbayko]

The missed foul on Brogdon is inexcusable. Jazz player hip checked the ball out of his hands.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Was it the blown 19 point lead that tipped you off?

I dont care about leads being blown. I am not part of that crowd. I watch too much NBA and see leads blown all across the league.

Its just the style of play and how Utah is able to score on Boston with little resistance.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

I dont care about leads being blown. I am not part of that crowd. I watch too much NBA and see leads blown all across the league.

Its just the style of play and how Utah is able to score on Boston with little resistance.

Would have been very impressive if you’d posted that 10 minutes earlier!

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Missed a bunch of open threes and didn’t attack the zone enough.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Would have been very impressive if you’d posted that 10 minutes earlier!

Not to me. I also don't make predictions - my crystal ball sucks.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Did that last shot count? It looked late to me

 

[TripleOT]

That shot that Utah made at the end of the first half is not going to count

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Tatum is frigid

 

[dhellers]

Just tuned in... 19 pt lead squandered. Could we get a new script writer, this scenario is getting old.

 

[Tudor Fever]

Right now it feels like there is no way that they don’t lose by double digits. Please surprise us.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Between a guy out all year with injury, a starter who can't play back to backs, Muscala being a zero and an empty roster spot this team feels pretty short handed.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I’ve seen enough of this

 

[Preacher]

This is sad.

 

[dhellers]

So if muscala is mostly useless... why is Kornet not playing?

 

[Tudor Fever]

Muscala is a turnstile.

 

[ifmanis5]

Not watching but the score feels like a cheesedick scenario.