Game 1, October 22 vs. New York

lovegtm

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Celtics +9 true shot attempts. Offensive rating of 160.9.
Both teams outshooting their expected efg% by about 15%.
Yeah, the Celtics are on a massive heater, but.....so are the Knicks. New York hit a bunch of tough shots. Boston is getting way better looks, and seems to always have someone to attack against.
 

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Imagine if the Knicks didn't get a bunch of soft calls?

A bad sign for a Knicks team acquired to specifically combat Boston. Doesn't matter if you have some wing stoppers if Brunson can be easily picked on.
And if Bridges is now a terrible shooter because he tweaked his mechanics
 

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Imagine if the Knicks didn't get a bunch of soft calls?

A bad sign for a Knicks team acquired to specifically combat Boston. Doesn't matter if you have some wing stoppers if Brunson can be easily picked on.
4 1st rounders for Fultz 2.0 doesn't help things much either.
 

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So the Celtics just put on an offensive clinic and the TNT guys are leading the halftime show with micro analysis of KAT
 

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I said it a bunch of times last year and still true - if the Celtics shoot 50% from three they will win virtually all the time. The rest of the game basically is irrelevant when they shoot like this.

I like what they are doing in other ways tonight, btu the story is clear. Hopefully they don't go cold!
 

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Bridges' release and trajectory both look uglier than I could have imagined. Bricksville USA.
 

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What Reg fails to understand is that Brunson doesn’t hold a candle to Jrue and White defensively. The Knicks by definition can’t be the Celts.
 

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What Reg fails to understand is that Brunson doesn’t hold a candle to Jrue and White defensively. The Knicks by definition can’t be the Celts.
I've been arguing with Knicks fans all off-season about this. Brunson and KAT will give back far more against a team like the Cs than they can possibly score on offense. You need 5 defenders against the Celtics, and then you have to hope that your defenders can also score against Bostons defense. Brad is a fucking wizard.