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Turner listed as questionable due to a sore thigh.

This could be a tough one.

Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. Now the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. No the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Not pessimistic, but rather realistic. I guess it's a personal preference when it comes down to sports. There's less frustration when your team loses due to lower expectations. Always expecting the wins can be miserable, especially when you're playing against top tier teams.

Jstock12 wrote:

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. No the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Not pessimistic, but realistic. I guess it's a personal preference when it comes down to sports. Less frustration when your team loses, because of lower expectations. Always expecting only a win can be miserable.

No misery for me. Every game I expect the teams that I like to go out and fight like that:

Good test to see where yall are at. I'd like to check out the 2nd half of this game so hopefully we blow the knicks out

Defense & effort non existent so far.

Tatum is GOOD.

Jstock12 wrote:Tatum is GOOD.

Yep, very good.

Pacers starters play no D though...

HoopsMalone wrote:Good test to see where yall are at. I'd like to check out the 2nd half of this game so hopefully we blow the knicks out

KP is out, and he is like half of the team. Better not screw up.

Same thing happened last time, Celtics were made to look like the Warriors on offense. This game is over already.

Not enjoying this game at all. We're playing no defense, effort isn't good, Celtics are on fire. Recipe for a blowout.

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. Now the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Boston right now is one of the best teams in the league. Only Houston and Golden State have played better basketball than they have.

So... pacers can play good defense just a quarter per game? Played yesterday nice, swarming DD for one quarter and that's it?

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:

cruwinas wrote:
Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. No the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Not pessimistic, but realistic. I guess it's a personal preference when it comes down to sports. Less frustration when your team loses, because of lower expectations. Always expecting only a win can be miserable.

No misery for me. Every game I expect the teams that I like to go out and fight like that:

Watch on YouTube

Fight doesn't equal wins, though. The Pacers always fight but they don't always win. No one does.

cruwinas wrote:So... pacers can play good defense just a quarter per game? Played yesterday nice, swarming DD for one quarter and that's it?

There's a reason why we aren't a good defensive team.

BOS 9 assists, Pacers - 1...

Nuntius wrote:

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. Now the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Boston right now is one of the best teams in the league. Only Houston and Golden State have played better basketball than they have.

Where would they be if Hayward had not got hurt?

Nuntius wrote:

cruwinas wrote:

Jstock12 wrote:Anything that's not a blowout I'll be happy with. Let's just try to stay competitive.

Why so pessimistic? Of course, if Turner is a no go - that's a problem. But Domas can man the C position for 38-42 minutes (he is young), and Horford will have a difficult time with Domas speed, agility and brute strength. Boston in the early season overachieved greatly. Now the scouting report about how they defend is out, Pacers have enough offensive firepower to overwhelm them. Pacers D?
Against Brooklyn it was NASTY. If the team could dedicate to play D the same way all the time and take pride in their D - that's just too good. Because on offense they have plenty of capable scorers.
I don't now Vegas line, but I give Pacers a 66.67% to get W.
We'll see.

Boston right now is one of the best teams in the league. Only Houston and Golden State have played better basketball than they have.

Boston's actually been off for a few weeks now