Game Thread – Celtics @ Jazz – 9:00PM, Tues, Dec. 30, 2025

[Celts17Pride]

Jb’s shot is off, needs to adjust, take it all the way or pass it.

Brown leads the team with 5 first half assists

I didn’t say he wasn’t passing it, I said adjust, essentially only go all the way or pass it. Time for bully ball because his shot is off.

The problem with this game is the Celtics effort on defense. Celtics have 59 points

[Shak_Celts]

We need someone who can defend George, he killed us last time too.

23 pts in the Half, by himself.

Need SOMEONE, ANYONE, to slow him so we can take over. Others can get theirs and we can still win, because they are usually scoring inside the arc, George doused us with 3s.

[Parliament10]

When I cautioned board members back in November that Utah could sweep, even without Kessler, how many believed it was possible?

Athleticism, size, hutzpah, the Jazz do present some issues.

all the Celtics have to do is put effort in defensively.

Celtics have really gone away from defense.
That used to be our identity.

[Celts17Pride]

When I cautioned board members back in November that Utah could sweep, even without Kessler, how many believed it was possible?

Athleticism, size, hutzpah, the Jazz do present some issues.

all the Celtics have to do is put effort in defensively.

Celtics have really gone away from defense.
That used to be our identity.

then the losses will start to pile up

[keevsnick1]

The Celtics are.....

13-0 when they shoot 35.2% or better from three.
5-7 when they shoot between 30.0% and 35.1% from three.
1-5 when they shoot under 30% from three.

Right now they are shooting 26% from three on 7-27. They shot 11-51 from three in their first game against the Jazz which means through 6 quarters they are 18-78 or about 23% from three against the Jazz this year.

[redslastlaugh]

Derrick White has been a touch watch 0-6 on 3's
Sam and Ant, not much better

Celts started this road trip off with really low energy efforts against the Portland and now Utah
hope we drink some coffee or something at halftime

[Celts17Pride]

The Celtics are.....

13-0 when they shoot 35.2% or better from three.
5-7 when they shoot between 30.0% and 35.1% from three.
1-5 when they shoot under 30% from three.

Right now they are shooting 26% from three on 7-27. They shot 11-51 from three in their first game against the Jazz which means through 6 quarters they are 18-78 or about 23% from three against the Jazz this year.

then play defense

[Shak_Celts]

Brown leads the team with 5 first half assists

I didn’t say he wasn’t passing it, I said adjust, essentially only go all the way or pass it. Time for bully ball because his shot is off.

The problem with this game is the Celtics effort on defense. Celtics have 59 points

I’m not sure where I said that wasn’t the problem. Okay.

[Parliament10]

We need someone who can defend George, he killed us last time too.

23 pts in the Half, by himself.

Need SOMEONE, ANYONE, to slow him so we can take over. Others can get theirs and we can still win, because they are usually scoring inside the arc, George doused us with 3s.

I think that we need Hugo on him, and someone else, likely maybe Minott.

[keevsnick1]

Jaylen only 10 points at the half. Jazz are throwing a lot of bodies at him, sort of an "anybody but Jaylen" strategy. He's had some nice assists as a result with 5 at the half, but he hasn't bee able to hit the mid-range tonight. If he hits 30 its going to be a tough 30.

[Celts17Pride]

Jazz score 60 points in the 2nd half they are going home with a win

[Parliament10]

Jaylen only 10 points at the half. Jazz are throwing a lot of bodies at him, sort of an "anybody but Jaylen" strategy. He's had some nice assists as a result with 5 at the half, but he hasn't bee able to hit the mid-range tonight. If he hits 30 its going to be a tough 30.

That "anybody but Jaylen" strategy is working.
We have to counter that.

[RB34]

Brown feeling his arm to start the half isn’t ideal.

[RB34]

Let’s go!

[Celts17Pride]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a difference effort on defense makes.

Who would have thought?

[Parliament10]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a difference effort on defense makes.

Who would have thought?

Yeah. We get it.
Celtics need to play Defense.

[Shak_Celts]

BLOCKKKKKK

[RB34]

lol Queta like what did I do.

[Shak_Celts]

Setting moving screens

[Bill Lumbergh]

Starters are playing much better this half it seems like.