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Setshot33 wrote:Brown smokes it and Holiday gets a puff too.
Pritch was steady as was White and loved the energy Brissett brought when Joe had a brain fart and put him in the game.
Nice to see Kirk Cousins...I mean Tatum, show up in the second half.
Now we find out if they can focus defensively long enough to complete a sweep.
Setshot33 wrote:Brown smokes it and Holiday gets a puff too.
Pritch was steady as was White and loved the energy Brissett brought when Joe had a brain fart and put him in the game.
Nice to see Kirk Cousins...I mean Tatum, show up in the second half.
Now we find out if they can focus defensively long enough to complete a sweep.
Boston’s chaos was to mix in some hybrid zone concepts within its switches. Indiana will try to force the switch by running over the screen, then revert to the other direction.
The Celtics would counter by having defenders zone the paint in certain scenarios to provide a backstop for the perimeter defenders being aggressive. When the Pacers would try to discombobulate the Celtics’ defensive connectivity, Boston would find a way to unwind whatever knot it was getting tied into.
“I think that we were just kind of scrambling for each other and playing off each other,” Holiday said. “We know they like to get into the paint and kind of make tougher plays in there, but I think because we’re long and athletic, we can take some of those things away and really just try to speed them up as much as possible.”
Speeding the Pacers up? They turn on their afterburners at the opening tip. Trying to speed up the team that plays sped up seems counterintuitive.
That’s the irony of the Celtics. They don’t have to just fight against what an opponent is trying to do. The Celtics lean into it. Embrace the chaos.
Brissett knows how the Pacers play. He understands their tendencies. He has played these guys in practice for years. This was the moment for him to show why the Celtics signed him.
Mazzulla has drilled the Celtics on every position, in every lineup, so they can step into these random matchups at the sprain of a wrist. After the second unit got torched early in Game 1, he was a big part of why the Celtics’ second unit went on a 17-0 run and seized control of the game.
“That’s something that Joe really likes,” Brissett said. “We play sometimes with two bigs or one or none, so everyone out there has to know every single position, whether you’re off the ball or in the action.
“We don’t know what they’re about to throw out, so we’ve gotta be prepared and ready.”
ThePigeon wrote:Setshot33 wrote:Brown smokes it and Holiday gets a puff too.
Pritch was steady as was White and loved the energy Brissett brought when Joe had a brain fart and put him in the game.
Nice to see Kirk Cousins...I mean Tatum, show up in the second half.
Now we find out if they can focus defensively long enough to complete a sweep.
No brain fart. Kornet's left hand sprain forced Joe to bring Brissette in
Hope he will be part of more games
Loves his energy and defense
165bows wrote:Bar Fight wrote:JB dominated. Easy cigar.
Imagine the **** we'll get if we win a title with the best players on every team we faced being injured lol.
10-2 in the playoffs.
Fierce1 wrote:JB already has a foot in the door of the east finals MVP.
Celts17Pride wrote:Fierce1 wrote:JB already has a foot in the door of the east finals MVP.
I mean good for him. I don't care who gets the East Finals MVP or NBA Finals MVP. I just want 6 more wins!
Hal14 wrote:Well, it's looking like we should be able to get past Indy fairly easily, even without KP.
So let's not rush him back.
Let's try and get him ready and healthy for 1 game of the NBA finals!
zoyathedestroya wrote:National media doesn't recognize context and nuance.
JT had a poor 1st half even if I agree with the overall point of the tweet.
Celts17Pride wrote:165bows wrote:Bar Fight wrote:JB dominated. Easy cigar.
Imagine the **** we'll get if we win a title with the best players on every team we faced being injured lol.
10-2 in the playoffs.
74-20 for the season.