Game Thread – Suns @ Celtics – Fri. 7:30PM, April 4, 2025

[ConstableGeneva]

Dang it, they were -1. Tillman can't catch a break.

[Shak_Celts]

When Shaq told me, Bol bol was as good as Wemby, all I could do was stare. That’s not a knock on bol, that’s a knock on Wemby, who if he can stay healthy, maybe a top 10 player of all time. Bol has no such chance.

[ConstableGeneva]

The Celtics are 17-2 this season coming off losses and their average point differential in those wins is 20.12 points. I expect a blowout win esp with Horford, Porzingis, and Holiday rested. I'd rest JB as he hasn't been moving well. The starters will just have to figure it out on the fly in the first round.

Par for the course. Our point differential post-loss decreased though.

Twas a good starting unit game.

[Fencer reregistered]

He doesn't have enough experience for the playoffs. But the point is what if there is an injury. Wouldn't it be nice that he gets some experience in these meaningless games?

All else being equal, sure. But perhaps Joe thinks giving the regulars another runthrough is more important.

And note that it wouldn't be just one injury. In fact, what combination of two injuries would bring Baylor (or alternatively Torrey Craig) in? Both Jays? Probably. Tatum and Jrue? Ditto. Who else?

I presume Baylor will get a lot of minutes in the last couple games of the season.

If either sam Hauser goes out or payton pritchard, i guess you can just cut the rotation down. But I don't think you can just forget about using a perimeter player. By using luke cornet instead.

Counting Tatum, we have 6 perimeter players in the rotation.

That can safely be cut to 4 if we are willing to go fully double-big. If we insist on major doses of single-big, however, then 4 is not enough.