Game Thread – Rockets @ Celtics – 7:30PM, Mon, Jan. 27, 2025

Triple7 · Post #201 » by **Triple7** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:36 am

Ok at least we kept it close despite JT playing like ass

Post #202 » by **Shak_Celts** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 am

RB34 wrote:Scoreless half for JT

Big second half!!!

ThePigeon · Post #203 » by **ThePigeon** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 am

The way we are playing being down 2 is pretty good
Weird lineups with double big that cloggs the paint and bringing not enough rebounding and defense

Celts17Pride · Post #204 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 am

Good game so far, to bad Jaylen Brown is playing otherwise Celtics would be up 12 points

Fierce1 · Post #205 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 am

Evidence proves the double big is working.

Rockets had a double digit lead in the middle of the 2nd qtr.
When the starters came back in, the Cs made a run and it's just now a 2-point Rocket lead at halftime.

It was the bench that sucked.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #206 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:37 am

If Mazzula is so serious in playing double bigs, time to go out and trade some of the bench guards for a real 3rd big.

King Of The 4th · Post #207 » by **King Of The 4th** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:38 am

JT zero points and the highest +/- on the team, lol okay

RB34 · Post #208 » by **RB34** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:40 am

Celts17Pride wrote:Good game so far, to bad Jaylen Brown is playing otherwise Celtics would be up 12 points

We would be getting blown out if he wasn’t.

PierceFan4ever · Post #209 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:40 am

JT playing smart ball aside from his dumb shot selection and the rockets know they can cheat today when Mazzulla is doing him no favors with some of these lineups but you’ve got to be better to start games. JT is pretty much useless the first 7 minutes of games. You’re the best player on the team, act like it. You’re never gonna get yourself going if start off games being lazy standing at the three point line watching KP go to work. This is on Mazzulla and the team too. Make some damn adjustments.

Gonna be annoying to see Tatum might force things in the second half now that he has a donut and could hurt the team, this is why you gotta be better to start games. You have zero rhythm right now.

playa-hater · Post #210 » by **playa-hater** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:40 am

Shak_Celts wrote:
RB34 wrote:Scoreless half for JT

Big second half!!!

He may try, but the spacing he plays with.May be horrible if they continue putting non.Shooters with him on the court.

Bar Fight · Post #211 » by **Bar Fight** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:41 am

JT going scoreless in a whole half of basketball lol. Pretty embarrassing

redslastlaugh · Post #212 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:41 am

King Of The 4th wrote:JT zero points and the highest +/- on the team, lol okay

JT more assists than 3’s attempted is a positive indicator
Tonight +11 and 5 assists to 4 3PTA

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #213 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:41 am

King Of The 4th wrote:JT zero points and the highest +/- on the team, lol okay

That is because +\- is a completely comical as a way to gauge how a player is doing

Celts17Pride · Post #214 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:41 am

RB34 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:Good game so far, to bad Jaylen Brown is playing otherwise Celtics would be up 12 points

We would be getting blown out if he wasn’t.

I'm just trying to get with the program.

Fierce1 · Post #215 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:42 am

Those who didn't see the first meeting between these 2 teams in Houston, Sengun dominated to start the 1st qtr. in that game.
Joe countered with the double big and it limited Sengun's production.

Right now Sengun only has 4 points because every time the Cs switch, it will still be another big on Sengun.
So the purpose of the double big is to not allow Sengun to be matched up with a smaller Celtic player.

We have to call a spade a spade.

Fans wanted to see Tillman, Walsh, Springer, and Queta play and they ended up giving the Celtics nothing.

Can't have it both ways.

Let bench guys play, they say.

When bench guys suck, Cs fans get angry.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #216 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:42 am

Fierce1 wrote:Evidence proves the double big is working.

Rockets had a double digit lead in the middle of the 2nd qtr.
When the starters came back in, the Cs made a run and it's just now a 2-point Rocket lead at halftime.

It was the bench that sucked.

The ‘double big’ works when one of them can shoot and space. The combos of Queta, Kornet and Tillman were a **** disaster. They went on a 14-0 run as soon as the Queta-Tillman garbage was thrown out there.

redslastlaugh · Post #217 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:44 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Evidence proves the double big is working.

Rockets had a double digit lead in the middle of the 2nd qtr.
When the starters came back in, the Cs made a run and it's just now a 2-point Rocket lead at halftime.

It was the bench that sucked.

The ‘double big’ works when one of them can shoot and space. The combos of Queta, Kornet and Tillman were a **** disaster. They went on a 14-0 run as soon as the Queta-Tillman garbage was thrown out there.

Yea, but Queta got his lefty sky hook called back on a stiff arm penalty, how’s that fair?? Let Queta cook!!

Fierce1 · Post #218 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:44 am

Regarding Jaylen Brown, the problem starts when he tries to go 1 on 1 and has to dribble a lot.

If he attacks quickly or just 1 or 2 dribbles, JB is All-NBA.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #219 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:44 am

Bar Fight wrote:JT going scoreless in a whole half of basketball lol. Pretty embarrassing

Didn’t Pierce have 2 pts in a half against the Nets once? Second half he put up 46…lol

Fierce1 · Post #220 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:44 am

redslastlaugh wrote:
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Evidence proves the double big is working.

Rockets had a double digit lead in the middle of the 2nd qtr.
When the starters came back in, the Cs made a run and it's just now a 2-point Rocket lead at halftime.

It was the bench that sucked.

The ‘double big’ works when one of them can shoot and space. The combos of Queta, Kornet and Tillman were a **** disaster. They went on a 14-0 run as soon as the Queta-Tillman garbage was thrown out there.

Yea, but Queta got his lefty sky hook called back on a stiff arm penalty, how’s that fair?? Let Queta cook!!

Queta was the only one playing well.

Spring, Tillman, and Walsh were all zeros.