Game Thread – Pacers @ Celtics – Sun. 6:00PM, Dec. 29, 2024

doogie_hauser · Post #321 » by **doogie_hauser** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:01 am

phincsfan wrote:Pritchards D has not gotten better. He’ll be a liability in the playoffs again.

Like he was last season ?

Let's not go overboard with cold takes.

ConstableGeneva · Post #322 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:02 am

JB is the only sane one who's been driving right at the rim all night.

phincsfan · Post #323 » by **phincsfan** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:02 am

A C’s win would be a huge gut punch for Indy

Celts17Pride · Post #324 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:02 am

Celtics should be driving every play. Pacers have no answers inside the paint

Triple7 · Post #325 » by **Triple7** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:02 am

phincsfan wrote:Pritchards D has not gotten better. He’ll be a liability in the playoffs again.

Not really. Hauser is worse. Teams will akways target the smallest guy. We should do the same, but we akways chuck 3’s, that’s why teams can hide them.

Post #326 » by **Shak_Celts** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:02 am

ConstableGeneva · Post #327 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:03 am

Hehe of course, Horf makes one to cut it to 5...

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

NYCelticsfan136 · Post #328 » by **NYCelticsfan136** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:03 am

Running out of time.

Celts17Pride · Post #329 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:03 am

Ball needs to touch the paint every possession

doogie_hauser · Post #330 » by **doogie_hauser** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:03 am

Somehow we are only 5 points down despite being comprehensively outplayed on both ends.

Got to take that as a good sign.

phincsfan · Post #331 » by **phincsfan** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

Triple7 wrote:
phincsfan wrote:Pritchards D has not gotten better. He’ll be a liability in the playoffs again.

Not really. Hauser is worse. Teams will akways target the smallest guy. We should do the same, but we akways chuck 3’s, that’s why teams can hide them.

Sam’s hurt. That’s a big factor.

Riverwalk2021 · Post #332 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

Al would be a great DH in baseball terms l if he could just shoot 3s and take him off the court for everything else lol

31to6 · Post #333 » by **31to6** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

phincsfan wrote:A C’s win would be a huge gut punch for Indy

seems like it'd be a gut punch to a decent number of posters in this thread;)

Fierce1 · Post #334 » by **Fierce1** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

Not having Jrue really hurts the Celtic defense.

Teams can attack White and Sam.

That's 2 weak links.

PierceFan4ever · Post #335 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

Al only makes them in the clutch on days he’s struggling like I said earlier lol. Poor guy, can’t even get proper rest with Kornet and Queta **** the bed in their few minutes even on days Al himself is struggling. Then you got KP, who has barely played this season. Need to get some help with the bigs

playa-hater · Post #336 » by **playa-hater** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:04 am

Celts17Pride wrote:Just no focus on the Celtics. Sometimes that happens when there is no competition for position. The same 8 guys are going to play no matter what they do.

Either Joe or Brad needs to shake things up

Agreed

Post #337 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:05 am

Al Horford makes his first 3, on the Tenth attempt.
Just in time to really count.

Still a Consummate Professional.

ConstableGeneva · Post #338 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:05 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Somehow we are only 5 points down despite being comprehensively outplayed on both ends.

Got to take that as a good sign.

The hated three-ball kept us in the game. 27-pt advantage from there.

If we defended well and didn't foul much, this is a different ball game.

PierceFan4ever · Post #339 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:06 am

Fierce1 wrote:Not having Jrue really hurts the Celtic defense.

Teams can attack White and Sam.

That's 2 weak links.

Probably never said this about Derrick white last season but for whatever reason he’s getting burned a lot this season. I don’t know if he’s focused more on offense now or what but he needs to get back to the defender he was last season

playa-hater · Post #340 » by **playa-hater** » Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:06 am

Celts17Pride wrote:Ball needs to touch the paint every possession

Joel vehemently disagrees,, and that really.
Is the sad part