Game Thread – Sixers @ Celtics – 7:30PM, Wed, Oct. 22, 2025

[Green89]

1 game overreaction but I HATE PP starting. Doesn't suit him at all.

Yeah, I kept saying it, PP's at his best as a 6th man.

Simons and Boucher should start over Hauser and PP.

[Shak_Celts]

wtf is PP driving into three guys and why is he taking the last shot smh

He can take the last shot, he just forced that first one. That was terrible. He should have passed out, especially to Hauser in the corner.

That’s why the ball has to find JB or DWhite

I’m not arguing that. He can take the last shot, he just shouldn’t take the 1st one he did. That was terrible, no excuse with all the other options he could have made. Just like anyone else who has done it, JB and JT included, he let ego override the correct play there.

[Fierce1]

IMO Pritchard was selfish there.

Simons was open behind him and Sam was open in the corner.

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

[Shak_Celts]

IMO Pritchard was selfish there.

Simons was open behind him and Sam was open in the corner.

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

Sure, that’s what you want if you aren’t 6’3 surrounded by 3 taller players! It was a terrible shot with all the kickouts he should have made. Period.

[Dogen]

He can take the last shot, he just forced that first one. That was terrible. He should have passed out, especially to Hauser in the corner.

That’s why the ball has to find JB or DWhite

I’m not arguing that. He can take the last shot, he just shouldn’t take the 1st one he did. That was terrible, no excuse with all the other options he could have made. Just like anyone else who has done it, JB and JT included, he let ego override the correct play there.

Looks like Joe is giving it to Pritchard to prove himself. Might as well get it figured out early in the season.

[Fierce1]

This is a fluke game anyway.

Edgecombe and Maxey will not combine for 74 points every game.

Cs just weren't shooting the 3s well.

Just try to get better as the season progresses.

One good sign is Queta playing well.

And the Cs had only 11 turnovers and were +2 in rebounding, 42-40.

[Green89]

Simons was open behind him and Sam was open in the corner.

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

Sure, that’s what you want if you aren’t 6’3 surrounded by 3 taller players! It was a terrible shot with all the kickouts he should have made. Period.

Agreed, he shouldn't have been the one taking the two, but the game plan is and always should be in that situation down 1, a high percentage two as close to the rim as you can get.

[Shak_Celts]

Simons was open behind him and Sam was open in the corner.

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

He was surrounded by 3 players. Maybe he panicked, but it looks like Joe said give him the last shot, so he didn’t think of any outlet except to score the ball. He did excellent by driving in, but that should have been a drive and kick with the way the defense collapsed.

[Green89]

Simons was open behind him and Sam was open in the corner.

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

No. A contested two is still a higher percentage make, and there's no guarantee that by the time the pass arrives, that it's going to be an open, uncontested three. We made the right play, just the wrong player making it. Exactly who Nurse would want, the smallest guy on the floor.

[Fierce1]

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

He was surrounded by 3 players. Maybe he panicked, but it looks like Joe said give him the last shot, so he didn’t think of any outlet except to score the ball. He did excellent by driving in, but that should have been a drive and kick with the way the defense collapsed.

Yeah, I agree.

And even if Joe gave him the last shot, he still had a choice to force the shot or pass it to open teammates.

[Fierce1]

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

No. A contested two is still a higher percentage make, and there's no guarantee that by the time the pass arrives, that it's going to be an open, uncontested three. We made the right play, just the wrong player making it. Exactly who Nurse would want, the smallest guy on the floor.

Yeah, a contested two would've been better if the player taking the shot was JB.

But since it was PP, the smallest guy on the floor, there was the option of not forcing it and just passing to an open teammate.

[MaxwellSmart]

We let Philly go on a 17-7 run to finish the game. Maxey had 5 fouls since late in the 3rd and we did not go at him.

[bucknersrevenge]

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

No. A contested two is still a higher percentage make, and there's no guarantee that by the time the pass arrives, that it's going to be an open, uncontested three. We made the right play, just the wrong player making it. Exactly who Nurse would want, the smallest guy on the floor.

Yeah, a contested two would've been better if the player taking the shot was JB.

But since it was PP, the smallest guy on the floor, there was the option of not forcing it and just passing to an open teammate.

Yeah I fail to see how a contested 2 by 6'0 Payton Pritchard could ever be considered a better look than a wide open 3 by Sam Hauser. And I highly doubt that the play Mazz called was to ignore White and JB and say "how about we let Pritchard cook here?"

[Fierce1]

No. A contested two is still a higher percentage make, and there's no guarantee that by the time the pass arrives, that it's going to be an open, uncontested three. We made the right play, just the wrong player making it. Exactly who Nurse would want, the smallest guy on the floor.

Yeah, a contested two would've been better if the player taking the shot was JB.

But since it was PP, the smallest guy on the floor, there was the option of not forcing it and just passing to an open teammate.

Yeah I fail to see how a contested 2 by 6'0 Payton Pritchard could ever be considered a better look than a wide open 3 by Sam Hauser. And I highly doubt that the play Mazz called was to ignore White and JB and say "how about we let Pritchard cook here?"

Yeah, it was 14 seconds left and the Cs had to inbound the ball.

PP was the one who got open and he didn't give the ball to White or JB even when there was still a lot of time left.
That was a forced shot by PP.

The 2nd shot with 1.6 seconds left was understandable as passing was not an option.

This is on PP.

[MaxwellSmart]

I knew it was over when were up 6 late and Jaylen tried to play hero ball....Philly ends the game on a 17-7 run.

[ConstableGeneva]

Are we tanking?

[brackdan70]

Are we tanking?

Clearly
Nobody looses to the 6 ers if they don’t want to!!

[cloverleaf]

1 game overreaction but I HATE PP starting. Doesn't suit him at all.

Yeah, I kept saying it, PP's at his best as a 6th man.

Simons and Boucher should start over Hauser and PP.

I bet both will happen.

[cloverleaf]

Down 1, you go for two there, no deep kickouts for three.

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

He was surrounded by 3 players. Maybe he panicked, but it looks like Joe said give him the last shot, so he didn’t think of any outlet except to score the ball. He did excellent by driving in, but that should have been a drive and kick with the way the defense collapsed.

JB was supposed to get the shot, and Scal roasted him afterwards from not working to get himself open for it.

[Green89]

An open 3 is still better than a contested 2, even if it's a 1-point game.

Come on, at the NBA level, it's easier to make an open 3 than shooting a 2 with a defender in front of you.

He was surrounded by 3 players. Maybe he panicked, but it looks like Joe said give him the last shot, so he didn’t think of any outlet except to score the ball. He did excellent by driving in, but that should have been a drive and kick with the way the defense collapsed.

JB was supposed to get the shot, and Scal roasted him afterwards from not working to get himself open for it.

Pritchard also missed that shot where Tillman also missed his miss that was a point blank putback. So Pritchard missed three huge late shots. On this team, any time he is taking crunch time shots over our two best scorers, JB and Simons, it's a win for the opponent's crunch time defense.