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VC Count, 2019-20
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Victory Cigar
(3) Jaylen Brown
(2) Gordon Hayward
(2) Kemba Walker
(2) Marcus Smart
(2) Jayson Tatum




Ties go to the Team.
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(3) Kemba Walker
(2) Jaylen Brown
(2) Jayson Tatum
(2) Grant Williams
(1) Brad Wanamaker
(1) Robert Williams



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It doesn't get easier -- end of five-game trip in a traditionally hard venue to play in. Just glad road stretch about to be over. May we have enough in the tank to compete with another really good team (though somehow Nuggets have played nowhere near their potential yet).



Four of our five worst offensive net ratings came in this West road trip. Expecting another offensive struggle against another top 10 defensive team. Whoever gets Murray should have an easier time. Get Jaylen going if they put Harris on Kemba. Won't be surprised if we see Javonte and/or Carsen in this one.

5th road game in 8 days...on high altitude against a good team...this will be a tough one...

We really need JB to play better, he was bad the last 3 games...we need better production from Kemba as well and hofeully our 3`s start to fall…

Before the trip I would say we have no chance in this game but we have a resiliant group of guys...anything is possible!

This'll be another good measuring stick, especially since the Nuggets have a big center.

Lets hope we see a game full of make up calls after last night. We are going to need the benefit of the whistle. I know our guys will bounce back here and take this one though.

Need Jaylen en Kemba to bounce back here. Feel like especially brown should have a good matchup advantage here

steefP2 wrote:Need Jaylen en Kemba to bounce back here. Feel like especially brown should have a good matchup advantage here

nuggets don't have the length or speed on defense the clippers do. They should be fine. But if they can shove him out of bounds without fouls too, maybe not.

Not unexpected to see a team get blown out on last game of long road trip. I think the character of this team is different and I expect them to compete to win. Hopefully there is still some spring in their legs.

This one could get ugly. Last game of a road trip after an emotional overtime loss.

Darth Celtic wrote:

steefP2 wrote:Need Jaylen en Kemba to bounce back here. Feel like especially brown should have a good matchup advantage here

nuggets don't have the length or speed on defense the clippers do. They should be fine. But if they can shove him out of bounds without fouls too, maybe not.

Yeah very few teams have the wing depth to matchup well against us like the Clippers and vice versa. It’s what makes it a fun matchup. Barton,Harris and co just don’t have the combination of speed/strength/size to match Tatum/Brown. Just depends if the Celtics still have something left in the tank.

leper-con wrote:This one could get ugly. Last game of a road trip after an emotional overtime loss.

They were wiped out at the end of last night but I’m not too worried about fatigue and altitude. We are young and compete hard. And we don’t rely on any Embiid/AD types that are more succeptible to fatigue.

Big Joke Line wrote:They were wiped out at the end of last night but I’m not too worried about fatigue and altitude. We are young and compete hard. And we don’t rely on any Embiid/AD types that are more succeptible to fatigue.

I see a lot of the bench guys playing, Stevens will dust off Carson and Green to give us minutes.

steefP2 wrote:Need Jaylen en Kemba to bounce back here. Feel like especially brown should have a good matchup advantage here

Both Tatum and Brown should be destroying. I expect a win.

Just miss the days when skywalker spent all his time over here for some reason.

I actually think this one is going to be the Celtics best game of the road trip and they get a win. They close a successful west coast road trip at 3-2 and head home.

Call me crazy.

Celts17Pride wrote:I actually think this one is going to be the Celtics best game of the road trip and they get a win. They close a successful west coast road trip at 3-2 and head home.

Call me crazy.

Crazy right!

Be nice for Jaylen to show up

Nuggs have held 6 of their last 8 opponents under 100 points. They're 5-1 against above-.500 teams. Good time for our shots to fall early and often. Then maintain the same defense we've displayed on this road trip.

Nuggets play a very slow pace, don't take a lot of threes. I dunno if that's good or bad for the Celtics, as Boston is really good at running players off the three point line anyway. I think Celtics can take this; can Smart guard Millsap and Murray on the same possession?

Boston and Denver are the top 2 teams at avoiding turnovers.