Game Thread: Jazz (28-10) @ Celtics (20-18) – 7:30PM, Tues. 03-16-21

CeltsFlow · Post #781 » by **CeltsFlow** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:05 am

Had to head out after the Gobert illegal screen on Smart, how'd the last two minutes go down

pac213up · Post #782 » by **pac213up** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

Lol...starters were not the issue. The bench is terrible.

CelticsLV · Post #783 » by **CelticsLV** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

jfs1000d wrote:
CelticsLV wrote:
robdog_5 wrote:Celtics competed. Just not as good as Jazz. Flat out. I will say it's not as far as some think. Danny adds some talent and Celtics can compete with most teams

Bruh... Jazz aren't the measuring stick. They will fold against Lakers/Clippers.

The jazz are so much better than us.

We can’t beat those guys at all. Look at the 3 point line.

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So it's kind of telling how far the Celtics are from actual contenders.

Celts17Pride · Post #784 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

Parliament10 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
Captain_Caveman wrote:
Other option is a stretch big to open the paint for our slashers.

I personally think the Celtics need both. Celtics won’t reach their peak until Kemba is gone

You might have a point there.
Kemba is not scoring like he used to.

Celtics need a point guard that compliments and brings out the best in Jayson and Jaylen. Kemba is not it

playa-hater · Post #785 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

MrGreenRunsDeep wrote:Brad Stevens Worst coach of the year! Hopefully Ainge will make some good decision tonight

No he is clearly top 5..

that line-up of Teague/PP + Kemba with Grant Williams +Theis to start the 4th was brilliant. Utah got lucky scoring 14 points in a row. :banghead:

2 point lead was 10 in minutes.

jfs1000d · Post #786 » by **jfs1000d** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

Bench is trash folks.

We have 7 players on this team. Tatum, Brown, Walker, smart, Williams, Theis, Thompson.

Everyone else is replacement level G League guys.

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Patsfan1081 · Post #787 » by **Patsfan1081** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:06 am

Teague, Semi, and PP played a combined 41 minutes and didn’t have one basket......G Williams had one. Still not getting the Nesmith benching.

RB34 · Post #788 » by **RB34** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:07 am

JT +13 on the losing team.

1st banana · Post #789 » by **1st banana** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:07 am

The Comedian wrote:
CelticsPride18 wrote:Another star showing how to close a game to the Jays.

Donovan Mitchell the last 5 minutes of close games has a 38% TS, 30% in the last 3 minutes

Tatum in the last 5 minutes of close games has a 62% TS, and 65% in the last 3 minutes.

The issue is Tatum is the only guy who can do anything for us late in games.

He hit two open threes at the end of the game BFD but they really won in spite of donavan. He was a net negative and couldn’t defend anyone and got bailed out by the refs. He’s been at best the fourth best player on their team maybe fifth.

Post #790 » by **Bleeding Green** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:07 am

BostonCouchGM wrote:Jaylen padding stats I see. His awful defense a major reason for this loss. His fans will make excuses for him pointing to useless counting stats though...guaranteed

He's such a terrible defender, I can't stand it. His impact is so overrated.

Post #791 » by **snowman** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:07 am

Ainge has failed this team.

robdog_5 · Post #792 » by **robdog_5** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:08 am

CelticsLV wrote:
robdog_5 wrote:Celtics competed. Just not as good as Jazz. Flat out. I will say it's not as far as some think. Danny adds some talent and Celtics can compete with most teams

Bruh... Jazz aren't the measuring stick. They will fold against Lakers/Clippers.

Jazz are a top 5 team in nba and best regular season team right now. They are a measuring stick. I dont care if they are THE measuring stick.

CelticsPride18 · Post #793 » by **CelticsPride18** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:08 am

The Comedian wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:
The Comedian wrote:
Donovan Mitchell the last 5 minutes of close games has a 38% TS, 30% in the last 3 minutes

Tatum in the last 5 minutes of close games has a 62% TS, and 65% in the last 3 minutes.

People really expect Tatum to score every clutch basket like he’s prime Jordan at his age. There’s a lot of stars out there who are way less efficient than JT in the closing minutes. Everyone else on the Celtics is a different story

It’s crazy, he’s been awesome in crunch time this season. It’s not his fault Kemba has something like a 35% TS in the clutch, it’s not his fault Jaylen has a 50% TS in the clutch.

I think Kemba/Jaylen will improve as the year goes on, but they struggle getting their shots off against keyed in defenses late in close games.

The team sucks in close games. I expect our All Star players to close games down the stretch when we need them. It was an issue last season too. The Jays and Kemba can’t disappear like that when is a one point possession.

playa-hater · Post #794 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:08 am

CelticsLV wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:
CelticsLV wrote:
Bruh... Jazz aren't the measuring stick. They will fold against Lakers/Clippers.

The jazz are so much better than us.

We can’t beat those guys at all. Look at the 3 point line.

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So it's kind of telling how far the Celtics are from actual contenders.

the thing is one solid player addition which stops Teague GW and/or Semi from playing gives us so much more IMO. addition by subtraction.

Dogen · Post #795 » by **Dogen** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:09 am

Captain_Caveman wrote:
Dogen wrote:
Captain_Caveman wrote:
Just played our best game in months and almost took down the league's best team with gritty play.

Fellowship of the Miserable, indeed.

If the other team scores more points by the end, it's not "our best game in months".

Weren't playing the Cavs tonight.

It's nice to see some improvements with the core together, and yeah, Brad can come out and say "Team defense was better and we found the open man", but this team is an 0-for against Nets, 76ers, Lakers and Jazz.

Our best game will need to be a statement game against a good team, a W in the column, as opposed to "hanging by a thread over .500 team" type of game.

Post #796 » by **Parliament10** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:09 am

Celts17Pride wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:I personally think the Celtics need both. Celtics won’t reach their peak until Kemba is gone

You might have a point there.
Kemba is not scoring like he used to.

Celtics need a point guard that compliments and brings out the best in Jayson and Jaylen. Kemba is not it

Facts. No argument here.

Post #797 » by **Shak_Celts** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:09 am

BostonCouchGM wrote:
Shak_Celts wrote:why did we take jb off Mitchell?

getting cooked no matter who he was "guarding"

show me the stats with JB defending Mitchell. I'm waiting for this one. He had 21pts total and 6 were his 2 threes with smart on him to end it. So 15pts in around 30 minutes before he hit those 3s.

Post #798 » by **Duke4life831** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:10 am

There is no one on the bench that you can count on to get a basket. You guys either need a legit 3rd star so Brad can always have 2 stars out at the same time. Or a quicker easier fix would be to get a guy on the bench who is there just to get buckets. No one on that bench checks into the game with the mindset that he can go and score.

1st banana · Post #799 » by **1st banana** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:10 am

CelticsLV wrote:
robdog_5 wrote:Celtics competed. Just not as good as Jazz. Flat out. I will say it's not as far as some think. Danny adds some talent and Celtics can compete with most teams

Bruh... Jazz aren't the measuring stick. They will fold against Lakers/Clippers.

How can they fold against the clippers while they’re too busy folding?

Post #800 » by **Feed Your Head** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:10 am

CelticsPride18 wrote:
The Comedian wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:
People really expect Tatum to score every clutch basket like he’s prime Jordan at his age. There’s a lot of stars out there who are way less efficient than JT in the closing minutes. Everyone else on the Celtics is a different story

It’s crazy, he’s been awesome in crunch time this season. It’s not his fault Kemba has something like a 35% TS in the clutch, it’s not his fault Jaylen has a 50% TS in the clutch.

I think Kemba/Jaylen will improve as the year goes on, but they struggle getting their shots off against keyed in defenses late in close games.

The team sucks in close games. I expect our All Star players to close games down the stretch when we need them. It was an issue last season too. The Jays and Kemba can’t disappear like that when is a one point possession.

Kemba and Jaylen have absolutely sucked in crunch time, I agree. I don’t think lumping Tatum in there is correct, as he’s been excellent in those situations. Can only do so much though, when everyone else struggles to hit shots.