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Previously, With The BOSTON CELTICS . . .





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Regular Season, Victory Count, 2024-25
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Victory Cigar

(26) Jayson Tatum
(8) Payton Pritchard
(6) Derrick White
(4) Jaylen Brown
(4) Kristaps Porziņģis
(1) Stay Ready Group
(1) Jaden Springer
(1) Sam Hauser
(1) Jrue Holiday
(1) Baylor Scheierman




(10) Jaylen Brown
(8) Jayson Tatum
(7) Payton Pritchard
(6) Kristaps Porziņģis
(5) Derrick White
(4) Al Horford
(4) Stay Ready Group/Team/Coaches
(4) Luke Kornet
(2) Jrue Holiday
(2) Baylor Scheierman
(1) Sam Hauser



Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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While they've had a very disappointing season, Suns are kinda surging and have won 5 of their last 6 and 7 of their last 8 home games including wins vs. CLE, MIL, and LAC. Gonna be a tougher game without Tatum (who should rest his ankle) but it would be nice to keep the longest active win streak in the league alive.

It'd be fun to watch the C's help kick them out of the play-in tourney. They have a pretty tough finishing stretch of games.

A win would be nice but Boston is cemented as the second seed in the east so these last 10 games don't mean much. JT won't play and I would not be surprised if JB, KP and Holiday don't play either.

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:A win would be nice but Boston is cemented as the second seed in the east so these last 10 games don't mean much. JT won't play and I would not be surprised if JB, KP and Holiday don't play either.

JT's injury, Brown with "wear and tear" Jrue Al and KP either injured or old need rest. Yet I don't trust Joe. Should be interesting to see what he does. Give Scheierman 30 minutes and Walsh at least 20. Let PP and White battle out top 3-point maker for Boston. It would be fun.

KP for 20 minutes to stay fresh, the Queta and Kornet
BS
Walsh
Craig
PP running the ship

Latest on JT?

exculpatory wrote:Latest on JT?

Still same from yesterday — just a bit sore and is going to be cautious with it. Not boot or crutches when he left arena with a very slight limp.

We won’t know his status for this game until team releases injury report in about two hours.

ConstableGeneva wrote:

exculpatory wrote:Latest on JT?

Still same from yesterday — just a bit sore and is going to be cautious with it. Not boot or crutches when he left arena with a very slight limp.

We won’t know his status for this game until team releases injury report in about two hours.

no way JT plays this game. My guess is 7-10 days chilling on the sidelines. Not worth the risk and hopefully no longer then that.

tfribs45 wrote:

ConstableGeneva wrote:

exculpatory wrote:Latest on JT?

Still same from yesterday — just a bit sore and is going to be cautious with it. Not boot or crutches when he left arena with a very slight limp.

We won’t know his status for this game until team releases injury report in about two hours.

no way JT plays this game. My guess is 7-10 days chilling on the sidelines. Not worth the risk and hopefully no longer then that.

Yep, I know. But having a designation of QUESTIONABLE instead of OUT indicates he doesn't have an ankle injury that could sideline him for an extended period of time.

Or they could just come out with a statement saying he will be re-evaluated in [insert time frame here] so fans aren't in the dark and are over-anxious about his injury hehe.

My money is on Tatum pulling a Willis Reed even though the game means nothing lol. His durability is one of his best traits. The anti KP.

Knowing Tatum, he's likely to play in at least one of the matchups against Phoenix just to go against KD. Probably not until the homestand though

(Also hi everyone, Lifelong Celtics fan and longtime lurker of this forum!)

Lacanm1 wrote:Knowing Tatum, he's likely to play in at least one of the matchups against Phoenix just to go against KD. Probably not until the homestand though

(Also hi everyone, Lifelong Celtics fan and longtime lurker of this forum!)

Welcome!!!

The big update:

Beal is OUT for the Suns. They’ve played better without him anyway.

bisme37 wrote:The big update:

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Even bigger than the JT news, the guys from Maine are also OUT.

bisme37 wrote:The big update:

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Sad for tillman, because i'm starting to think he has degenerating knees. It can happen to any ball player, but especially a big strong one. But he definitely looked so much quicker Last year.. he has to be struggling with this all year.

If Durant plays well and impresses the scouts could be something worth following.

Another late game for me to forget about completely and then scramble to catch the second half for.