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Game Thread – Celtics @ Knicks – 7:30PM, Tues, April 8, 2025

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Game Thread – Celtics @ Knicks – 7:30PM, Tues, April 8, 2025 

Post#1 » by Parliament10 » Mon Apr 7, 2025 2:55 pm

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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
(5) Kristaps Porziņģis
(5) Jaylen Brown
(2) Luke Kornet
(1) Stay Ready Group
(1) Jaden Springer
(1) Sam Hauser
(1) Jrue Holiday
(1) Baylor Scheierman
(1) Al Horford


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(11) Jaylen Brown
(10) Jayson Tatum
(7) Payton Pritchard
(6) Kristaps Porziņģis
(6) Derrick White
(4) Al Horford
(4) Stay Ready Group/Team/Coaches
(4) Luke Kornet
(3) 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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Re: Game Thread – Celtics @ Knicks – 7:30PM, Tues, April 8, 2025 

Post#2 » by KamikazeK » Mon Apr 7, 2025 8:37 pm

It doesn't seem fair to put New York through this again. Should we let them forfeit and move onto the next one? :lol:
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Post#3 » by brackdan70 » Mon Apr 7, 2025 8:51 pm

KamikazeK wrote:It doesn't seem fair to put New York through this again. Should we let them forfeit and move onto the next one? :lol:

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Post#4 » by ConstableGeneva » Mon Apr 7, 2025 11:16 pm

BOS: Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis are QUESTIONABLE. White and Holiday are PROBABLE. Horford is OUT (1st night of B2B)
NYK: Brunson and McBride are PROBABLE. Hukporti is OUT.
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Post#5 » by 165bows » Mon Apr 7, 2025 11:22 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:BOS: Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis are QUESTIONABLE. White and Holiday are PROBABLE. Horford is OUT (1st night of B2B)
NYK: Brunson and McBride are PROBABLE. Hukporti is OUT.

What does a JT/JB/Al/KP-less lineup look like?

White/Jrue/Hauser/Craig/Kornet?

Thank goodness Maine lost the G-league playoffs lol.
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Post#6 » by ConstableGeneva » Mon Apr 7, 2025 11:27 pm

165bows wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:BOS: Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis are QUESTIONABLE. White and Holiday are PROBABLE. Horford is OUT (1st night of B2B)
NYK: Brunson and McBride are PROBABLE. Hukporti is OUT.

What does a JT/JB/Al/KP-less lineup look like?

White/Jrue/Hauser/Craig/Kornet?

Thank goodness Maine lost the G-league playoffs lol.

I wouldn't worry about it. Tatum's playing unless he's really hurting (nothing's been reported). Knicks still don't know how to defend JT's high PnR with Kornet so good luck, KAT/Brunson.
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Post#7 » by Jellybeans » Tue Apr 8, 2025 5:00 am

Why they keep putting KP as ilness as if his face isnt damn swollen from that elbow with some black eye.Atleast it looks like it after looking at insta pictures from teams account :lol:
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Post#8 » by FlatearthZorro » Tue Apr 8, 2025 6:08 am

So, 2 games to get to 60 wins. Hopefully they make it, but it kinda doesn't matter at the same time. :D
When I previously checked the schedule, @NYK and @ORL were our hardest games left(yet we lost to MIA at home, lol), both could be losses as they do not matter at all. Last 2 games are vs CHA, if we can win both, still a 60 win season.
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Post#9 » by Parliament10 » Tue Apr 8, 2025 6:55 am

Q: You know what it tell me, when the NBA can play essentially it's last 10 Games (per Team), and it doesn't matter much for the seeding?

A: There's too many Games.
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Post#10 » by Fierce1 » Tue Apr 8, 2025 10:41 am

Will the Cs even try to win this game?
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Post#11 » by cloverleaf » Tue Apr 8, 2025 11:41 am

FlatearthZorro wrote:So, 2 games to get to 60 wins. Hopefully they make it, but it kinda doesn't matter at the same time. :D
When I previously checked the schedule, @NYK and @ORL were our hardest games left(yet we lost to MIA at home, lol), both could be losses as they do not matter at all. Last 2 games are vs CHA, if we can win both, still a 60 win season.


NY and ORL are both possible playoffs opponents, for what that's worth.
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Post#12 » by B8RcDeMktfxC » Tue Apr 8, 2025 1:14 pm

Parliament10 wrote:Q: You know what it tell me, when the NBA can play essentially it's last 10 Games (per Team), and it doesn't matter much for the seeding?

Have you looked at the standings in the West recently? :lol:
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Post#13 » by lon3lytoaster » Tue Apr 8, 2025 7:45 pm

Selfishly I just want Tatum to play and have a 60 point triple double. I need a distraction.
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Post#14 » by Jellybeans » Tue Apr 8, 2025 8:58 pm

Again one of the last games of the season is against Knicks.
Lost last season and they where really really happy :lol:
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Post#15 » by ConstableGeneva » Tue Apr 8, 2025 9:52 pm

Of course I still want them to win all four remaining games. But if they're gonna put in their effort to win just two, I hope it's these two road games. Match NBA record for most road games. Maintain the historic point differential on the road. Make Knicks fans cry and put a potential 1st round matchup in their place.
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Post#16 » by bisme37 » Tue Apr 8, 2025 10:37 pm

Cavs have Bulls tonight and Chicago is resting Giddey, White, Vucevic and Huerter. Lame.

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Post#17 » by ConstableGeneva » Tue Apr 8, 2025 10:41 pm

165bows wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:BOS: Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis are QUESTIONABLE. White and Holiday are PROBABLE. Horford is OUT (1st night of B2B)
NYK: Brunson and McBride are PROBABLE. Hukporti is OUT.

What does a JT/JB/Al/KP-less lineup look like?

White/Jrue/Hauser/Craig/Kornet?

Thank goodness Maine lost the G-league playoffs lol.

Everyone's AVAILABLE except Horford.
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Post#18 » by Parliament10 » Tue Apr 8, 2025 10:46 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
165bows wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:BOS: Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis are QUESTIONABLE. White and Holiday are PROBABLE. Horford is OUT (1st night of B2B)
NYK: Brunson and McBride are PROBABLE. Hukporti is OUT.

What does a JT/JB/Al/KP-less lineup look like?

White/Jrue/Hauser/Craig/Kornet?

Thank goodness Maine lost the G-league playoffs lol.

Everyone's AVAILABLE except Horford.

Looks like Brown and Holiday should be OUT, too?
Why are they fighting to play these last Games. Get Healthy.

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Post#19 » by Parliament10 » Tue Apr 8, 2025 10:49 pm

TBH, Regular Season, we only need 3 of our Top 6. And/Or 4 of our Top 8.
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Post#20 » by doogie_hauser » Tue Apr 8, 2025 11:17 pm

I just want us to beat the Knicks again. Esp at MSG in front of Ben Stiller and Larry David again (and I love both of those celebs btw !)

Another 40 point game for Tatum ?

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