Game 6 Celtics and Timberwolves 11/6 7PM

KGdaBom · Post #1 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 7:08 pm

Boston the best team in the NBA comes to Target Center to tangle with the rising Timberwolves. Derek White has already been ruled out and Kristaps Porzingis is questionable with a sty on his right eye. I am personally fine with them being at less than 100% for the game. Will Holiday guard ANT?

DaMplsKid · Post #2 » by **DaMplsKid** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 8:53 pm

This will be the biggest test of the season so far. I know we beat Denver but everyone thinks Boston is the best team in the league right now. If we keep playing the way we have been lately we should overwhelm them with our depth. Towns should have a big game and can we keep them under 100 too?

Post #3 » by **Klomp** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 9:05 pm

KGdaBom wrote:Boston the best team in the NBA comes to Target Center to tangle with the rising Timberwolves. Derek White has already been ruled out and Kristaps Porzingis is questionable with a sty on his right eye. I am personally fine with them being at less than 100% for the game. Will Holiday guard ANT?

No White is helpful...

The key tonight for me will be who wins between our two big lineup and Boston liking to play smaller with Brown and Tatum at forwards

thinktank · Post #4 » by **thinktank** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 9:25 pm

Boston will go small with Pritchard and Hauser. They’re not world beaters but they’re system players who can really shoot it.

We need the bigs to CLOSE OUT today. “No threes!” mindset. Get all the way up on them and force them to try to score off drives. 2 < 3.

On O, punish them inside.

Post #5 » by **Klomp** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 9:40 pm

Desperate times on the BOS subforum

Celts17Pride wrote:I wonder if the Celtics will bring up Nathan Knight.

cmoss84 · Post #6 » by **cmoss84** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 9:58 pm

Will Jaden guard Tatum? Will he get into early foul trouble? This is what it comes down to for me (oh...and hitting 40% of our 3s).

thinktank · Post #7 » by **thinktank** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 10:33 pm

cmoss84 wrote:Will Jaden guard Tatum? Will he get into early foul trouble? This is what it comes down to for me (oh...and hitting 40% of our 3s).

If he could learn to concede some choice positioning disadvantages and even easy shots, it would benefit our team to keep him on the floor and also his O game to get in rhythm.

KG was a master at this. He knew when to take these calculated defensive risks (letting up exactly when foul risk becomes too high).

shrink · Post #8 » by **shrink** » Mon Nov 6, 2023 11:26 pm

DaMplsKid wrote:This will be the biggest test of the season so far. I know we beat Denver but everyone thinks Boston is the best team in the league right now. If we keep playing the way we have been lately we should overwhelm them with our depth. Towns should have a big game and can we keep them under 100 too?

And if we play great and win in a blow out, the national media will give us no credit, and say, “What’s wrong with Boston?”

Post #9 » by **Calinks** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:29 am

With out Kristaps I wonder if Boston will try to run us off the floor. It's the best strategy against us.

Wolves get this win and I think a lot more people will start to take them seriously. I myself will start to feel confident again. I expect a loss, I do think Boston is just better and a lot of that is their poise. I will be over the moon though if we get a win tonight. That will also give us the distinction of beating two undefeated powerhouses.

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #10 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:30 am

Great test. Go Minny !

Post #11 » by **Domejandro** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:31 am

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BlacJacMac · Post #12 » by **BlacJacMac** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:32 am

Calinks wrote:With out Kristaps I wonder if Boston will try to run us off the floor. It's the best strategy against us.

Wolves get this win and I think a lot more people will start to take them seriously. I myself will start to feel confident again. I expect a loss, I do think Boston is just better and a lot of that is their poise. I will be over the moon though if we get a win tonight. That will also give us the distinction of beating two undefeated powerhouses.

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Post #13 » by **Klomp** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:36 am

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Playing right into our hands with that lineup...

Post #14 » by **Domejandro** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 12:49 am

Klomp wrote:
Playing right into our hands with that lineup...

I don’t think Boston is playing into anyone’s hands with that line-up, that is a STACKED starting five. :lol:

Derrick White being out is huge for Minnesota, though. He drives a lot of their bench stability.

Post #15 » by **Klomp** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:05 am

Domejandro wrote:
Klomp wrote:
Playing right into our hands with that lineup...

I don’t think Boston is playing into anyone’s hands with that line-up, that is a STACKED starting five.

Derrick White being out is huge for Minnesota, though. He drives a lot of their bench stability.

More speaking about starting Horford. Easy to put Gobert on the senior citizen!

Post #16 » by **Calinks** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:13 am

Celtics are out of the gate on fire. Jrue on Towns is something I didn't see coming.

guest81 · Post #17 » by **guest81** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:21 am

They are leaving Jaden wide open.

Post #18 » by **Calinks** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:23 am

This Boston gameplan looks like money so far. Credit to them, this could break our already weak offense.

guest81 · Post #19 » by **guest81** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:25 am

Kat melting down in a big game. What else is new

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #20 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Tue Nov 7, 2023 1:25 am

KAT is so annoying sometimes..