Celts Can't Pull a Rabbit Out of Their Hat! Loss vs ORL 11/24

[Memokerobi]

This loss is on Joe. We were up 62-50 early in the 3rd & the Magic went on an 8-0 run. Instead of calling a timeout he let it play out & we never got momentum back. Our offence was not good enough in the first half to let the players figure it out.

Also baffled as to why Jaylen reverted back to his bad habits after his awesome game against the Bucks.

Its on Brown and Tatum. Horrendous shooting game from Brown and his decisions got worse and worse as the game went on. Tatum showed 0 interest until the last 6 or so minutes, wasn't active on the boards, nothing. Orlando bothers them, they take it to them and don't back down.

Jaylen and Tatum are great at out-talenting the opponent which is like 90% of the NBA, but they still can't out-smart them even though they're pretty experienced now

[PierceFan4ever]

Since the Sixers matchup 5 games ago. Tatum has only looked like a superstar in the first half against the hornets. He’s playing anything but a superstar on both ends lately. Lazy slow starts then tries being aggressive but by then he’s out of sorts. Would it hurt for the best player on this team to take like 5-6 shots early? Jaylen brown gets to do it every game this season.

I guess Brown’s game against the bucks was a fluke against a team that struggles defending wings anyways. Just trash all around most of this season. Can’t shoot, can’t make threes, can’t make free throws, getting backdoored, zero improvements.

Porzingis camping way too much behind the three. Not sure if this is on the coach or him since he’s effective down low and his 3 ball has been bad.

White playmaking has been mediocre, turning it over every time he gets trapped.

Team is soft af as of late. It is what it is. Again Jaylen brown needs his role reduced big time moving forward. Tatum needs to stop being soft and be more aggressive.

Really can’t be too happy with how this team has been playing as of late. They haven’t been good and don’t trust one another it feels like.

[Bar Fight]

JT has had like one good game in his last six

He had 26 on 16 shots and 13 free throws. 5 boards, 3 assists 2 steals. Not the kind of game that could save the team from today's stinker but he wasn't the problem.

A lot of that was late when the game was decided already. He did not play well lol.

[Memokerobi]

JT has had like one good game in his last six

He had 26 on 16 shots and 13 free throws. 5 boards, 3 assists 2 steals. Not the kind of game that could save the team from today's stinker but he wasn't the problem.

He definitely was, that's box score watching. He had absolutely no interest in the game until the last 6 mins when were down double digits. 5 boards is a season low too, on a night we needed help on the glass

[zoyathedestroya]

First real stinker of the season. But our inability to keep playing to our strengths when faced with physicality and toughness is bothersome. Magic just dominated us in the second half and we had ZERO answers. We just took punch after punch after punch.

[bisme37]

We don't get to vote?

poll added!

[TheMartian]

This team struggles against physical teams. I guess they're so talented that they win a lot of games and have the best record in the league, but I'm surprised opposing teams haven't caught on that the key to beating the Celtics is to play them tough.

[Red2]

AOS for our dumb ass coach. News flash Joe- the no time out, tough love ploy doesn’t work. With the possible exception of Rick Pitino i’ve never disliked a Celtic coach as much as I dislike Joe

[Kalela]

The Celtics need another big. KP is fine but Horford (except against Embiid) and Kornet are just not up to standard. A new coach would be nice too but that won't happen. This team deserves a better coach.

[zoyathedestroya]

This team struggles against physical teams. I guess they're so talended that they win a lot of games and have the best record in the league, but I'm surprised opposing teams haven't caught on that the key to beating the Celtics is to play them tough.

Not all teams have the personnel for it.

[BK_2020]

JT has had like one good game in his last six

He had 26 on 16 shots and 13 free throws. 5 boards, 3 assists 2 steals. Not the kind of game that could save the team from today's stinker but he wasn't the problem.

He definitely was, that's box score watching. He had absolutely no interest in the game until the last 6 mins when were down double digits. 5 boards is a season low too, on a night we needed help on the glass

If Jaylen Brown doesn't miss layups or take bad shots in transition, the game is still within one or two possessions. It was a 10 point game with 3'30 left or so when Tatum made a layup. That was following something like 5 straight failed offensive possessions highlighted by Jaylen Brown pulling up from the three that everyone knew he was going to miss.

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Cannot say I'm surprised the magic absolutely have Boston's number. The team really hasn't played well in a couple weeks either

The team continues to be absolutely terrible keeping leads, and on top of that it's 100% guaranteed that if Brown starts out well he's going to be absolutely awful in the second half.

[BK_2020]

Sorry Bisme but I don't see the Jaylen Brown option.

[WeLikeOurGuys]

Game was over after that 17-0 run with no timeout. Everyone played awful in the 2nd half, but I’m throughly unimpressed by Joe more and more.

[Fierce1]

The Celtics were fine when KP was playing.

When KP was out and Kornet had to be the #1 Center, it was like the flood gates opened.

The Magic scored inside like crazy.

[Fierce1]

It didn't help that JB kept trying to get back on track.

He would have been better off passing to open teammates instead of trying to get his groove back.

[TheMartian]

Voted on the last 2 options. I'm generally displead with how the team has been playing the past several games and it starts with the coach. Joe should recognize the team is not playing well lately and he remains clueless.

[PierceFan4ever]

I think the Tatum getting subbed 5 minutes into the game has to go. I get it you want Tatum to run with the second unit but I feel like his subbing early is not doing him favors right now. Still would like him running the show with the 2nd unit but there needs to be a workaround with the substitution. Often times you’ll see Tatum 2 or 4 points on less than 3 shots in the first and then he’ll try doing the most in the second with some mixed results. If he’s still struggling by the second quarter then he’ll be in for a long night.

[BK_2020]

Need a 3rd ballhandler as Payton Pritchard just can't cut it. Kornet is ok in spot minutes but obviously not someone you'd want playing big minutes against starters. Don't know why Lamar Stevens has built up a cult following but I suspect he sucks worse than all our other guys.

[Ben-N1ce]

Magic have their number.