In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023

Fierce1 · Post #361 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

pac213up wrote:Held Pacers to 48. Wow.

The backcourt duo of White and Jrue is phenomenal on D.

Celts17Pride · Post #362 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

Nice close to the 2nd quarter by JT

zoyathedestroya · Post #363 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Haliburton getting friggen cooked.

Love the strategy of making him work on defense. Suddenly his shots don't have the same ummpph if you tire him out the other end.

meatball sub · Post #364 » by **meatball sub** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

good lord al was abysmal that half. absolutely terrible

Post #365 » by **Shak_Celts** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

BK_2020 wrote:They putting in Buddy Hield for defense lmao.

it's funny now but man was I fooled into thinking he'd be top-level 3 and D.

KillahGhostface · Post #366 » by **KillahGhostface** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:29 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:Limiting Pacers to under 50 in a half is a WIN.

Our worst enemy, the 3rd quarter, coming up!

They’ve had multiple QUARTERS that have been close to 48 points lol.

Fierce1 · Post #367 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

The Pacers offense is reliant on their guards doing the scoring.

Take that away and the Pacers are nothing special.

bucknersrevenge · Post #368 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

From a defensive standpoint, we couldn't have played a better half. Especially against this team. Holiday and Kornet have been brilliant.

Objectivity · Post #369 » by **Objectivity** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

Scarletfire81 wrote:Pritchard has played more minutes in the first half than JB.

Smart to bench him. Seemed to be napping on defensive coverage. Also, we need synergy from ball movement…

Not dribble dribble wait wait pass.

Post #370 » by **Shak_Celts** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

Celts17Pride wrote:Nice close to the 2nd quarter by JT

ATE

KillahGhostface · Post #371 » by **KillahGhostface** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

Shak_Celts wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:They putting in Buddy Hield for defense lmao.

it's funny now but man was I fooled into thinking he'd be top-level 3 and D.

You were half right.

He’s a killer shooter.

PierceFan4ever · Post #372 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

Great to see Jayson Tatum look like Jayson Tatum. Loved he was running the show, doubled he passed well, single coverage he looked to be aggressive. Not sure what the hell he was doing standing in the corner watching Pritchard run the show doing nothing for several minutes.

BK_2020 · Post #373 » by **BK_2020** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

I'll never understand why Myles Turner can't get more than 28 minutes a game ever.

zoyathedestroya · Post #374 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

As much as Tatum sucked most of the half, he made up for it late in the 2nd WHEN HE STARTED TO GO INSIDE. 7-pt lead.

KillahGhostface · Post #375 » by **KillahGhostface** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:30 am

Objectivity wrote:
Scarletfire81 wrote:Pritchard has played more minutes in the first half than JB.

Smart to bench him. Seemed to be napping on defensive coverage. Also, we need synergy from ball movement…

Not dribble dribble wait wait pass.

Oh stop it, he has three fouls.

tfmiii · Post #376 » by **tfmiii** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:31 am

GotDaSauce wrote:Does JB have 3 fouls or something?

Yes

KamikazeK · Post #377 » by **KamikazeK** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:31 am

I don't love those long 3's from Tatum but I've pretty much accepted that they're gonna happen at this point. It's not that he's terrible at them I just think taking the risk is kinda pointless when you get just get a better shot.

Fierce1 · Post #378 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:31 am

JT already with a double-double in the 1st half.

Bill Lumbergh · Post #379 » by **Bill Lumbergh** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:31 am

I liked what Kornet and Banton gave us off the bench. I think I am over Pritchard at this point. I'm glad Joe seems to be trusting Banton. Hauser was very nice, too.

KillahGhostface · Post #380 » by **KillahGhostface** » Tue Dec 5, 2023 1:31 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:As much as Tatum sucked most of the half, he made up for it late in the 2nd. 7-pt lead.

To me, it looked like the opposite of the last however many games. The efficiency hasn’t been there, but everything else has been A+.

Also, 0 turnovers in a half, at last lol.