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

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

Post#801 » by Celts17Pride » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

Could have used Porzingis tonight. Big Al had his once a week old man night
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#802 » by Riverwalk2021 » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

I'm sorry that 3 by Haliburton was a goofy shot lmao.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#803 » by GrandTheftRondo » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

KillahGhostface wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:How are we losing to these bums


Pacers are good

No they are not.

They are barely over .500 and have the second worst defence in the league
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#804 » by Shak_Celts » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

Objectivity wrote:Jrue hurt? Looked gimpy

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

Post#805 » by jfs1000d » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

Green89 wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:How are we losing to these bums


Just gross. You really see the flaws in our offense, when we can't score enough against the 29th worst defense in the league. If Joe can't figure out how to beat that defense, what will we do against better defenses in the playoffs?

There is no flaw. The pacers did a really good job and brought intensity. The Celtics really struggle because Al isn’t what Al used to be. They really have nothing inside. Tatum was good in ISO. We couldn’t guard freaking Aaron Nesmith.


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

Post#806 » by Edug27 » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:46 am

KamikazeK wrote:
Setshot33 wrote:Celtics look old,slow and complacent.

Pacers look young,fast and hungry.

nah Pacers look like they were tossing up stupid 3 pointers that just went in.


Playing at home will do that for ya
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#807 » by Ben-N1ce » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

What else is new. When the Celtics dont hit threes zero pivot in style and can't score. They easily could have one but can't stop turning it over and spamming threes. Pacers are trash on defense.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#808 » by GotDaSauce » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

JT why arent you pulling up for trash 3's now??
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#809 » by Curmudgeon » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

They didn't deserve to win. Shot poorly, played hero ball.
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Post#810 » by PierceFan4ever » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

Mazzulla is a trash coach. Those 50 million lineup changes was garbage. Guy has zero feel for the game.

You can never trust this team in a close game. Whether it’s offense or defense they don’t get it done late in big games.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#811 » by zoyathedestroya » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

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KamikazeK wrote:Welp... Well that's the in-season tournament for ya. It's going to come down to shooting variance across individual games mainly.

Didn't the same **** happen in the ECF though? lol

Yep, you can convince me it's variance if it's a single game. If it's an entire series, something else is going on.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#812 » by bucknersrevenge » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

I mean Haliburton just hit some unreal shots man.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#813 » by Bird84 » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

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meatball sub wrote:fluke game


Everyone said that about Miami and Atlanta’s shooting in the playoffs too. When is it a trend lol

I've been saying that for a while now. When you consistently get "fluke" shooting against you maybe your defense isn't as advertised.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#814 » by KamikazeK » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

Riverwalk2021 wrote:I'm sorry that 3 by Haliburton was a goofy shot lmao.

He was taking goofy-ass shots all night. Pacers aren't a serious team in terms of the playoffs imo. Like yeah Halliburton can toss up prayers that go in sometimes but you can't count on that 4 times out of 7.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#815 » by jumblin » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:47 am

I was hoping Jrue would the calming, confident presence in these big moments that the team lacked in the past, but tbh he seems like one of the most frantic and uncool players out there.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#816 » by NYCelticsfan136 » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:48 am

Such a mentally fragile team. Doesn’t matter who the coach is.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#817 » by Kalela » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:48 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:Mazzulla is a trash coach. Those 50 million lineup changes was garbage. Guy has zero feel for the game.

Celtics will never win anything with this guy.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#818 » by MrGreenRunsDeep » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:48 am

Joe was keeping time out for these moments ! Worst coach! Fire this dude and hire Doc rivers
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#819 » by KillahGhostface » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:48 am

GrandTheftRondo wrote:
KillahGhostface wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:How are we losing to these bums


Pacers are good

No they are not.

They are barely over .500 and have the second worst defence in the league


About to be 11-8, with a decent amount of injuries.

They’re a good team, they just don’t defend lol.
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Re: In-Season Tournament, Qtr-finals – Celtics @ Pacers – 7:30PM, Mon, Dec. 4, 2023 

Post#820 » by Green89 » Tue Dec 5, 2023 2:49 am

Hauser a team high +15 has only played 22 minutes.

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