Game Thread – Magic @ Celtics – 7:30PM, Fri, Dec. 15, 2023

[Hal14]

That's it, JT!! Take it inside!

He's obviously not at prime LeBron level but it's a similar type of thing where a guy who's like 6'8"/6'9" has good strength, highly skilled with the ball in his hands, elite scorer, elite player in this league is near unstoppable when he's decisive and takes it strong to the rim.

[GoGreen]

All these dudes out and Lamar still barely gets any burn

[Triple7]

Tatum 7 for 8, Jaylen 6 for 7 from inside the arc.

Inisde the arc exactly!!!!

[ConstableGeneva]

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I think it's the same rim that led to his sprained ankle before halftime the other game.

[Bill Lumbergh]

That was our best quarter in a good while.

[Triple7]

All these dudes out and Lamar still barely gets any burn

He sucks that’s why. He got the start, but was totally lost out there and can’t shoot.

[KillahGhostface]

White 0-3 from three, Jaylen 0-3 from three, Tatum 1-6 from three. And we are lighting up one of the best and most physical defenses in the league. Without KP, without Al, and most importantly, without Kornet.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Brissett gave them some really nice minutes. I liked Queta, too. Stevens was okay.

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

We are so much better when we attack inside. That 3 by white is truly unnecessary breaking momentum

Kinda agree but he was playing a 3 for 2 scenario with the time left in the half.

Whether they should do that is one thing but like most things Derrick does it’s for a decent reason.

[ConstableGeneva]

Cmon Derrick white awful shot.

Holiday and White need to be better shooting today.

That's a shot he normally makes. Didn't mind it at all. He's our best pullup shooter IINM.

[Hal14]

It kinda is though. Dude is a professional athlete. Play him 20 today and sit him the next few games where the other guys are healthy. Dude’s legs aren’t going to fall off for playing 40 minutes in 48 hours, 25 games into the season. Plus last year he burned out because he started 65 games playing 30+ minutes. Clearly not the case this year.

It’s not just the 24 minutes. It’s the pregame prep, warmups, shoot around, stretching etc.

A day off is not just 24 less minutes. It’s a whole day to rest. It’s a big deal for old players.

Lol. Are you seriously saying those are very tiring? Come on now smh. Dude is 37, not 47. It’s not like he would be task to play 40mins. 20-25mins wouldn’t hurt.

37 is VERY old for a basketball player. Let's not act like he's 27.

Again, most 37 year old dudes are out of the league..and if they're still in the league they're playing less than 20 MPG and less than 50 games a season.

Play him tonight and then sit him for the next few games when other guys are healthy? Are you kidding me? You know it's december and not playoffs, right? This game means nothing..

Only rotation player who's out tonight is KP..Kornet doesn't count - Queta is arguably better than him.

Ya'll realize we went the whole 1st half of the season last year with no time lord? Did Al play all the back to backs then? Of course not. He sat them out and we still won almost every time..

[ConstableGeneva]

White 0-3 from three, Jaylen 0-3 from three, Tatum 1-6 from three. And we are lighting up one of the best and most physical defenses in the league. Without KP, without Al, and most importantly, without Kornet.

Didn't even need to call up Drew Peterson for this one.

[playa-hater]

The single biggest reason I believe we have this lead is because of our pace and energy.. And we definitely have not relied on 3 point as much...

And the idea of playing extra players meaning 9 or 10 has certainly not hurt chemistry in today's game.. But it certainly has increased the team energy.

[leper-con]

This team is playing well together snd a lot smarter
Kudos to Brown tonight doing all the right things

[Hal14]

All these dudes out and Lamar still barely gets any burn

He sucks that’s why. He got the start, but was totally lost out there and can’t shoot.

He wasn't lost out there. And he's not in there for his shooting. We can have 1 non-shooter on the floor - it's ok. Queta, Kornet, Banton, Brissett..none of them can shoot either. Lamar is a better, more versatile defender than all of them.., quick, allows us to play at a fast pace with high energy, good cutter, good finisher around the rim.

[playa-hater]

Everything has been great fun my only complaint is that big Queta could not stay out of foul trouble

[Celts17Pride]

Everything has been great fun my only complaint is that big Queta could not stay out of foul trouble

Inexperienced big men are always in foul trouble, no big deal. Queta did some nice stuff when he was out there

[ConstableGeneva]

Underrated part about the composition of this team is their ability to guard up and that includes Hauser. Just have a second guy lurking.

[Shak_Celts]

made it for the 2nd half! let's do this!!!

[playa-hater]

If we can just survive the start of this third quarter..