Celtics won. Clippers lost. This is a post-game thread.

ConstableGeneva · Post #41 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:36 pm

This was the Celtics 2nd best offensive performance of the season (ORtg = 145.6) and the 4th best in all of the games for all teams this season. Did it without Luke Kornet too.

ConstableGeneva wrote:The Celtics offensive performance (ORtg = 151.6) vs. the Kings was the best in the 806 games played in the entire league so far this season. It's the only game that exceeded 1.50 per possession. Cs also have the 8th best offensive performance (vs. IND).

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Jammer · Post #42 » by **Jammer** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:37 pm

Missed the game, see that it was a slaughter despite missing Porzingis. Tatum, Holiday & Queta had PHENOMENAL games, without hyper extended minutes. Brown, White and Horford had really good games. Hauser had a second stinko game in a row, but Brissett & Stevens had nice showings (a rare one for Brissett, but second RECENT good showing).

An alternative perspective:

Pts. + Rebounds + (0.5 x Assists) + Steals + (0.5 x Blocks) - Missed FGs - (0.5 x Missed Free Throws) - Turnovers - (0.5 x Fouls)

+27 Jayson Tatum 30 minutes
+25 Jrue Holiday 28 minutes
+20 Neemias Queta 23 minutes

+19.5 Jaylen Brown 29 minutes
+14 Oshae Brisset 18 minutes
+14 Derrick White 29 minutes
+12.5 Al Horford 27 minutes

+8 Payton Pritchard 23 minutes
+5.5 Lamar Stevens 5 minutes
+3 Drew Peterson 3 minutes
+2.5 Dalano Banton 4 minutes

+1.5 Sam Hauser 19 minutes
0 JD Davison 3 minutes

Team Total = 152.5

bucknersrevenge · Post #43 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:38 pm

As much as I've criticized JT lately he deserves praise for playing a much more 3-level offensive game today. VC goes to him. Saw him attacking a ton from the wing and corner which I love. I wonder if that's the key. Get him more on the wings instead of the top of the arc to get him to move. A hyper-efficient 30 for Tatum. Great response to his last game.

Queta was awesome. CP for him. Another double-double tonight with 14/12. Yes I know some of the offensive rebounds were on his own misses and yes, he does need to convert those chances the first time more. That is where Kronet still beats him by a landslide. That said, his physicality is something that this team has missed and is welcome here. He sets good picks too.

Jaylen with another nice game 24/6. Only 2 assists and 3 TOs tonight but I never noticed a single turnover which speaks to him doing the right thing far more often than the wrong thing right now. Game high +29 today as well.

Some may be worried about PP getting exposed in the playoffs but I'm just not. Either way, we have the depth to make a different move but after a rough start, I love how Payton has battled throughout the early part of this season when his shot wasn't falling. He worked on his defense. He's moving his feet SO much better than he was last season. His passing and vision is starting to come along and now his shot has found him once again and the tag team of him and Hauser is going great.

Love seeing Brissy get his shot going. He can play some 4. And if those shots are gonna fall a little more he can be a nice guy off the bench driving closeouts and making some hustle plays.

Jrue has increased his offensive output as well of late. Good to see.

Derrick missed 7 3's and I didn't even notice. That's how good he is.

This team is stacked right now with an easier schedule coming. Time to build confidence and get everyone going.

As for Peterson, I think he may have had family/friends in the house for this one his first ever NBA game. He did go to SC after all. O wouldn't worry about Jordan Walsh if I was anyone here.

Bad-Thoma · Post #44 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:41 pm

Tatum and QUETA!

I also want to give a shout out to Joe, I'm now convinced that he reads this board and he didn't put Walsh in at the end of a massive blowout as an FU to playahater

. Well played Joe, well played.

Post #45 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:57 pm

Bleedsgreen wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:Queta must be the best big man that the Celtics have picked up off the scrap heap in like forever.

Great team win, by the way. Let's do this again in this same city soon.

Theis?, the terrible Mark Blount?

Great point about Theis, 100% right.

ConstableGeneva · Post #46 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:11 am

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ConstableGeneva · Post #47 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:16 am

Jrue B2B 20-5-5 game on the road. Took him 566 less games than Smart to get two such games.

ConstableGeneva · Post #48 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:17 am

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Post #49 » by **djFan71** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:20 am

Juggerwagon.

Went Jrue and JB. I haven’t voted lately so needed to give JB the cumulative last X games vote. He’s been playing dang near exactly how you want him to lately.

RB34 · Post #50 » by **RB34** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:28 am

Shoutout to PP! Really like the way he’s been playing. Moving really well on both ends. He’s missed some easy ones but also burying some good ones from deep.

Post #51 » by **Shak_Celts** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:04 am

Missed gt for family and hair.

Think everyone is right on about the game! Blew their backs out!! :lol:

ConstableGeneva · Post #52 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:07 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:This was the Celtics 2nd best offensive performance of the season (ORtg = 145.6) and the 4th best in all of the games for all teams this season. Did it without Luke Kornet too.

ConstableGeneva wrote:The Celtics offensive performance (ORtg = 151.6) vs. the Kings was the best in the 806 games played in the entire league so far this season. It's the only game that exceeded 1.50 per possession. Cs also have the 8th best offensive performance (vs. IND).

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ConstableGeneva · Post #53 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:34 am

White has an X-gene.

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Fierce1 · Post #54 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:49 am

Must be the aerodynamics of the head because Ron Harper was bald too.

ConstableGeneva · Post #55 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:56 am

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Ty Lue: "Chuckers gonna chuck."

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radcot · Post #56 » by **radcot** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:59 am

This was a serious ass-kicking of a good team in their house. Impressive, very impressive.

Post #57 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:53 am

Queta for CP. Keep playing well.
He can only play 50 NBA Games, as a Two-Way. Celtics will likely convert his Contract to a full NBA, before that time.

Queta looks to be able to give us some Playoff mins, when the time comes.
Just really needs to learn Not to rack up those Fouls. Likely an off-season training thing.

jfs1000d · Post #58 » by **jfs1000d** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:53 am

I don’t wanna here about the clippers anymore.

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jfs1000d · Post #59 » by **jfs1000d** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:55 am

SuperDeluxe wrote:Queta must be the best big man that the Celtics have picked up off the scrap heap in like forever.

Great team win, by the way. Let's do this again in this same city soon.

In fairness, that isn’t scrap heap. Nba g league stud. They gave him a chance. He’s better than kornet in some aspects. Kornet a bit more mobile, but I like Queta.

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return2glory · Post #60 » by **return2glory** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:52 am

Nice win.

VC goes to Tatum and Jrue.

Brown, White and Queta all also played well.

Queta was impressive.

Brissett also was good. So was Pritchard.

Good job by Joe.

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