Game Thread – Celtics @ Thunder – 8:00PM, Tues, Jan. 2, 2024

[Riverwalk2021]

OKC is soft inside. Pound the ball inside and attack. I like where we are at half.

[Hal14]

Well, these are 2 of the top 3 ranked defenses in the league and it's 61-58 at halftime.

That just shows you the state of the league - it's an offensive league, ladies and gentlemen.

This isn't late 90's early 2000's NBA anymore with heat vs knicks games with a final score of like 92-88..

[BK_2020]

Man Chet looks good. Okc is gonna be a problem for a long time.

Orlando really messed up by drafting Derrick Coleman 2.0 over a legit unicorn.

[BRUNiNHO91]

Shai and Tatum has been fun.

17/4/3 for SGA, 15/7/3 for Tatum.

Jaylen had a really good stretch in that little run.

KP amazing.

Only difference is Tatum looks like he doesn’t even want to be there lol

Dude’s talent level is wild. Shai looked like a suoerstar and Tatum looked meh, you look up and the numbers are the same

[KillahGhostface]

Shai and Tatum has been fun.

17/4/4 for SGA, 15/7/3 for Tatum.

Jaylen had a really good stretch in that little run.

KP amazing.

We got December JB last few minutes. Keep it simple, don't try to do too much. OKC is handsy.

Just make the right play man lol, it’ll only make his life easier.

[Celts17Pride]

Good that Brown didn’t pick up his 3rd foul, unfortunately DWhite has 3 fouls

Edit: SGA has 3 fouls

[Hal14]

OKC is soft inside. Pound the ball inside and attack. I like where we are at half.

Well, we also have more size at basically every position. So we're having success driving to the basket cause it's hard for OKC players to defend Tatum, KP, JB when our guys have a smaller guy on them.

Keep attacking the basket!

[bucknersrevenge]

It’s not hard to understand why SGA looks so good, dude carries the ball like crazy lol

Stop.

It's okay to appreciate a good player sometimes. SGA is a hooper.

[PierceFan4ever]

Just gotta hope DWhite doesn’t pick up another foul in the third. It’s so weird because there’s Jayson Tatum right there but I feel this season in particular nothing bad happens when White is on the floor.

[fallguy]

Tatum made that shot and I still hate that that's the shot we got.

On the plus side, it clearly wasn’t his first option there. He wanted to drive, but OKC shut it down.

He’s only taken one three so far, which is crazy lol.

At one point, he also turned down a three I was SURE he was going to shoot (and brick) to pass to Al on the wing for a better shot.

[Ben-N1ce]

If JB gets out of Sports Center mode they will be fine. KP has been great on both ends. Tatum got a little hot. He's much better with a pick then on an island unless he's in the post.

[ConstableGeneva]

I really don't understand why Kornet is getting double big minutes in this matchup

Joe is a fan of watching games in slow motion.

Part of the reason is because Kornet is playing well on D. Forced 2 travels. Couple of deflections. I get that Kornet is everyone's favorite whipping boy and all but his length is having an impact out there.

Might be simpler than that. Throws the opposition off. Joe zags when everyone zigs. I was expecting we'll match their smallball. Puts Kornet in to close the half over White lol. OKC like, "What are we gonna do with this?"

[fallguy]

Just gotta hope DWhite doesn’t pick up another foul in the third. It’s so weird because there’s Jayson Tatum right there but I feel this season in particular nothing bad happens when White is on the floor.

Smartest, most controlled player on the team.

[BK_2020]

OKC really couldn't find a better halftime show? Would rather watch 10 kids play 5 on 5.

[fallguy]

I really want OKC to attack Jaylen hard when he's got the ball. Want to see more of how he handles it.

[VeryMuchWoke]

Joe is a fan of watching games in slow motion.

Part of the reason is because Kornet is playing well on D. Forced 2 travels. Couple of deflections. I get that Kornet is everyone's favorite whipping boy and all but his length is having an impact out there.

Might be simpler than that. Throws the opposition off. Joe zags when everyone zigs. I was expecting we'll match their smallball. Puts Kornet in to close the half over White lol. OKC like, "What are we gonna do with this?"

I don't even hate Kornet like most of the board, but I like the Zig/Zag explanation. I'll have to keep a look out for more zags.

[KillahGhostface]

Shai and Tatum has been fun.

17/4/3 for SGA, 15/7/3 for Tatum.

Jaylen had a really good stretch in that little run.

KP amazing.

Only difference is Tatum looks like he doesn’t even want to be there lol

Dude’s talent level is wild. Shai looked like a suoerstar and Tatum looked meh, you look up and the numbers are the same

My own personal test with seeing how into a game Tatum is, just look at his rebounding. His lower rebounding games totally align with some of his worst games.

[BK_2020]

Brooklyn has scored 37 points and it's 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter.

[Bill Lumbergh]

NBA. Com highlight dude is a bit like Clyde with his compulsive rhyming. Jesus, dude, give it a rest.

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

One thing we've learned, for Porzingis is a cheat code against Oklahoma they need to go to him 20 times in the second half