Game Thread – Celtics @ Bucks – Thurs. 7:30PM, Jan. 11, 2024

[Celts17Pride]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

[Parliament10]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

[steefP2]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

I think he wanted them to win the game. Seems fairly obvious to me. Also; fun fact OT adds 5 min

[Parliament10]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

I think he wanted them to win the game. Seems fairly obvious to me. Also; fun fact OT adds 5 min

Duh. No Really?
Shortsighted.

Play the Season. Not one Game.
Now we have to play tonight, with 4 of the 5 Starters Tired.

[BK_2020]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

I think he wanted them to win the game. Seems fairly obvious to me. Also; fun fact OT adds 5 min

Spoelstra would've sat the starters in OT and played the deep bench.

[exculpatory]

KICK THEIR MOTHER **** ASSES FROM MILWAUKEE TO LAKE MICHIGAN!

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

I have coined a new nickname for Payton Pritchard

And you know if I came up with it, it's supremely sublime!

Henceforth, The Great PP will be known as
THE TINKLE ASSASSIN!

Revel in the voracious wonderment of this name people! This is transduction of Zero Point Energy from it's most purest form...

[Parliament10]

I have coined a new nickname for Payton Pritchard

And you know if I came up with it, it's supremely sublime!

Henceforth, The Great PP will be known as
THE TINKLE ASSASSIN!

Revel in the voracious wonderment of this name people! This is transduction of Zero Point Energy from it's most purest form...

What kinda drugs they giving you, Man?

[Smart2Nesmith43]

A win tonight puts the Celtics up 5 games on Milwaukee with a 2-0 record in head to head game (so a great chance to clinch the tie breaker as well). It would go a long way toward securing the top seed in the East.

[jimmybones]

Please do us a solid and beat us by 30+ and help force our hand into moving on from Griffin, please guys

[Larry_Russell]

I want domination tonight.

no one on this team can guard Brown or Tatum...they dont want Giannis chasing both these guys all game.


Bucks 21st in defense
Celtics 2nd

Bucks 3rd in offense
Celtics 2nd

Bucks 9th in Net
Celtics 1st

They are 1-5 against teams who shoot a TS% above 60% on the season (Celtics are above 60%)

And they have had a pretty cake walk schedule of tomato cans so far on the year.

1-1 against the Hawks
2-0 Against Brooklyn
2-1 against Chicago
1-0 against Charlotte
2-0 Against Pistons
1-0 against Portland
2-0 Against San Antonio
2-0 Against Washington


Those 8 teams (15 games) have an average of a .288 win record. Not a heavy schedule yet they still have a terrible defense and a real good looking offense.

4-3 against teams with a top 10 defense.
7-7 against teams with a top 10 offense.

Cake soft schedule for them

37 games into the season:
and only 7 games against a top 10 defense.
Only 2 games trip out west (just last week against SAS and Houston)

[Hal14]

Milwaukee still has love for Jrue, as they should.

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[fallguy]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

Is this satire?

[Infinite Llamas]

Decent chance the Celtics run out of gas in this one. All the starters played well over 40 minutes last night except for Big Al who will be out tonight. Tonight will be a really impressive win on the road if they can pull it off.

IDK what the hell Mazzulla was thinking playing them so many high minutes, on a Back-to-Back?
This Coach never learns.

I think he wanted them to win the game. Seems fairly obvious to me. Also; fun fact OT adds 5 min

We are plying with house money tonight.

Win and it’s great.
Loose and it extends the life of Adrian Griffin on the sidelines for them.

Tonight truly is a win win.

[BK_2020]

The Bucks have been extremely lucky this season. They are like 10-4 in close games and OT.

[KillahGhostface]

I’d have smacked Joe’s crazy eyes out of his head if he didn’t play the starters big minutes yesterday. That was a big time game, against a team who plays a defensive style you need every bit of practice against. Scal nailed it during the game, that is exactly the type of defense you’ll see from the best teams in the playoffs.

[fallguy]

I’d have smacked Joe’s crazy eyes out of his head if he didn’t play the starters big minutes yesterday. That was a big time game, against a team who plays a defensive style you need every bit of practice against. Scal nailed it during the game, that is exactly the type of defense you’ll see from the best teams in the playoffs.

Totally agree.

I also think they should play big minutes tonight if need be.

[KillahGhostface]

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[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

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Made me more likable to Mazzulla.. when the one of a kinds who touch greatness leave,
we are all poorer for it.
One of the reasons I used to love Bill is that he treat the Media like dirt - those post game press conferences had me laughing over the the years.

I think Paul Perry he really despised and Perry had a very punchable face and the rest of him deserved to be excoriated by Bill.

[RB34]

Let’s go Celtics!

Really dislike the TNT feed though.