Game Thread – Rockets @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Sat, Jan. 13, 2024

[bucknersrevenge]

Jaylen doesn't lose his man on the backdoor then gets into the postup and blocks the shot. As good as JB has been offensively, one could argue that he's been even more locked in on defense this year.

[BK_2020]

McHale might be a good Sengun comp.

[KamikazeK]

I was told that Ime Udoka was a championship-caliber coach and Joe Mazzula was a scrub. He can't get a win??

[Fierce1]

This is what makes the Jays special, they play both sides of the ball.

[B8RcDeMktfxC]

I mean, the Rockets are mid, but they are over .500, just. And it looks like men against boys. In particular, their starters don't seem to know how to attack KP. Will good playoff teams have an actual plan apart from arriving in front of him and thinking "o f***, this isn't going to work either (i) throw it out or (ii) random chuck not at basket ?

[BK_2020]

The Rockets are playing the 2nd night of a b2b and like 7 games in 10 days so take everything in this game with a grain of salt.

[RB34]

Tough bucket JT

[playa-hater]

All these years commenting on tatum and I don't believe I ever mentioned how I love his extremely high release points on his jump shot..

[B8RcDeMktfxC]

I mean, the Rockets are mid, but they are over .500, just. And it looks like men against boys. In particular, their starters don't seem to know how to attack KP. Will good playoff teams have an actual plan apart from arriving in front of him and thinking "o f***, this isn't going to work either (i) throw it out or (ii) random chuck not at basket ?

immediately Sengun takes him to the rack, commentator's curse. but the point holds generally.

[Hal14]

That look on whitmore's face after the and-1. You can tell he's got a chip on his shoulder, since he was projected top 5 or 6 pick and fell to the 20th pick.

[playa-hater]

I'm not sure I like sam howser trying to have the fastest three point release in the nba.. Can you just shoot normal open threes please..

[BK_2020]

2022 draft was supposed to be so good but all the top guys minus Chet are kinda mid.

[playa-hater]

That is not tough defense what houston is playing it's called hacking..

[playa-hater]

Edit

[Fierce1]

JB knocks them out with that 3-ball.

Looks like Houston is done.

[ConstableGeneva]

We want more Luuuuuuuuuke. Come on, Joe, give the people what they want.

[Hal14]

That is not tough defense what houston is playing it's called hacking..

I think they're were playing more tough D in 1st half. But in 3rd quarter it's been more hacking. Like they're getting more tired in the 3rd quarter, or getting lazy or they're slowly giving up on this game..

[bucknersrevenge]

Jesus JB

[Fierce1]

Put JT back in to end the qtr. then garbage time the rest of the way.

[keevsnick1]

Its amazing how much the schedule can effect these games. C's on B2B with travel against a rested team get destroyed in Mil. Rockets on B2B with travel against the C's getting worked.

I mean give the C's credit, they are hitting all their threes, but still.