Game Thread – Clippers @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Sat, Jan. 27, 2024

[tfmiii]

Horford a zero after injury, DWhite 0 for all, Jrue hit 2 shots, JB 3 shots... It's been miserable

[BK_2020]

These kids are so mentally weak how do you giv up layups in a 6 on 6 game with no defensive 3 seconds.

[SuperDeluxe]

That was unwatchable and can't get much worse in the second half.

[Objectivity]

JB 11 chucks. Most by any player. Almost thought Westbrook would catch him.

[Bar Fight]

Against the 10 best teams

The true contenders on the West are the Nuggets/Clippers/Healthy Suns. On the East it's us and Philly and Milwaukee. Including anyone else is useless IMO.

[Jakeopp]

This team has no backup plan when the 3 ball isn't falling. Basically the D'antoni Rockets without a foul merchant PG.

We've been better this year when the 3s aren't falling but a lot of that is KP.

Being dependent on an injury prone big to seriously contend won't end well. We all know how that's gone in the past.

[KillahGhostface]

Celtics post up a ton, Tatum and KP get to the line a ton. The role players are asked to be shooters.

That was just an extreme cold half lol. Tatum is 5-8, the other four starters are 5-31. Yeah they’ll struggle when four of their starters shoot 16%, shocking. Luckily those players shoot much better than that in pretty much every game.

Get a ******* grip

[tfribs45]

This team has no backup plan when the 3 ball isn't falling. Basically the D'antoni Rockets without a foul merchant PG.

Live and die by three all because of Brad and coach Joey….. only way to prove us wrong is with banner 18

[TheMartian]

Are they shooting this poorly because they are being defended well, or are they just missing their shots?

[BK_2020]

Are they shooting this poorly because they are being defended well, or are they just missing their shots?

They rushed some shots but also missed a bunch of wide open threes and makeable layups.

[pac213up]

Too bad KP breaks so often.

[tfmiii]

Are they shooting this poorly because they are being defended well, or are they just missing their shots?

They re being defended well, cutting down on the interior passing, but mostly just missing

[WeLikeOurGuys]

Joe loves that stupid zone defense that doesn’t work against good teams.

[Fierce1]

This happened a lot last season.

3s not falling and no inside option.

[SuperDeluxe]

Joe loves that stupid zone defense that doesn’t work against good teams.

The Clippers are shooting like 43% and 24%. The problem is our offense tonight, not our defense.

[BK_2020]

Joe loves that stupid zone defense that doesn’t work against good teams.

You mean the zone that clamped the Pacers aka the best offense in NBA history?

[Fierce1]

Joe loves that stupid zone defense that doesn’t work against good teams.

Defense was good.

Cs limited the Clips to 55 points and the Clips only shot 42.9% from the field and 23.8% from the 3pt line.

Defense was not the problem.

[VeryMuchWoke]

This team has no backup plan when the 3 ball isn't falling. Basically the D'antoni Rockets without a foul merchant PG.

We've been better this year when the 3s aren't falling but a lot of that is KP.

Being dependent on an injury prone big to seriously contend won't end well. We all know how that's gone in the past.

There aren't any contenders that are likely to overcome an injury to one of their top 3 players in the later rounds.

[Fierce1]

There's just no way you win quarters if you're shooting 29% from the field.

[Fierce1]

We've been better this year when the 3s aren't falling but a lot of that is KP.

Being dependent on an injury prone big to seriously contend won't end well. We all know how that's gone in the past.

There aren't any contenders that are likely to overcome an injury to one of their top 3 players in the later rounds.

Yeah, Embiid, Jokic, and Giannis out means Sixers, Nuggets, and Bucks will also exit in the playoffs early.