Celts Hold On, Mace The Pace! Victory Cigar vs IND 1/30

[nborrego8]

One reason Boston gives up so many 2nd chance points and lets teams back into games is after the initial defense makes the other team miss in the paint, they stand around and look for someone else to grab the rebound. No second jump for the ball, while the other team is crashing the boards after a miss, Boston is flatfooted, except Queta and Brissett. They both pound the boards with a passion.

Queta had 1 rebound in 14 minutes.

Cool, let use this one game to define what his abilities are and forget all of the other games He played so far.

[KillahGhostface]

Damn Queta gets on realgm to defend himself quicker than he makes a decision with the ball.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

One reason Boston gives up so many 2nd chance points and lets teams back into games is after the initial defense makes the other team miss in the paint, they stand around and look for someone else to grab the rebound. No second jump for the ball, while the other team is crashing the boards after a miss, Boston is flatfooted, except Queta and Brissett. They both pound the boards with a passion.

Queta had 1 rebound in 14 minutes.

Queta gets 14 rebounds per 40 minutes..

Kornet gets 10 in that same 40 minute..

Just saying..

Defensive rebounding percentage
Queta 21.0%
Walsh 85.0%

Just saying...

[playa-hater]

Queta had 1 rebound in 14 minutes.

Queta gets 14 rebounds per 40 minutes..

Kornet gets 10 in that same 40 minute..

Just saying..

Defensive rebounding percentage
Queta 21.0%
Walsh 85.0%

Just saying...

Ok then it's Walsh > Queta > Kornet.. Just like I figured..

[Fierce1]

Postgame KP defends Joe.

Says Joe is very smart.

[Shak_Celts]

Won so I can’t complain. I question some of the takes but yall can have em.

At this time of the season, I’m taking all the wins they can muster! I don’t care if we win all of the rest before the ASB by one point, A WIN IS A WIN!

[Fierce1]

Won so I can’t complain. I question some of the takes but yall can have em.

At this time of the season, I’m taking all the wins they can muster! I don’t care if we win all of the rest before the ASB by one point, A WIN IS A WIN!

So true.

[leper-con]

This team just needs to make it to the All-Star break. They played a lot of games in this month.

[MaxwellSmart]

Jaylen Brown just standing around waiting for the ball to rebound to him, while NOT Blocking out almost cost us this game....Even Sam Cassell Jumped off the bench and yelled at him.

[zoyathedestroya]

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[Lee Van Cleef]

I don't want to see this Pacers team again until the next season. They are a pest. You keep hitting them but they never die, keep coming at you. It's like a cheap horror movie.

[Parasite]

NQ stepped up.

If Kornet has this type of game people are clamoring to trade him. The double standard is real. I went with Tatum for the cigar.

[zoyathedestroya]

Expect hyperbole when I talk about DWhite, but that awareness and agility are otherworldly.

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This game should not have been as close as it was, since Boston had a 20 point lead and Haliburton was on a 22 minute restriction. Oh well, plenty of reasons to make a Celtics fan heart beat in the second half. Thanks to Tatum (2 great blocks, 30 pts. 7 boards, 7 assists), Holiday (17 pts. on 8 shots, 3 blocks), White (15 point Q1 and overall nice game) and even Queta.

An alternative view:

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

+32 Jayson Tatum 39 minutes
+27.5 Jaylen Brown 36 minutes
+23.5 Jrue Holiday 39 minutes
+21 Derrick White 35 minutes

+12.5 Kristaps Porzingis 24 minutes
+7 Sam Hauser 23 minutes

+4.5 Payton Pritchard 16 minutes
+4 Neemias Queta 14 minutes
+0.5 Oshae Brissett 6 minutes

Team Total = 132

The starters did all the stat-sheet filling -- e.g., 17+ points each. But the bench had all the big numbers in the +/- column.

This suggests somebody handled the rotations pretty well.

[zoyathedestroya]

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One reason Boston gives up so many 2nd chance points and lets teams back into games is after the initial defense makes the other team miss in the paint, they stand around and look for someone else to grab the rebound. No second jump for the ball, while the other team is crashing the boards after a miss, Boston is flatfooted, except Queta and Brissett. They both pound the boards with a passion.

Queta had 1 rebound in 14 minutes.

During which the Celtics outscored the Pacers by 15 points.

[Fierce1]

Queta was more than just about rebounds when he played in the 4th.

[zoyathedestroya]

From the time White picked up his dribble... 7 passes, 3 dribbles, everyone touched the ball, and possession ended in a wide open corner three by one of the best corner shooters in the league. *chef's kiss*

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From the time White picked up his dribble... 7 passes, 3 dribbles, everyone touched the ball, and possession ended in a wide open corner three by one of the best corner shooters in the league. *chef's kiss*

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And zero obvious cases in which the defense even tried to deflect a pass.

[tfribs45]

solid team win, Pacers are going to be a tough out! Defense was on point in the fourth and eventually clinched the game for us. Back to Back to Back threes with a 7 pt lead needs to be addressed. If the coach can't real these guys into close games, then get someone their with a voice/discipline. End of the game execution has been an issue for years with this group. If the C's don't just rely on the three ball,, they will be tough to beat in a 7 game series!