NBA Cup, Group Stage – Hawks @ Celtics – Tues. 7:00PM, Nov. 12, 2024

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Previously, With The BOSTON CELTICS . . .

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Regular Season, Victory Count, 2024-25
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Victory Cigar

(6) Jayson Tatum
(3) Payton Pritchard


Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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(3) Jaylen Brown
(2) Derrick White
(1) Team/Mazzulla
(1) Luke Kornet
(1) Payton Pritchard
(1) Jayson Tatum

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[zoyathedestroya]

“The Celtics have taken a total of 564 threes so far this season. 470 of them came when open or wide open. That means 83.3% of Boston's perimeter shots have come with a defender AT LEAST four feet away from the shooter.“ — @adamtaylornba on BlueSky

https://bsky.app/profile/adamtaylornba.bsky.social/post/3laosfpdu3s2i

[ConstableGeneva]

Horford, Tatum, and Springer are QUESTIONABLE; Porzingis OUT for NBA Cup game tomorrow. 1st night of a B2B so I don't expect Horford to play. Watson, Davison, Peterson, and Scheierman all on G-League assignment.

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Going to the game with some of my boys (you know who you are) cannot wait!

[ConstableGeneva]

No Trae Young. Hawks have a chance to win now.

[Gant]

Horford, Tatum, and Springer are QUESTIONABLE; Porzingis OUT for NBA Cup game tomorrow. 1st night of a B2B so I don't expect Horford to play. Watson, Davison, Peterson, and Scheierman all on G-League assignment.

Tillman time if all those guys are out.

[Parliament10]

Maine plays tonight (Nov. 11) at 7PM, if anyone is interested.

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[Smart2Nesmith43]

No Trae Young. Hawks have a chance to win now.

Young, Bogdanovic, Bufkin and Krejci all out leave Atlanta without their top 4 ball handlers though. If the Celtics defense comes out to play it's going to be a real struggle for the Hawks to handle the ball pressure.

[fallguy]

One of my big hopes for the C's is we never hang a stupid NBA Cup banner.

So I want to win tomorrow.

But if we make it to the finals, I'll be cheering for a loss.

[Bad-Thoma]

One of my big hopes for the C's is we never hang a stupid NBA Cup banner.

So I want to win tomorrow.

But if we make it to the finals, I'll be cheering for a loss.

I can see not caring but I can't see rooting for a loss. I'm probably taking you way too literally though.

[Tyakack]

I already forgot again that this NBA cup was even a thing.

[Fierce1]

It's a thing because it's sponsored by foreign money.

[ConstableGeneva]

Game Day Useless Fact: Larry Nance, Jr. has lost 12 of the last 13 matchups vs. Jayson Tatum while being part of 3 different franchises.

[Parliament10]

One of my big hopes for the C's is we never hang a stupid NBA Cup banner.

So I want to win tomorrow.

But if we make it to the finals, I'll be cheering for a loss.

I can see not caring but I can't see rooting for a loss. I'm probably taking you way too literally though.

After the Group Stage, the deeper they go, the more money each player makes. It's over Half a Mill, for the Guys on the End of the Roster, if they Win it. It's more incentive for the Back of the Bench. Two-Ways get Half.


Edit:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2024/11/06/nba-cup-prize-money-has-varying-appeal-to-nba-players-a-nice-bonus/

Players on winning team of Championship: $514,971 each
Players on losing team of Championship: $205,988 each
Players on losing team of Semifinals: $102,994 each
Players on losing team of Quarterfinals: $51,497 each

In a league that has some players making upwards of $50 million per season, those numbers may not seem like much. But for some players, it still serves as motivation. For others, it is life changing money given their salary.

[ConstableGeneva]

Pouring more salt in Lonnie Walker's wound. That's prize money he could've used. He would've helped win It too!

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

- Game One of the Crappy Cup: America yawns...

- You get the feeling that Chet Holmgren and Porzingis might be related by injuries...

- Should be an easy win for the Celtics. Should be a game off for Tatum and half the team...

- But the PP must flow every game this season...

[ConstableGeneva]

Couple of Q Stats: Neemie is the only East player (min 5 GP, 15 mpg) that has a defensive rating below 100.0. He is also 5th in net rating among 257 players who's played at least 5 games so far (min 15 mpg). Celtics have been outscoring opponents by 18.2 points per 100 possessions when he's on the floor.

[phincsfan]

I'd sit JT till Saturday.

Give Sam the start to find a rhythm with heavy starter minutes.

Good game for JB to get back into the swing of things.

[Celts17Pride]

I'd sit JT till Saturday.

Give Sam the start to find a rhythm with heavy starter minutes.

Good game for JB to get back into the swing of things.

Agreed. Tatum with 2 games rest (Atl,Brk) would be a decent idea.

[ConstableGeneva]

From Brad Rowland, Hawks beat writer:

Roster situation tonight for the Hawks in Boston:

Guards — Daniels, Wallace
Wings/Forwards — Johnson, Risacher, Mathews, Roddy
Bigs — Capela, Okongwu, Nance, Barlow, Gueye

(OUT: Young, Hunter, Bogdanovic, Bufkin, Krejci, Lundy, Zeller)

They really are thin on ballhandlers. If there's a game in which they could use Springer's ballhawking, it would be this. But Joe won't, so what's the point of bringing it up?