Game Thread – Celtics @ Knicks – 8:30PM, Sat, Feb. 8, 2025

[playa-hater]

Still don't get the Kornet hate. Or the disgust for the Al-Luke pairing.

They are not horrible in small sample sizes. I give you that. I also believe from game to game. Teams do not have time to totally scout out what they want to attack with them on defense.. But come playoffs are guaranteed. They will be relentlessly attacked.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Luke with a very nice start

[CelticsPride18]

There still people that don’t believe Luke is a good backup

[Fierce1]

He just said Brunson is a better player than Tatum. Perk is the worst

I'm a big Tatum fan, but even I have to admit that Brunson is better than Tatum this regular season.

The numbers support it.

Eh. 2 extra assist/game doesn’t make up for the massive difference in defense and rebounding

Not just the assists, Brunson is more efficient.

But the playoffs will be a different story.

Right now I think JT is just messing with everybody.

[redslastlaugh]

League really trending towards the double big.

Maybe that's why Dallas did the Luka trade.

Even last game OKC started both Chet and Hartenstein.

Yea but on offense Al Horford is basically Joe Ingles. Think Al has 10 FTs all season, is Al even a big anymore?

[ConstableGeneva]

Still don't get the Kornet hate. Or the disgust for the Al-Luke pairing.

They are not horrible in small sample sizes. I give you that. I also believe from game to game. Teams do not have time to totally scout out what they want to attack with them on defense.. But come playoffs are guaranteed. They will be relentlessly attacked.

NOT A SMALL SAMPLE. They've been great all season long. But you keep ignoring the numbers.

[Bill Lumbergh]

There still people that don’t believe Luke is a good backup

Yeah that one dude traded in his Baynes hard on for Luke.

[RB34]

Why are we so much better defensively without KP

I think we’ve been trying to make him too much of a focal point on offence too. He needs to be a release valve not the key piece.

[phincsfan]

Can't get behind in the 1st qtr.

We need PP to be "on" in this game.

NY isn’t a good matchup for him. This games gonna be on JT, JB and Whites shoulders

[playa-hater]

Still don't get the Kornet hate. Or the disgust for the Al-Luke pairing.

They are not horrible in small sample sizes. I give you that. I also believe from game to game. Teams do not have time to totally scout out what they want to attack with them on defense.. But come playoffs are guaranteed. They will be relentlessly attacked.

NOT A SMALL SAMPLE. They've been great all season long. But you keep ignoring the numbers.

And I still say they've built some positive rating against some horribly bad or injured teams in a past month. Whatever I'm big enough to admit. I was wrong when I actually see it when it matters.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Oh, this is awesome.

[Froob]

Great d tonight. Couldn’t do this the other night?

[Fierce1]

League really trending towards the double big.

Maybe that's why Dallas did the Luka trade.

Even last game OKC started both Chet and Hartenstein.

Yea but on offense Al Horford is basically Joe Ingles. Think Al has 10 FTs all season, is Al even a big anymore?

Yeah, Al has not been good this season.

[playa-hater]

Luke with two fouls already.

[ConstableGeneva]

There still people that don’t believe Luke is a good backup

More stubborn than the coach they hate lol.

[RB34]

Looks like the whistle is against us again tonight. What a surprise.

JT 4 3!!

[1st banana]

The list of players with a far better whistle than Tatum is ever growing. Brunson went from cute luka sidekick to prime harden calls like over night.

[meatball sub]

wait is this really the celtics we're watching?

[Bill Lumbergh]

Luke with two fouls already.

Too bad. He's playing so well.

[Fierce1]

Tatum not messing around.