Game 59: Cavs @ Celtics 2/28/2025

[JonFromVA]

After spotting them 20 points, I'm surprised we won. That was fun.

I can't decide if they would be harder to beat with Jrue and KP or not.

What i mean by that, is did we take their best bunch? It seemed like the Celtics really wanted that game.

It didn't matter who we had on Tatum or Brown, we could not stop them. Some guys were having more success than others.

Having guys out always matters, but we've had guys out in the previous games too. So, it's not like I care, just happy to have the W.

We're just going to have to see who shows up healthy in the playoffs if we meet.

Tatum and Brown tried to power the Celtics to the win throughout, but what we need to look at is how their efficiency tailed off as the game went out and how Mobley and Mitchell had plenty left in the tank in the 4th.

I've got to think Kenny is going to keep playing his bench through the playoffs and the 35 minutes that Mitchell played might just be the cap for one of our starters having a big game (short of foul trouble or OT).

[JujitsuFlip]

After spotting them 20 points, I'm surprised we won. That was fun.

I can't decide if they would be harder to beat with Jrue and KP or not.

What i mean by that, is did we take their best bunch? It seemed like the Celtics really wanted that game.

It didn't matter who we had on Tatum or Brown, we could not stop them. Some guys were having more success than others.

Having guys out always matters, but we've had guys out in the previous games too. So, it's not like I care, just happy to have the W.

We're just going to have to see who shows up healthy in the playoffs if we meet.

Tatum and Brown tried to power the Celtics to the win throughout, but what we need to look at is how their efficiency tailed off as the game went out and how Mobley and Mitchell had plenty left in the tank in the 4th.

I've got to think Kenny is going to keep playing his bench through the playoffs and the 35 minutes that Mitchell played might just be the cap for one of our starters having a big game (short of foul trouble or OT).

In the 2019 playoffs Kenny carried over his 10 man rotation, so you're probably right.

I'm fine going 10 deep in the playoffs but that Garland/Mitchell/Strus/Mobley/Allen lineup was getting abused last night.

Gotta start Wade or Hunter at 3, against Boston, imo.

Also, Garland probably should not have came back late in the 4th, they were targeting him. Okoro was missing his 3s, so i get it but Jerome next to Mitchell, should be fine.

[ijspeelman]

What i mean by that, is did we take their best bunch? It seemed like the Celtics really wanted that game.

It didn't matter who we had on Tatum or Brown, we could not stop them. Some guys were having more success than others.

Having guys out always matters, but we've had guys out in the previous games too. So, it's not like I care, just happy to have the W.

We're just going to have to see who shows up healthy in the playoffs if we meet.

Tatum and Brown tried to power the Celtics to the win throughout, but what we need to look at is how their efficiency tailed off as the game went out and how Mobley and Mitchell had plenty left in the tank in the 4th.

I've got to think Kenny is going to keep playing his bench through the playoffs and the 35 minutes that Mitchell played might just be the cap for one of our starters having a big game (short of foul trouble or OT).

In the 2019 playoffs Kenny carried over his 10 man rotation, so you're probably right.

I'm fine going 10 deep in the playoffs but that Garland/Mitchell/Strus/Mobley/Allen lineup was getting abused last night.

Gotta start Wade or Hunter at 3, against Boston, imo.

Also, Garland probably should not have came back late in the 4th, they were targeting him. Okoro was missing his 3s, so i get it but Jerome next to Mitchell, should be fine.

It was really only abused the first five minutes of the game (+/- wise, anyway). If they are going to choose to attack Allen, it'll be interesting if we will continue to go away from him

[JujitsuFlip]

Having guys out always matters, but we've had guys out in the previous games too. So, it's not like I care, just happy to have the W.

We're just going to have to see who shows up healthy in the playoffs if we meet.

Tatum and Brown tried to power the Celtics to the win throughout, but what we need to look at is how their efficiency tailed off as the game went out and how Mobley and Mitchell had plenty left in the tank in the 4th.

I've got to think Kenny is going to keep playing his bench through the playoffs and the 35 minutes that Mitchell played might just be the cap for one of our starters having a big game (short of foul trouble or OT).

In the 2019 playoffs Kenny carried over his 10 man rotation, so you're probably right.

I'm fine going 10 deep in the playoffs but that Garland/Mitchell/Strus/Mobley/Allen lineup was getting abused last night.

Gotta start Wade or Hunter at 3, against Boston, imo.

Also, Garland probably should not have came back late in the 4th, they were targeting him. Okoro was missing his 3s, so i get it but Jerome next to Mitchell, should be fine.

It was really only abused the first five minutes of the game (+/- wise, anyway). If they are going to choose to attack Allen, it'll be interesting if we will continue to go away from him

Still wasn't great the first 2 minutes of the 3rd either.

But with them missing guys, i wonder if Allen makes more sense with KP in there, hard to say.

[JujitsuFlip]