Celtics (39-26) @ Kings (32-31) – 10:00PM, Wed, Mar. 6, 2019

[Parliament10]

Recap of Last Game:

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VC Count, 2018-19
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Victory Cigar
(13) Kyrie Irving
(5) Gordon Hayward
(4) Marcus Morris, Sr.
(4) Jaylen Brown
(4) Marcus Smart
(3) Jayson Tatum
(2) Daniel Theis
(2) Al Horford
(1) Aron Baynes
(1) Terry Rozier



Ties go to the Team.
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(9) Team/Stevens
(6) Marcus Smart
(6) Gordon Hayward
(5) Al Horford
(4) Kyrie Irving
(4) Jaylen Brown
(2) Jayson Tatum
(1) Semi Ojeleye
(1) Robert Williams, III
(1) Terry Rozier



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[exculpatory]

The time is NOW:

1. To run off a long W streak continuing w the Kings (beating the Kings tomorrow & next week at home obviously also drives them further from a PO spot & improves the pick);
2. To demonstrate consistent effort, team D, & ball popping on O - in the wake of arguably our best W of the season VS “Stephanie the mouthpiece sucker” & the Dubs;
3. For Gordo to give us a second straight awesome game (& not take a step back again). He IS the X factor for our PO run.

The Pacers have an excellent chance to lose ~7-8 of their next 11 games.
This is our chance to pass them & solidify the 4 seed & HC.
Then we beat the Pacers with HC in Round 1, the Bucks in Round 2, the Sixers in the ECF, the Dubs in the Finals, & then get on the Duck Boats w #18.

PS I flat out reject in advance any negative posts by the usual suspect & select others. :0).

[BillTheGOAT]

Watch them play down to their opponent and lose, eventhough they're (Kings) better than last year and played the W's down to the wire on 4 occasions already.

[KevinGamble34]

I hope they win this. It will almost be a let down after the big win against the Warriors. In fact let's go 4-0 on this west coast trip.

[FlatearthZorro]

If we win this, it'd be fantastic, cause of the win/win potential for our pick and squad.

[Ascrilas]

This game counts twice. Time to get the Kings back to .500. Their remaining schedule is pretty soft, but maybe the Wolves or Lakers (nah, let them suck) can overtake them.

[Roddy]

[Green89]

No trap. The guys are on fire right now and they played less minutes last night. They will be ready and it's a must win for the pick.

[UNCBlue012]

I still can’t believe we dismantled the Warriors in Oracle lol

[BRUNiNHO91]

This is big..if we win and look similar to how we looked last night, I believe the corner has been turned and it's all up from there. Give me a win streak baby!

[ConstableGeneva]

We just dropped a 30-assist, 50-40-90 game against the Warriors at Oracle, something only one other team has done in the Kerr era. We come up with a similar offensive performance against the Kings along with that connected D, we win this handily.

If nothing else, we should pound these guys to the ground for giving us a lousy lottery pick this season.

[brackdan70]

How do the logistics look on a road trip like this. Do the Cs fly to sac? Or do they take a stretch Limo? It’s a short drive but traffic is a mess on that stretch.

[exculpatory]

How do the logistics look on a road trip like this. Do the Cs fly to sac? Or do they take a stretch Limo? It’s a short drive but traffic is a mess on that stretch.

Short drive.
I have done it.

But maybe their chartered plane does a 20 minute bunny hop from SFO to SMF - cause they need to fly to LAX tomorrow AM.

[radcot]

Just woke up after little sleep and an emotionally draining viewing & game thread experience. Now I've already got to get hyped for the Kings? Damn, imagine how the guys who actually have to play tonight must feel. The NBA needs to rid itself of ALL back-to-backs.

[CeltsFlow]

[3D Chess]

Would 9pm have been too much to ask?

Be great to see Hayward back up his performance from last night.

[chrisab123]

Need to build off last night otherwise that game means nothing. Loved the fact the team played pissed off. Brad's teams usually get hot after the ASB so lets hope its the start of a long run.

[SuperDeluxe]

This game counts twice. Time to get the Kings back to .500. Their remaining schedule is pretty soft, but maybe the Wolves or Lakers (nah, let them suck) can overtake them.

It actually counts thrice: our record, keeping the Kings out of the playoffs, and keeping the Clippers in the playoffs.

[amory87]

I'm assuming we'll lose this game, since we haven't done anything in a while that would suggest otherwise. I actually thought we'd beat the warriors, because we're consistently inconsistent and we get up for the big games. This is an early march snoozefest on paper, the kind of game Boston has forgotten to show up for many times this year. A helping of overcooked broccoli after you've already eaten cake and ice cream.

Prove me wrong and take care of business, green team

[ConstableGeneva]

Only four Celtics players have scored at least 30 points three times or more in a single season during the Brad Stevens era. Name them.

Hint: NOT Jordan Crawford