Game Thread – Celtics @ Pistons – 7:00PM, Fri, March 22, 2024

Post #1 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:37 pm

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Previously, With The BOSTON CELTICS . . .

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Regular Season, Victory Count, 2023-24
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Victory Cigar

(19) Jayson Tatum
(14) Jaylen Brown
(8) Kristaps Porziņģis
(7) Derrick White
(2) Jrue Holiday
(2) Sam Hauser
(2) Payton Pritchard
(1) Al Horford

Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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(11) Jaylen Brown
(11) Jayson Tatum
(10) Derrick White
(8) Kristaps Porziņģis
(4) Al Horford
(2) Neemis Queta
(2) Jrue Holiday
(2) Luke Kornet
(2) Payton Pritchard
(1) Sam Hauser
(1) TEAM
(1) Marcus Smart

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ConstableGeneva · Post #2 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:47 pm

Beef Stew and Ausar Thompson are already OUT for the season. Fontecchio didn't play in their last game. We need to dispatch this team early whoever's playing for both sides. So far, we've been impervious to trap games, outside of those losses against the Hornets, Mitchell-less Cavs, and AD/Bron-less Lakers. NBA-best 26-1 vs. teams below .500.

I expect Porzingis and Holiday to rest for this one and play the next night in Chicago (Horford rests). Hoping Hauser's good to go but we can also afford to rest him one more day here.

CelticsPride18 · Post #3 » by **CelticsPride18** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:24 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Beef Stew and Ausar Thompson are already OUT for the season. Fontecchio didn't play in their last game. We need to dispatch this team early whoever's playing for both sides. So far, we've been impervious to trap games, outside of those losses against the Hornets, Mitchell-less Cavs, and AD/Bron-less Lakers. NBA-best 26-1 vs. teams below .500.

I expect Porzingis and Holiday to rest for this one and play the next night in Chicago (Horford rests). Hoping Hauser's good to go but we can also afford to rest him one more day here.

It’s going to be the Jaden Springer show

BK_2020 · Post #4 » by **BK_2020** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:55 pm

These games are getting increasingly difficult to watch.

zoyathedestroya · Post #5 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:18 pm

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My guess JB, Horford, and Hauser play. JT and KP sit, play the next day. Since JT is a psycho, he will insist on playing.

ConstableGeneva · Post #6 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:52 pm

Walsh, Queta, and Peterson not on injury report. Davison is OUT. Early blowout so they can see the floor in the 4th.

ConstableGeneva · Post #7 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:53 am

OUT for the Pistons: Umude, Thompson, Gibson, Fontecchio, Stewart, and Grimes

Biggest game of the season for the Cs.

Jellybeans · Post #8 » by **Jellybeans** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:01 am

Poor AL.
Sprains his toe every single week 8-)

playa-hater · Post #9 » by **playa-hater** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:13 am

The 7 PM start time is rough. But I always watch because I have too many binkies.. Pretty amazed that hauser is already available..

And is it really too much to ask to get Jordan Walsh some freaking real minutes.. Not two minutes to go in a blow out..

KillahGhostface · Post #10 » by **KillahGhostface** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:00 pm

I’d assume Tatum sits tonight and plays in Chicago, since a bunch of people drive up from St Louis.

Jaylen/KP/White tonight.
Tatum/Holiday/Al tomorrow.

Celts17Pride · Post #11 » by **Celts17Pride** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:30 pm

KillahGhostface wrote:I’d assume Tatum sits tonight and plays in Chicago, since a bunch of people drive up from St Louis.

Jaylen/KP/White tonight.
Tatum/Holiday/Al tomorrow.

Yeah, I don't see Tatum missing the Chicago game.

ConstableGeneva · Post #12 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:54 pm

Garbage time removed, I find it hilarious that the Celtics are +18.7 (99th percentile) with both JT and JB off the floor. Super small sample (381 possessions) and this matters less in the postseason when Tatum will play 40+ minutes but still hilarious. SBOBO Brad Stevens built a really good (and deep) supporting cast in just two years.

He's solved the "what would we do without JT on the floor" conundrum, at least for the regular season.

A +10.3 net rating would still lead the league by a good amount. (Celtics are +12.3 with JT on the floor.) This is also why Tatum's MVP bid is not as strong 'cos the narrative that JT "has a super team to back him up" is kinda supported by the regular season data.

Gant · Post #13 » by **Gant** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:13 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Garbage time removed, I find it hilarious that the Celtics are +18.7 (99th percentile) with both JT and JB off the floor. Super small sample (381 possessions) and this matters less in the postseason when Tatum will play 40+ minutes but still hilarious. SBOBO Brad Stevens built a really good (and deep) supporting cast in just two years.

He's solved the "what would we do without JT on the floor" conundrum, at least for the regular season.

A +10.3 net rating would still lead the league by a good amount. (Celtics are +12.3 with JT on the floor.) This is also why Tatum's MVP bid is not as strong 'cos the narrative that JT "has a super team to back him up" is kinda supported by the regular season data.

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Post #14 » by **bisme37** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:39 pm

I didn't realize we're on another back to back until right now (Pistons tonight then Bulls tomorrow night). We've had easy opponents this week but 5 games in 7 days is tough.

reload141 · Post #15 » by **reload141** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:54 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:
KillahGhostface wrote:I’d assume Tatum sits tonight and plays in Chicago, since a bunch of people drive up from St Louis.

Jaylen/KP/White tonight.
Tatum/Holiday/Al tomorrow.

Yeah, I don't see Tatum missing the Chicago game.

I do.

Once he’s traded so we can finally be legit.

KillahGhostface · Post #16 » by **KillahGhostface** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:04 pm

reload141 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
KillahGhostface wrote:I’d assume Tatum sits tonight and plays in Chicago, since a bunch of people drive up from St Louis.

Jaylen/KP/White tonight.
Tatum/Holiday/Al tomorrow.

Yeah, I don't see Tatum missing the Chicago game.

I do.

Once he’s traded so we can finally be legit.

Post #17 » by **bisme37** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:32 pm

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Homerclease · Post #18 » by **Homerclease** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:44 pm

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ConstableGeneva · Post #19 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:47 pm

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ConstableGeneva · Post #20 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:52 pm

Celtics on a 5G-in-7N stretch but it's only Pritchard, Tillman, Svi, and Kornet who have played all three games so far. Team purposefully staggering our main guys to give them the rest they need. Pritchard's the only Celtic to play all the games this season. Coming off a season where he expressed his desire to be traded more than once lol.