If you ignore the 3rd quarter defensively, this game was an absolute masterclass. The Celtics held the Warriors under 20 points in 3 of the 4 quarters and just 88 points overall while also putting up 110. Our defense was stifling and it showed with the Warriors shooting just 37% from the field and 23% (11-48!) from 3. The rotations all night were huge and highlighted by Robert Williams and his 4 blocks. This is a game where everyone contributed in a major way. Neither of the Jays shot particular...
Mar 17, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 159
The Celtics came up short once again against Luka and the Mavs. The Mavs have one of the best defenses in the NBA and it showed today. They locked up both of the Jays and made it really tough for them all day long. Defensively we played real solid for 3 quarters but got blown out in the third which really made things hard. On a day where KG's number gets raised to the rafter, you would've really loved a big Celtics W BUT we're on to the next one. This day is truly about KG, one of the Celtics gr...
Mar 13, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 158
The Pistons made this tough once again but the Celtics pulled off an incredible 4th quarter to come out with a 114-103 win. The Celtics held the Pistons to just 13 points in the 4th quarter and the 1st field goal they hit came from Saddiq Bey with just 30 seconds left in the game. Yes, you read that correct. The first field goal made for the Pistons was with 30 seconds left. This was a fantastic 4th quarter performance where everyone contributed on both sides of the ball. Jayson Tatum played ano...
Mar 12, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 157
The Celtics come out and power through the 4th quarter to walk away with a big 115-101 win against the Hornets. The Celtics have been on absolute tear lately and have looked like the best team in the NBA and it all boils down to excellent ball movement and defense. There is no doubt in my mind, and we have heard it from NBA coaches as well, that this is the best defense in the league. I think coming into this season, everyone though that defense was going to be the calling card of this team but ...
Mar 10, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 156
Jayson Tatum went God Mode today and played one of the best games of his career. He ended the night with 54pts and I don't think he took a bad shot all night. In games where players are going off, there tend to be a lot of heat checks and I don't think we saw any of that for Tatum. All night long, he made the right basketball play and it was super impressive to watch. This calendar year, we have seen Tatum step up and have watched his game evolve. There are certainly still iso plays here and the...
Mar 06, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 155
No JB tonight against the Grizzlies who have the third best record in the NBA and we saw a complete team performance. Despite allowing 18pts on 14 turnovers and giving up 17 offensive rebounds, the Celtics put together a pretty complete game. Through the first half, I would've given Smart the Player of the Game but then Al went off and then Tatum scored 21pts in the 4th quarter. Everybody contributed tonight and that is the part that makes you very confident in this team making a long postseason...
Mar 04, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 154
Jaylen Brown went down early in this one with an ankle injury so we can start by saying "I hope that doesn't hold him out long." As soon as he left, the energy shifted on the court and the Hawks started going on a run. It stayed competitive until back to back possessions where we fouled on 3 pt shots which led to them ending the quarter on a 9-0 run fueled strictly by FTs. The Hawks continued stretching the lead to as much as 17 but ended the half up 14. When the third quarter started, everythin...
Mar 02, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 153
This was truly a game decided by the 3 and that is typically not a good thing for the Celtics. The Celtics fell 128-107 to the Pacers and the big difference came from beyond the arc. The Celtics shot 12-43 (27.9%) while the Pacers, who have been a 33% 3pt shooting team this season, shot 17-33 (51.5%). The Celtics have hung their hat on the defensive end all season long and tonight was not their night. Coming off the back to back, Ime decided to rest Al (which I'm not complaining about) but that ...
Feb 28, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 152
Let me start by saying this was an ugly game through 3 quarters. The officiating was horrible for both teams. The two reasons that Celtics have been playing so well lately is because they have placed a huge emphasis on defense and pushing the pace and in a game where there are 41 fouls in 48 minutes, pushing the pace gets extremely difficult. The highlight of today's game by far was the excellent play of Payton Pritchard. He ended the game with 19pts and 6ast on a very efficient shooting night a...
Feb 26, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 151
Well it is continuing to look like the loss against the Pistons was the aberration and the Celtics team that we have seen over the last month and a half is what we're going to get if we're healthy. This team is absolutely rolling. Yes, I know the Nets team that we beat tonight 129-106 was very depleted but the Celtics beat them handily as we've done so far in 2022. The emphasis needs to stay on defense being the priority and pushing the pace as that is what has helped us win 17 of our last 22 ga...
Feb 25, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 150
Give credit where credit is due. The Pistons played a great game today. The Celtics were missing both Smart and Timelord and it showed. With two of our best defensive players out, it makes sense that our defense took a step back. Without Timelord and his 10 rebounds per game it makes sense that the Pistons killed us on the offensive glass. With Smart out and Tatum given more ballhandling duties, it makes sense that he had 7 turnovers. It's never fun losing to a bad Pistons team and even with tho...
Feb 17, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 146
Don't you love a good "Garbage Time Quarter"?! The Celtics absolutely destroyed Philly in this one leading by as much as 51 at one point. This Celtics team that we have seen in 2022 is unlike anything we've seen in a long time. The defensive intensity is unmatched across the league and they are using that defense to fuel their offense. The only negative from today's game is that Smart went down with an ankle sprain but with only one game before the All Star Break, the timing couldn't be better f...
Feb 16, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 145
The Celtics came out against the Hawks and feel behind by 10 in the first half but turned on the jets in the second to pull off a 105-95 win. The Celtics have now won 8 straight games and hold the 6th seed by themselves. This game was another tale of two halves. They were down 55-45 in the first half and then held the Hawks to just 40 points in the second half and then put up 60 points of their own in the second. This was another game where the offense really struggled from the field only shooti...
Feb 14, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 144
All the Celtics "fans" that kept saying "I will say they turned a corner when they actually play a good team" can finally start rooting for the team again. This was an impressive win against a good Denver team and one of the best players in the NBA in Jokic. After giving up 60 points in the first half, the Celtics defense turned it up a notch in the second holding them to just 42. The story of the night is Derrick White. After being traded just 24 hours ago, he flew into Boston, cleared his phys...
Feb 12, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 143
Okay so here's how I look at this trade deadline. We got rid of Bol Bol and PJ Dozier who likely would never have played a game for us. We got rid of Bruno who never played and we got rid of Freedom who was a massive defensive liability and has already been waived. We basically swapped second round picks with the Magic which is most likely a win because they're worse than us lol. Now it's time to break down the meat of the trade. We traded Josh Richardson, Dennis Schroder and a 2022 1st round pi...
Feb 10, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 142
The Celtics came out tonight on a mission. They started this game up 28-2 and everything was working as beautifully as we've seen all year. The defense was stifling as the Celtics forced 7 turnovers and there was excellent ball and player movement creating easy open shots. Besides a very small run from Brooklyn that brought this game down to 11 at one point in the second, the Celtics held a pretty steady 20+ point lead in this one. JB and Smart were the two storylines today. JB ended with 22pts ...
Feb 09, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 141
The Celtics continue the blowout train with a big 116-83 win over the lowly Magic. This was a very ugly game for the majority of it as the Celtics finished the game once again shooting under 30% with a ton of attempts. With that being said the Celtics turned things up mid way through the third and really picked up the defensive intensity as well as ball and player movement. Dennis was a major part of this win contributing 22 points and really picking up the scoring when they were struggling. The...
Feb 07, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 140
Well this one was over early. The Celtics came out of the gate super aggressive offensively and were even better defensively. They found themselves up 28-16 after the first and never looked back as they cruised to a 102-93 win over the Pistons. They held a double digit lead every minute of the next 3 quarters until 20 seconds left in the game. This game had a couple of monster performances individually from Tatum who had a 19 point third quarter and by Timelord who had 11pts 11reb 4ast and 5blk ...
Feb 05, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 139
The Celtics defeat the Hornets 113-107 and are now 10-4 in their last 14 games. They are really looking like they are turning the corner and hopefully this keeps up. Tonight, the Celtics ball and player movement was as good as we've seen all season long. They ended the night with 31 assists with Tatum leading the way with 9 but we also saw both Smart and JB add in 6 each. In a game where both Tatum and JB scored less than 20, to come out of this with a win is impressive and it all boiled down to...
Feb 03, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 138
The Celtics faced off against a very depleted Heat team missing Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker and took full advantage of it tonight in this big 122-92 W. The Celtics came out firing on all cylinders ending the first quarter up 27-14 but found themselves tied shortly after. After an Ime timeout, the Celtics flipped a switch and ended the 2nd quarter up 9 before blowing the doors off the game in the 3rd where they outscored the Heat 40-25. This was one of the rare circumstances where the ...
Feb 01, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 137
The Celtics put together a pretty complete performance tonight against a bad Pelicans team with a 107-97 W. We saw defensive intensity against a team that loves to push the pace. We saw great ball and player movement highlighted by the 12 assists from Marcus Smart. We saw a big man in Robert Williams impact the game at every level with 8pts 16reb 4ast 4blk and 1stl. We also got to see both of the Jays score 30+ for the 4th time and they were doing it all three levels tonight. Again, this is a ba...
Jan 30, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 136
Here we are 50 games into this season and we are back at .500 yet again. After two unbelievable shooting performances from deep going 44% and 48% against the Kings and Wizards respectively, the Celtics went back to their norm to shoot a scorching 19% from 3 losing to the Hawks 108-92. The funny part about this loss is that shooting 19% isn't the main reason we lost this game. The biggest reason in my eyes came down to turnovers. The Celtics turned the ball over 18 times resulting in 24 points fo...
Jan 29, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 135
WOW. After blowing out the Wizards by 29 points, the Celtics bounced back and destroyed the Kings by 53 points. This is a game where there is absolutely nothing to complain about. Both of the Jays went off and scored 66 combined points on very efficient shooting numbers, Timelord had a monster game with 13pts, 17reb, 4ast, 3stl and 2blk and Marcus Smart did a fantastic job facilitating. This was as complete of a game as we have seen all year highlighted by 32 assists, 44% shooting from 3 and exc...
Jan 26, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 134
After missing his last 20 3pt attempts, Jayson Tatum absolutely erupts for 51 points leading the Celtics to a 116-87 win over the Wizards. This was a masterful performance from Tatum scoring 51 and adding in 10reb and 7ast on 18-28 from the field and 9-14 from 3. This was an all time Tatum performance where he was getting absolutely anything he wanted which was certainly good to see after all the criticism he received leading up to this. While Tatum did the majority of the scoring today, the Cel...
Jan 24, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 133
Here we are with another game and another epic 4th quarter collapse. The Celtics lost 109-105 to the Trailblazers after leading 100-89 with 7:35 left. Yes, you read that correct. We scored 5 points in the final 7:35 and all of them were free throws that came with less than a minute left. Not a single field goal made which is just unacceptable for a team with 2 all star level talents (I don't think either should make the all star game). Scal called this the most frustrating loss of the season and...
Jan 22, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 132
The Charlotte Hornets play the exact brand of basketball we would all love to see from the Celtics. They are a team that runs the floor every possession, has 2 guards that love to drive and dish and then have plenty of guys around them that knock down open shots. The funny thing about this loss is that the Celtics actually moved the ball really well tonight but once again, guys were simply not hitting shots. The two Jays shot a combined 2-18 from 3 and the team ended shooting 14-46 (30.4%) which...
Jan 20, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 131
This was truly a tale of two halves. The Celtics came out horrible in this one both offensively and defensively. We got outscored 29-18 in the first and started the second horrible as well getting down by as much as 18 points. The Pelicans took advantage of the pick and roll, turnovers and also their youth resulting in them running up and down the court every possession tonight and in the first half, the Celtics weren't getting back enough. They fell into the trap on taking too many threes and f...
Jan 17, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 130
The Celtics came out with a 114-112 win over the Chicago Bulls in one of the more balanced attacks we've seen this season. 6 out of the 9 guys who played ended in double digits tonight which is great to see. We saw the return of Al who was excellent for the majority of the game but it was the play of Timelord and Schroder down the stretch that won this game. Timelord came up huge for the Celtics scoring 6 points in the final 2:12 including 4-4 from the FT Line to clinch this game. Both Tatum and...
Jan 16, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 129
This game was horrible. We break it down and talk about trading Schroder.
Jan 15, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 128
Jaylen and Jayson FINALLY play a fantastic game on the same night in tonight's 119-100 win over the Pacers. JB had 34pts and Jayson had 33pts and both of them shot 11-19 from the field which was great to see. We also saw a huge contribution from Schroder tonight who stepped up in the absence of Smart with 23pts and played great throughout the night. After a horrific win against Indiana just two nights ago, the Celtics came out firing early in this one shooting 5-6 from 3 to start and getting out...
Jan 13, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 127
