Knicks (12-8) at Celtics (15-5) Game #21 12/8/23

[Phantom255x]

Kornet comes in and immediately they go after him. It's the same obvious gameplan from opponents

[Atzar]

I'm not sure how much of an upgrade Queta is over Kornet, but I do believe that he wouldn't have given Hartenstein that putback on top of his head, if nothing else. 

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we need to play tougher def and extend pressure out a bit more.  Knicks getting into the lane without much resistance at all.  If we let them get easy shots from 8 feet and in all night it isn't good.  Make it hard on their offense.  Our energy level on def looks bad.   I am worried that we aren't really ready to play tonight.  We look like we are going through the motions.

[celticinorlando]

Defense is not good enough

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

jay tee for threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Atzar]

Hartenstein gets away with an extra hip shove on every single screen he sets. 

[celts55]

I'm not sure how much of an upgrade Queta is over Kornet, but I do believe that he wouldn't have given Hartenstein that putback on top of his head, if nothing else.

Speaking of Hartenstein, wouldn’t mind seeing him on the Celtics

[Celtics Mike]

Never thought I'd have to watch as much Luke Kornet as I'm having to this year.

The Celtics coaching staff seem to value Kornet's bench contributions

[Phantom255x]

Defense is not good enough

Yeah it really isn't. I say this about the Bucks not being a team built to outscore other elite teams but the C's are also sadly becoming that team. Relying so much on the 3s and outscoring opponents. Other teams with younger bodies and faster pace can typically take the C's out of rhythm

[SCeltic34]

Settling for 3's.

[jpotter33]

What in the actual hell is Kornet doing? Is he really that slow that he cannot take a few steps out and can't defend except RIGHT UNDER the basket? Man, he is worthless. How Joe keeps going to him is mind-numbing.

[celticinorlando]

I really hate the amount of threes Boston shoots. When they aren’t falling they aren’t winning.

[Phantom255x]

What in the actual hell is Kornet doing? Is he really that slow that he cannot take a few steps out and can't defend except RIGHT UNDER the basket? Man, he is worthless. How Joe keeps going to him is mind-numbing.

He isn't good. I don't know what others or the C's see in him at all. Even other teams salivate when he comes into the game

[jpotter33]

we need to play tougher def and extend pressure out a bit more.  Knicks getting into the lane without much resistance at all.  If we let them get easy shots from 8 feet and in all night it isn't good.  Make it hard on the offense.  Our energy level on def looks bad.   I am worried that we aren't really ready to play tonight.

Exactly what I was thinking, which is inexcusable after having the longest break of the year thus far.

[celticinorlando]

I’m failing to see what anyone in the Celtics organization sees in Luke Kornet