Celtics (49-22) at Jazz (33-36) Game #72 3/18/23

[celticinorlando]

Thinking Kornet is a viable option and a rotation player is hilarious. Guy is awful and can’t play a lick of defense

[Phantom255x]

You know, I think I can understand Jaylen’s POV a little when he says he feels he’s “sacrificed” a bit being the #2 here.

I mean, none of the final 3 possessions had Jaylen taking a shot despite being probably the best player on the C’s tonight and already having hit a big bucket before to make it 117-113. Feels like all our ATO plays or final second shots late go to Tatum. Idk why

[jpotter33]

Derrick White….zero minutes in the fourth in a game Smart didn’t play in. What are we doing here?

Wow I didn’t realize that. So dumb

Also everyone knows Utah is a tall team. Maybe we were better off having Horford sit yesterday and play today? Their decisions on these kind of things are never consistent

How about they just play Horford on a back to back? They don’t have the luxury anymore of dropping games. They are now the 3rd seed as a result.

Yep, another major dumb decision, especially with as big as Utah is.

And there reasoning was that they "wanted to keep it consistent" and not have him play the B2B like he's been doing. 

Like everything else, Joe can't accommodate or manage changes to his gameplan, whatever it is.

[celticinorlando]

Done with grant Williams. He’s lost two games now with his arrogance

[celticinorlando]

I don’t think this team really likes each other. Seems to be absolutely no chemistry and a rotten vibe to them

[radiohead]

Derrick White….zero minutes in the fourth in a game Smart didn’t play in. What are we doing here?

Wow I didn’t realize that. So dumb

Also everyone knows Utah is a tall team. Maybe we were better off having Horford sit yesterday and play today? Their decisions on these kind of things are never consistent

How about they just play Horford on a back to back? They don’t have the luxury anymore of dropping games. They are now the 3rd seed as a result.

Yep, another major dumb decision, especially with as big as Utah is.

And there reasoning was that they "wanted to keep it consistent" and not have him play the B2B like he's been doing. 

Like everything else, Joe can't accommodate or manage changes to his gameplan, whatever it is.

Meanwhile, Embiid plays the b2b and helps his team get the 2nd seed (for now at least). These DNPs are giving us a false sense of security where we use it as a reason if we lost. It’s getting old. We need to start winning games and prepare for the playoffs.

[Phantom255x]

Yeah it seems like EVERYONE is asking postgame why Jaylen never has a play drawn for him to take last minute shots. Always Tatum. Even though Jaylen legit hit a bucket to make it 117-113, and Tatum earlier missed a layup AND then missed a bad 3 right before the final sequence

[libermaniac]

How is that not a continuation?

Yep.  I knew that was the game right there when they didn't give us that. 

[celticinorlando]

Tatum has been a no show most days since the all star break.

[ozgod]

Joe saying in his presser that GWill was meant to go the other way ans get the ball in. Handoff to Tatum or pass to brown but Hardy, probably because of his Celtics experience, anticipated it and blocked off the passing lanes and GWill was forced into going to the basket with time going down

[PAOBoston]

Yeah it seems like EVERYONE is asking postgame why Jaylen never has a play drawn for him to take last minute shots. Always Tatum. Even though Jaylen legit hit a bucket to make it 117-113, and Tatum earlier missed a layup AND then missed a bad 3 right before the final sequence

I honestly can’t even remember the last time they drew up a play for JB down the stretch.

[Phantom255x]

Btw, Tatum had ZERO second half field goals

I’m sorry but for some “MVP candidate” and Top-5 player, Tatum has far too many of these games where he doesn’t hit a bucket in a half. Like that’s unreal. Even when the other superstars have bad games or halves they typically still score some buckets and/or get to the line regularly

[slamtheking]

Tatum has been a no show most days since the all star break.

even going into the break too.  hasn't been worthy of the 'MVP' chants for about 2 months

[ozgod]

You know, I think I can understand Jaylen’s POV a little when he says he feels he’s “sacrificed” a bit being the #2 here.

I mean, none of the final 3 possessions had Jaylen taking a shot despite being probably the best player on the C’s tonight and already having hit a big bucket before to make it 117-113. Feels like all our ATO plays or final second shots late go to Tatum. Idk why

If you look at the last possession though the defense was all over the Jays like a cheap suit

[celticinorlando]

Joe saying in his presser that GWill was meant to go the other way ans get the ball in. Handoff to Tatum or pass to brown but Hardy, probably because of his Celtics experience, anticipated it and blocked off the passing lanes and GWill was forced into going to the basket with time going down

If this is the case Joe should have figured that was going to happen and done something different.