Celtics (6-2) at Pacers (6-3) Game #9 11/3/18

[Billz401]

2 bad ATO's by brad in a row. Trying to get too cute with those plays. Especially the 1st one. Shouldve just been a kyrie iso and a late pick by al aka the pierce play. They also went wayyy  too quick and gave Pacers 10 seconds to get a shot

[nickagneta]

Well that last play was awful. I expect more out of an ATO from Stevens

[Rosco917]

Great game...crummy results.

Our team defense is excellent, the offense needs more consistency, we just never know where the points are going to come from.

[mr. dee]

Tough loss, but onto next game.

[knuckleballer]

I didn't feel like we deserved that game anyway.  Lots of poor play and poor stretches.

They make it too hard on themselves.  They played good d and knocked down a good percentage of their many threes.  They need to learn to get easier buckets.  They have the talent.

[celtics4ever33]

2 bad ATO's by brad in a row. Trying to get too cute with those plays. Especially the 1st one. Shouldve just been a kyrie iso and a late pick by al aka the pierce play. They also went wayyy  too quick and gave Pacers 10 seconds to get a shot

That play to Irving was one of the best I have ever seen coming out of a timeout, failure in the miss by kyrie

[celtics4ever33]

Marcus Smart hoisting brick after brick loses these types of games.

[Kuberski33]

Tough loss, but onto next game.

In the big picture these early games don't mean a lot. Indiana there is always a tough game.

[SCeltic34]

2 bad ATO's by brad in a row. Trying to get too cute with those plays. Especially the 1st one. Shouldve just been a kyrie iso and a late pick by al aka the pierce play. They also went wayyy  too quick and gave Pacers 10 seconds to get a shot

The first play was a great one.  Kyrie just needs to make the shot.  Second play was well defended, along with a poor pass by Hayward.  Not Brad's fault.

[keevsnick]

A huge underated problem for the Celtics is that they simply don't generate free throws. Having a PG and a C who don't get to the line hurts in this regard, Hayward still working his way back from injury also doesn't help either. Smart and Tatum don't go to the basket enough. Jaylen could be better in this area (he was in college), but he isn't usually the primary ball handler and is only one guy. So we seem to have one half the value equation (3's), but are bad at the other (ft's).

[Atzar]

Well that last play was awful. I expect more out of an ATO from Stevens

I mean, he had Tatum on a curl to the basket.  It was there.  Hayward just didn't make the pass. 

[jpotter33]

And when Tatum is 5-11 and generally having a "meh" game with Morris at 9-13 and having his best game of the season, why were we going with Tatum there on that questionable pass and play call?

[nickagneta]

2 bad ATO's by brad in a row. Trying to get too cute with those plays. Especially the 1st one. Shouldve just been a kyrie iso and a late pick by al aka the pierce play. They also went wayyy  too quick and gave Pacers 10 seconds to get a shot

That play to Irving was one of the best I have ever seen coming out of a timeout, failure in the miss by kyrie

Not sure I would call it the best ATO ever but it was successful in getting Irving the shot. He just missed it.

[knuckleballer]

Marcus Smart hoisting brick after brick loses these types of games.

He had more assists than shots taken and was a plus 12 for the game.  The loss is not on him.

[scaryjerry]

Laughable loss...the game was won and you give it away with poor execution...why bring hayward in to throw the last inbounds pass? Dumb. Also embarassed for the pacers franchise celebrating that win like it was a game 7