Celtics (42-17) at Pacers (26-34) Game #60 2/23/23

[knuckleballer]

Dikembe Hauser.   

[slamtheking]

C's laziness this game has given Indy too much confidence and they're just unconscious from 3

[Phantom255x]

Weird as it sounds, this might be a night where we're actually better off with Tatum on the bench.  His body language and poor shooting isn't helping on either end and we seemed to get intensity once he went to the bench

[slamtheking]

Now if Theis was still on the C's, he'd have been called for a foul

[knuckleballer]

Theis is playing well. 

[Phantom255x]

Funny how Theis has 0 fouls but if he was with us I guarantee you the refs would have called 4 fouls on him already 

[SCeltic34]

Used to seeing Theis get screwed by the refs.  Apparently now he's allowed to whack people in the head with his legs.

[Phantom255x]

I mean, it was a bad quarter but to be up feels like a miracle.

Just put them away in the 4th now

[SCeltic34]

Very fortunate to have a lead after the Pacers basically were not missing from 3.  Our defense, esp transition defense, was bad.

I personally loved the T that Smart got.  The league is just too [dang] soft and friendly these days.

[liam]

Why isn't Pritchard playing against McConnell?

[Yuckabuck33]

Why isn't Pritchard playing against McConnell?

You except too much from Joe.

[jpotter33]

Feels like a lot of the issues tonight are a combination of (1) post-ASB blues, and (2) a lack of time playing together.

Seems to be lots of missed rotations tonight, which isn't surprising given how many of these lineups look fairly new without much experience together given the injuries.

Smart is also clearly off in his timing and passing, which also shouldn't be surprising given how long he was off.

[Vermont Green]

What is less likely to continue.  Indy shooting 48% from 3 or Tatum continuing at 1 - 7.  Hopefully Indy will cool off and Tatum will heat up.

[Phantom255x]

T3TUM!

[Phantom255x]

These refs are DUMB. Missed an -and 1 then give the C's a delay of game...