Even though the box score won't show much I thought he did fairly well in the 15 minutes he played given the circumstances and also against a pretty stout Detroit frontcourt. Had a few nice blocks and also had the game winning rebound tip after the FT miss.

They need to give him some more minutes or at least give him a little exposure even after Queta returns. He certainly to me looked better than Garza. Garza I acknowledge puts in the effort but man he's just rough out there and at times clueless.

We might having something with Amari though, even if it's like a 4th big or fringe 3rd big on a contender.

Can't lie even I was rooting hard for the C's to win that game against DET lol. It's gonna be hard to truly tank given some of the other hideous teams in the league (BKN, UTAH, New Orleans, Washington, Indiana, etc.). And the C's might be a play-in team by default just because of how the East is. So probably a lottery pick in the 11-14 range and then hope the odds are in our favor

Do you even envision Jayson playing the season? Joe Mazzulla: I have no idea. I never thought about it. The only thing that I care about is that he?s a part of a team and it?s a credit to him. He?s on the bench for every game. He?s on the trips. He?s working out during practice. He is in the film rooms. He?s at shootarounds. That?s how he?s leading, with his presence, and that?s how he?s preparing to come back whenever that is. That?s the only thing that matters. Everything else will take care of itself. But in moments like this when you can stick together and be a team and not distance yourself, that goes a long way and he does a great job of that.
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I've had friends in the last few days who aren't Celtics fans tell me they think Tatum should come back March or April (assuming no setbacks obviously) because they think the C's with Tatum as constructed can still make a run in THIS East.

I still think it's unlikely given the roster and especially lack of frontcourt, but then I see games like today and a few others like PHI/CLE/ORL and think idk. Yes the losses to BKN and Utah blow but they are usually very competitive in every game even against most legit teams.

And frankly, the East as a whole is very mediocre, and a few teams are inexperienced. I really don't look at any team in the East and think "wow they are just invincible, loaded with talent and we have zero chance against them". If Brad can trade for a center this deadline and then Tatum comes back, who knows.

I was following along in my car, but WOW what a win for the C's, against 1-seeded 15-2 DET 

Cade had 40+, no Queta, Tony Brothers masterclass and despite all that the C's won 

And you can always count on Tony Brothers to try and screw us over. He had to go out of his way to change that call after the other ref made the call. So glad to see it play out the way it did