Lakers (34-8) at Celtics (27-14) Game #42 1/20/20

[Somebody]

Celtics win games one of two ways - either red-hot streaky shooting or they just out-work, out-hustle the other team. So, as we have seen many times, if we are not shooting well, we have no inside game to turn to and we have a good defense, but it requires lots of energy to be effective. no shooting and little effort = Loss. You get one or the other, I'd say 60% chance to win. Of course, those nights when we are playing with high energy and intense effort and shooting it well, we become a top 3 team in the league.

Tonite vs Lakers, we are playing with energy and grit and shooting a decent %, though not off the charts. Lakers out-shooting us, but effort is getting it done so far - Can we maintain this energy ?

Are you watching this game? Boston's inside game has been excellent. Kanter 18/8

Yep, I'm watching. Are you ? typical comment - Kanter has scored off offensive rebounds and in-close slip passes for little layups. That is not a post player making an offensive move and shot over a defender.

You can't be watching this game. Celtics are killing the Lakers on the boards, have more offensive rebounds and lead the Lakers in points in the paint. Boston's inside game has been outstanding.

His definition of an inside game are Duncan-esque post ups that have bigs pounding the ball under the basket every possession.

Which would be an ok strategy ... if we had a talent like Duncan

I'd rather have Garnett scaling up with the Jays, Kemba and Hayward with excellent outside shooting and GOAT level big man passing

I'd settle for any all-time 7 footer to be honest.

True, beggars can't be choosers.

[gouki88]

It's funny how people were treating the Lakers big men like they are the boogey man, yet Kanter thoroughly outplayed all three of them.

It's over when Cousins comes back!

[jpotter33]

Poirier!

[slamtheking]

even Poirier's in the books.  LA nightmare

[gouki88]

Good hustle Hayward!

[jpotter33]

And then Green!

[Somebody]

Celtics win games one of two ways - either red-hot streaky shooting or they just out-work, out-hustle the other team. So, as we have seen many times, if we are not shooting well, we have no inside game to turn to and we have a good defense, but it requires lots of energy to be effective. no shooting and little effort = Loss. You get one or the other, I'd say 60% chance to win. Of course, those nights when we are playing with high energy and intense effort and shooting it well, we become a top 3 team in the league.

Tonite vs Lakers, we are playing with energy and grit and shooting a decent %, though not off the charts. Lakers out-shooting us, but effort is getting it done so far - Can we maintain this energy ?

Are you watching this game? Boston's inside game has been excellent. Kanter 18/8

Yep, I'm watching. Are you ? typical comment - Kanter has scored off offensive rebounds and in-close slip passes for little layups. That is not a post player making an offensive move and shot over a defender.

You can't be watching this game. Celtics are killing the Lakers on the boards, have more offensive rebounds and lead the Lakers in points in the paint. Boston's inside game has been outstanding.

His definition of an inside game are Duncan-esque post ups that have bigs pounding the ball under the basket every possession.

Which would be an ok strategy ... if we had a talent like Duncan

According to analytics that the Ringer posted, the post up is actually the lowest value shot that an NBA player can make these days. Unless of yourself you’re Duncan or Shaq.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/12/2/20991249/post-up-dead-nba-brooklyn-nets-joel-embiid

Or Garnett, his post up numbers are eerily similar to Duncan's aside from drawing fouls.

[ozgod]

Let’s get our garbage time crew on and protect these guys from injury

[SCeltic34]

Gino Time
Tacko Time

[BringToughnessBack]

Howard can’t stop our foreign center!

[tstorey_97]

Poirier and Green...gracious, the rout is on

[Phantom255x]

GINO TIME. Get Tacko out there

[Somebody]

 Nice to see Poirier playing, I think he can still be a decent NBA centre.

[apc]

Not the same but this game took me back to 2008 finals .

[ozgod]

Celtics win games one of two ways - either red-hot streaky shooting or they just out-work, out-hustle the other team. So, as we have seen many times, if we are not shooting well, we have no inside game to turn to and we have a good defense, but it requires lots of energy to be effective. no shooting and little effort = Loss. You get one or the other, I'd say 60% chance to win. Of course, those nights when we are playing with high energy and intense effort and shooting it well, we become a top 3 team in the league.

Tonite vs Lakers, we are playing with energy and grit and shooting a decent %, though not off the charts. Lakers out-shooting us, but effort is getting it done so far - Can we maintain this energy ?

Are you watching this game? Boston's inside game has been excellent. Kanter 18/8

Yep, I'm watching. Are you ? typical comment - Kanter has scored off offensive rebounds and in-close slip passes for little layups. That is not a post player making an offensive move and shot over a defender.

You can't be watching this game. Celtics are killing the Lakers on the boards, have more offensive rebounds and lead the Lakers in points in the paint. Boston's inside game has been outstanding.

His definition of an inside game are Duncan-esque post ups that have bigs pounding the ball under the basket every possession.

Which would be an ok strategy ... if we had a talent like Duncan

According to analytics that the Ringer posted, the post up is actually the lowest value shot that an NBA player can make these days. Unless of yourself you’re Duncan or Shaq.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/12/2/20991249/post-up-dead-nba-brooklyn-nets-joel-embiid

Or Garnett, his post up numbers are eerily similar to Duncan's aside from drawing fouls.

Exactly. And it begs the question,is the post up dead because it’s a low value shot, or is it because there are no good players who can execute it because those players have been all conditioned to shoot 3s in AAU ball growing up?