Celtics (10-8) at Warriors (11-9) Game #19 2/2/21

[liam]

IN WHAT WORLD IS THAT A BLOCKING FOUL?! CHALLENGE THAT BRAD! That looks like a clear shoulder down charge.

It's a travel!!!

[dannyboy35]

  So strange how we don’t just run pick n roll with Jaylen instead of Kemba . He’s our best option but he’s used like a #3. 

[PAOBoston]

I wonder if Green is potentially available at all, and if so at what price. Still like him as a starting 4 for us.

I like his playmaking ability and defense but his lack of any semblance of offensive game is problematic. He’s regressed significantly there the last few years. Also, would love to see teams have to deal with Smart and Green yapping away at opponents.

[jpotter33]

Theis and GWill both huge for us tonight.

[liam]

Bailout...

[ozgod]

What’s GWill doing???

[kraidstar]

IN WHAT WORLD IS THAT A BLOCKING FOUL?! CHALLENGE THAT BRAD! That looks like a clear shoulder down charge.

Agree, but there was a 0.0% chance they were overturning that with the Warriors trailing by 7.

[Alec14]

And Curry gets the exact same call that Kemba was denied earlier

[gouki88]

I wonder if Green is potentially available at all, and if so at what price. Still like him as a starting 4 for us.

I like his playmaking ability and defense but his lack of any semblance of offensive game is problematic. He’s regressed significantly there the last few years. Also, would love to see teams have to deal with Smart and Green yapping away at opponents.

He'd also help with Kemba. Having two really high defensive IQ guys with Smart and Green would be awesome.

[liam]

And Curry gets the exact same call that Kemba was denied earlier

exactly!

[jpotter33]

The NBA has GOT to reign in those calls. Yeah, sure, the obvious ones call, but GWill was already on the ground when Curry initiated contact. That is NOT a foul on GWill.

[gouki88]

And Curry gets the exact same call that Kemba was denied earlier

Yup. Those calls were made for Curry

[nickagneta]

Oh my goodness, Brown!

But hella D by Kemba to stop that Curry fastbreak before. Finally they're playing aggressive again on both sides and not just settling for jumpers.

He's had some sneakily solid defensive play all game.

I see him getting a lot of crap about his D, but to me he's lightyears ahead of both IT and Irving were. His diminutive size certainly still hurts him, but he definitely scraps and has decent positioning more often than not.

I think the criticism is over the top a bit, by many, simply because of his performance, when hurt, against Miami in the playoffs. He was hurt and not good.

But, when healthy, against PGs, Kemba's defense is very good. He sacrifices his body for lots of charges drawn, and he has active hands and gets a bunch of deflections.

His problems come, like 90% of PGs, when he gets switched onto larger players, but that's pretty much standard for every PG less than 6'3".

[ozgod]

I admit I haven’t seen the game at all yet only looked at the box score and the last 2 mins...so apparently GWill is playing good despite his turnover and foul and -15 plus minus?

[liam]

How was that not a foul???