Trailblazers (18-26) at Celtics (23-23) Game #47 1/21/22

[Silas]

We lose with Romeo +17

[Kiorrik]

Guaranteed that was not the play drawn up.

What was it?

Looked like a simple PnR with Timelord.  Not much else.

I think that's because the initial play broke down the moment JB and TL didn't screen JT's defender off him on the inbounds, and he immediately had to improvise because he had a defender all up in his grill

Yep, this ^^

The camera angle was in tight  so it was hard to see the rest of the floor but Tatum had a guy on him. Nurkic doubled off of TL (who was out at the 3 point line lol). And Tatum attacked the double

I don’t like that it was a 3, but to Tatum’s credit, he pulled the ol’ Michael Jordan push off. He created a lot of space on that shot. But given the time and circumstance, it was still a poor shot imo. Why stepback for a 3? Why not take another dribble and push off then for a mid range J?

That's just on JT.

[LilRip]

Ehh tough loss. Still handing out some TPs tho because it looked like we were gonna win there for a second lol

[Kuberski33]

Huh? How did we lose that? I was looking at the scoreboard and went away for 10 minutes and everything changed.

1) Inability to execute against a zone defense
2) Ineffectual lineup that contributed to #1
3) Lack of substitution to address #1
4) Inability to secure key defensive rebound
5) Boneheaded defensive errors

There's more but that's the gist of it

Teams keep playing zone because they can't shoot - as a result the zone is very effective. Even when they make the right passes - which is about 50% of the time - chances are the shot gets missed.

[Silas]

What the hell is wrong with Tatum shooting 3s?

[Rosco917]

When Brown was on the bench Tatum was playing with the entire team. The ball moved around, Prichard and Romeo were involved. When Brown came back in, he took 4 questionable shots and missed all four.

Thats how you lose a game to team with a bad record on the fourth game of a long road trip. This is a terrible loss.

JB is my favorite player since Pierce, but I agree he was really, really bad in the 4th.  His team defense has been awful in the past two games.

No surprise when neither JB or JT play particularly well that we lose games.

Sometimes Jaylen's head is elsewhere. His one on one D is solid, but he gets lost on D too much. We all criticized Smart for yelling at him, but come on!

Tatum plays differently without him on the floor, especially with shooters like Romeo and Prichard hitting their shots. The ball moved well without Brown for what ever reason.

[HankYee]

Jalen Brown s 4 bad shots turned the game.

[Ogaju]

Ehh tough loss. Still handing out some TPs tho because it looked like we were gonna win there for a second lol

let it rip.

[slamtheking]

offense started going in the toilet when they started running it through Tatum in the fourth.  walked the ball up, bad passes and bad shots.

This is simply not true. The team also built that lead in the fourth because the team was running it through Tatum

The offense stagnated once Pritchard sat for Brown.

which is when the offense started going through Tatum rather than having PP involved with ball handling and bringing the ball up the floor.

[Silas]

Brown was a big factor for the loss.  He came in for Payton and everyone stopped making buckets.

[radiohead]

Ehh tough loss. Still handing out some TPs tho because it looked like we were gonna win there for a second lol

let it rip.

TPs for all then. On to the next. Can’t wait for the trade deadline.

[Kuberski33]

For a while there - when Pritchard and Romeo were making shots - they actually looked like a decent NBA team for a change.

[Ogaju]

I would call for a tank if only I felt that this team has enough in the tank to tank successfully. How many tanks was that?

[Somebody]

I would call for a tank is only I felt that this team has enough in the tank to tank successfully. How many tanks was that?

Trust in Ime

[LilRip]

Guaranteed that was not the play drawn up.

What was it?

Looked like a simple PnR with Timelord.  Not much else.

I think that's because the initial play broke down the moment JB and TL didn't screen JT's defender off him on the inbounds, and he immediately had to improvise because he had a defender all up in his grill

Yep, this ^^

The camera angle was in tight  so it was hard to see the rest of the floor but Tatum had a guy on him. Nurkic doubled off of TL (who was out at the 3 point line lol). And Tatum attacked the double

I don’t like that it was a 3, but to Tatum’s credit, he pulled the ol’ Michael Jordan push off. He created a lot of space on that shot. But given the time and circumstance, it was still a poor shot imo. Why stepback for a 3? Why not take another dribble and push off then for a mid range J?

That's just on JT.

Yeah the play was already broken so throw the playbook out the window and honestly, that’s when you need your stars to shine. Special players beat the odds and there’s nothing you can do to stop them.