Nets (32-32) at Celtics (38-27) Game #66 3/6/22

[liam]

Stauskas and Tatum combined for 54 points today. C's now 1-0 in the Stauskas era

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Goldstar88]

Nets defense is very poor imo. I think they lack the physicality needed to win a championship.

Maybe Simmons helps but i dunno.

I agree but they can figure that out next year. lol dont want them getting better.

I certainly don’t want to play the Nets in the first round of the playoffs. If they have all of their players, that’s a very talented and deep team. The only team in the league with more depth and talent is the Warriors, IMO.

Starting lineup of Irving, Curry, Durant, Simmons, Aldridge with Dragic, Drummond, Thomas and Brown off the bench... that’s going to be tough to beat. Simmons versatility and defense will make a huge difference and he doesn’t need to take many shots being on the floor with 4 shooters.

I’m thrilled with the win today, but it took a Herculean effort out of Tatum to beat a Nets team without Simmons and they only won by a few points. Need more out of JB and D-White come playoff time.

[liam]

Glad we went 9 deep today. That 7-8 deep thing will be fine in the playoffs but getting there healthy is so important.

[colincb]

Brown postgame: "We have yet to hit our peak."

[colincb]

Jayson Tatum: "Rob is probably the most important guy for the ceiling that we’re trying to get to."

[SparzWizard]

Nets defense is very poor imo. I think they lack the physicality needed to win a championship.

Maybe Simmons helps but i dunno.

I agree but they can figure that out next year. lol dont want them getting better.

I certainly don’t want to play the Nets in the first round of the playoffs. If they have all of their players, that’s a very talented and deep team. The only team in the league with more depth and talent is the Warriors, IMO.

Starting lineup of Irving, Curry, Durant, Simmons, Aldridge with Dragic, Drummond, Thomas and Brown off the bench... that’s going to be tough to beat. Simmons versatility and defense will make a huge difference and he doesn’t need to take many shots being on the floor with 4 shooters.

I’m thrilled with the win today, but it took a Herculean effort out of Tatum to beat a Nets team without Simmons and they only won by a few points. Need more out of JB and D-White come playoff time.

I think where the Celtics are in terms of playoff seeding that should be their best route. I rather they draw Chicago or Cleveland in the first-round. Let Milwaukee and 76ers destroy each other. Let Brooklyn play Miami. Hope Miami can stop BKN. One loss for them in Miami and that series is flipped.

[seancally]

Missed the postgame. Anything from JB on the ankle? Really felt it hampered him a bit and he still was solid and clutch.

[gouki88]

If no championship this year. I trade Tatum for a treasure chest.

Can't tell if serious...

Wilbon saying that Simmons would help slow down Tatum.

Don't buy it. He can guard him for spot minutes, but Simmons is still a big guy and don't think he can guard a perimeter player like Tatum full-time. I actually think they'd be better off playing Simmons in the same type of off the ball role as we have Timelord playing right now.

I'll believe it when I see it. Simmons was never assigned to Tatum for a reason.

[colincb]

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
about 12 minutes ago

The Celtics... * Had lost 11 straight games giving up 120 in regulation * Had lost 16 straight getting outrebounded by 8+ * Were 7-28 in their last 35 allowing 47% shooting. * Were 3-20 when failing to take a 10-point lead. All four of those things happened...a loss did not.

Could have mentioned the reffing too.

Nice to see some resiliency in the face of adversity.

[nickagneta]

I BELIEVE!

NBA Finals and title #18 here we come!!!

[SHAQATTACK]

Stauskas and Tatum combined for 54 points today. C's now 1-0 in the Stauskas era

 

I knew we should have taken Stauskas instead of smartacus

[colincb]

Rob Perez@WorldWideWob·2h

if the Hawks beat the Pistons tomorrow, the Brooklyn Nets will fall to 10th in the eastern conference with 17 games to play.

Sounds to me like Simmons is a couple of weeks away between conditioning and a back issue. Would be so sweet if they didn't make the play-in, but tough to believe.

[liam]

Stauskas and Tatum combined for 54 points today. C's now 1-0 in the Stauskas era

 

I knew we should have taken Stauskas instead of smartacus

Now we have both!

[nickagneta]

After rewatching just how bad JB rolled that ankle, to see him play and play real well today while only missing one game is pretty incredible.

Not as incredible as Tatum has been in the fourth quarters the last two games, but still pretty incredible.

[Atzar]

After rewatching just how bad JB rolled that ankle, to see him play and play real well today while only missing one game is pretty incredible.

Not as incredible as Tatum has been in the fourth quarters the last two games, but still pretty incredible.

Dude found ways to contribute despite visibly having limited burst.  Defended well, set up teammates.  Solid game.