Boston Celtics (34-12) at Toronto Raptors (20-26) Game #47 1/21/23

[liam]

Good game to give the bench minutes.

This aged well! LOL

[SHAQATTACK]

Another day , another heroic victory 

[blink]

Mazzulla said Rob's absence was a knee hyperextension but nothing serious and that Smart's x-ray came back negative... day-to-day.  So that's really good news.

TP for the good news!!!  awesome

[Roy H.]

has anyone heard anything about White in the post game chat?

Called a “tweak” to his knee.  He’ll be fine.

[radiohead]

I think the Raptors have to make some tough decisions.  They have way too much talent to be 20-27.  Boston was missing its best player tonight, lost three more guys as the game played out, and Toronto still found a way to screw it up. 

This everybody-on-the-roster-is-a-6'8"-PF experiment isn't working for them.  Time for some changes.

at this point, I'd have to agree.  there's just too much talent there for that team not to be playing better.   they would seem to need to move one of the many forwards for a legit big man and a SG.   

tossing out an idea - they've probably got the pieces to take a shot at getting Beal from Washington.  that would give them some balance and that 'guy' they can go to down the stretch to win games.

Do you keep Siakam and make everybody else available, or see if Scottie Barnes could be a foundation piece? Or do they just blow everything up and start over? Siakam, Barnes, FVV, OG…they do have some nice talent there. Maybe just replace the head coach?

[SHAQATTACK]

Mazzulla said Rob's absence was a knee hyperextension but nothing serious and that Smart's x-ray came back negative... day-to-day.  So that's really good news.

TP for the good news!!!  awesome

Serious good news ,  IMO , no Rob …no chip

[liam]

62 bench points is awesome!

[SHAQATTACK]

62 bench points is awesome!

Raptors should be embarrassed,  we spot them no JT , no Rob and no Smart and they can’t win a t home ……you got to ask yourself does the team have issues

[blink]

62 bench points is awesome!

Raptors should be embarrassed,  we spot them no JT , no Rob and no Smart and they can’t win a t home ……you got to ask yourself does the team have issues

Yes, and we didn't play that well either, we shot the 3 ball well and that was basically the difference in the game.  If I was a Raptors fan I would be frustrated because they have some talented players.  But maybe their fit is the issue.

[Phantom255x]

Feels like a lot of guys took today off lol

Even in the Bucks-Cavs game, no Middleton, Giannis, Mitchell, etc.

[Sophomore]

Joe is going to cost this team if he doesn't figure this out.  I hate being so negative but not calling a TO their can't be chalked up to being inexperienced, it's plain incompetence.

I actually think his biggest mistake was calling a timeout when we had then ball near the Raptors basket with 3.8 seconds left. They were going to have to foul - we would get two shots and then they’d have the ball at the other end. You risk having to inbound the ball - which almost cost us

[Goldstar88]

Nice to see Pritchard getting minutes and playing well.

[knuckleballer]

We’re one win away from a 75 win percentage.  Now on pace for 61 wins.

[angryguy77]

Joe is going to cost this team if he doesn't figure this out.  I hate being so negative but not calling a TO their can't be chalked up to being inexperienced, it's plain incompetence.

I actually think his biggest mistake was calling a timeout when we had then ball near the Raptors basket with 3.8 seconds left. They were going to have to foul - we would get two shots and then they’d have the ball at the other end. You risk having to inbound the ball - which almost cost us

The last 2 games, they looked like my 11 yo team when facing a press.

It's basic stuff and he's doing the opposite of what coomen sense calls for.

[Sophomore]

Feels like a lot of guys took today off lol

Even in the Bucks-Cavs game, no Middleton, Giannis, Mitchell, etc.

Pretty sure each of those guys has a legit injury. Mitchell went out of a game with a groin two games ago, missed their last game against the GSW as well. Giannis has been missing games with a knee and KM still isn’t back from his knee.