Celtics (52-23) at Wizards (33-42) Game #76 3/28/23

[liam]

Good Lord, JB. Stop the hero ball forced possessions!

He shouldn't even be in the game!

[angryguy77]

How.many times is brown going to dribble into traffic?

Soft. Every single one of these 🤡

[liam]

Wake up, Joe! The coffee is burnt!

[jpotter33]

Does anyone *really* enjoy/like this team more than last year's team?

While not as offensively talented, they were a much more likable and formidable team, and they were almost always engaged and played hard. And their defense was super reliable and kept them in each game, where if we don't shoot a high clip this year we can't win.

We can't even string four good effort games together at this point in the season.

[slamtheking]

Please Joe for the love of Mike pull the starters and bench and play deep bench. I don't want anyone hurt in a game that's been over since the half!

Joe finally waving the white flag.

[tenn_smoothie]

Have you seen the "Larry Bird Stories" video where Bill Walton talks about a game (1986 I presume) when the Celts were down 25 at the half and Bird has been clanging mostly bricks so far (though I doubt a bunch of 3-point bricks). Bird is throwing the ball in to start the 2nd half and says to the ref who gives him the ball, "We are not quitting, so YOU don't quit either !!"

Bird proceeds to hit some 6 shots, give or take, in a row and Boston comes back and eventually wins the game.
Can you see any of our current players having that type of attitude or, much less, the ability to back it up ?

[NextCeltic34]

Can someone please call Jaylen out with his constant dribbling into turnovers. That's the stuff that convinces me he's not a superstar caliber player. Dude would average 5 turnovers a game if he had more opportunities with the ball

[liam]

Here come the game over fouls...

[ozgod]

Hauser airmails a contested one

[slamtheking]

Does anyone *really* enjoy/like this team more than last year's team?

While not as offensively talented, they were a much more likable and formidable team, and they were almost always engaged and played hard. And their defense was super reliable and kept them in each game, where if we don't shoot a high clip this year we can't win.

We can't even string four good effort games together at this point in the season.

hate their 3-happy offense because they have no other way of manufacturing offense when the shots aren't falling.   when the 3's aren't falling, they're out of position on D and give up easy fast break points

[blink]

Have you seen the "Larry Bird Stories" video where Bill Walton talks about a game (1986 I presume) when the Celts were down 25 at the half and Bird has been clanging mostly bricks so far (though I doubt a bunch of 3-point bricks). Bird is throwing the ball in to start the 2nd half and says to the ref who gives him the ball, "We are not quitting, so YOU don't quit either !!"

Bird proceeds to hit some 6 shots, give or take, in a row and Boston comes back and eventually wins the game.
Can you see any of our current players having that type of attitude or, much less, the ability to back it up ?

They just aren't that good.

[Phantom255x]

This is incredible discipline from the Wiz. Their lead has basically stayed between 19-22 for 10 minutes in a row now

[celticinorlando]

What an absolute turd tonight

[blink]

Does anyone *really* enjoy/like this team more than last year's team?

While not as offensively talented, they were a much more likable and formidable team, and they were almost always engaged and played hard. And their defense was super reliable and kept them in each game, where if we don't shoot a high clip this year we can't win.

We can't even string four good effort games together at this point in the season.

It is hard to really love a team that just takes games off like tonight.  If we can't beat the Wiz when the #1 seed is on the line, how are we going to win a tough playoff series?  This game has really taken the air out of me, especially after we looked unstoppable those last 3 games.

[Phantom255x]

This lineup is actually competing and hustling…