Porzingis injury updates (Update: Dislocated Tendon)

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I was expecting a G3 loss even before this KP news.

concede nothing

[celticinorlando]

Boston has to survive the first quarter tomorrow

[cman88]

Boston has to survive the first quarter tomorrow

Be nice if our 3pt shooting returns and Tatum starts off scoring well.

[Surferdad]

I was expecting a G3 loss even before this KP news.

concede nothing

Frankly I wish they would concede G3 and give KP a rest. Of course it won?t happen, but as a fan I can say it.

[cman88]

I was expecting a G3 loss even before this KP news.

concede nothing

Frankly I wish they would concede G3 and give KP a rest. Of course it won?t happen, but as a fan I can say it.

I don?t think rest matters at this point from what I?ve read. It?s a pain tolerance thing.

[SparzWizard]

He expects himself to be able to play but will the medical staff let him play is another question.

One of those moments where Rondo tore his ACL and was still playing. Crazy.

[Phantom255x]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

[scaryjerry]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

Tatums been arguably our worst defender in this series on anyone.
To be fair that speaks volumes about our other guys.

[JohnBoy65]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

Tatums been arguably our worst defender in this series on anyone.
To be fair that speaks volumes about our other guys.

What are you talking about? Tatum has been awesome defensively.

[liam]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

Gafford had 13 points and can't make a free throw to save his life.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

Gafford had 13 points and can't make a free throw to save his life.

Is there a point you trying to make here?

[BringToughnessBack]

Boston doctor says Kristaps Porzingis? injury is similar to Curt Schilling?s
Dr. George Theodore says they did some "unusual things" to try and get former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling through the World Series.


Well, Thankfully we have Big Al.

[jpotter33]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

I mean, he scored a couple baskets on him, but, like, isn't that a win for us? If he's going to try and score on Tatum, that's a net positive for us in the grand scheme of things.

[Celtics2021]

I think a strategy could be to play Brissett some minutes while having Tatum or even Holiday play at the 5 for some minutes. One knock on Kornet is the belief that Gafford/Lively might out-physical him and be more effective grabbing boards, but Brissett is a hustle guy who can also grab boards and Tatum is more than capable of playing the 5. And playing small might not be a bad thing for a Dallas team that's poor and a bit slow defensively largely due to Luka.

Or they could also just let Kornet/Tillman combine for maybe 6-10 minutes depending on rotations.

I think Tillman is playable in this series. Yeah we might compromise offense a little but he's a great defender and very capable on switches. For just 6-8 minutes, it's not bad especially if it's timed for when Doncic is out of the game.

Gafford ate up Tatum in the post. You don't want Tatum on him.

I mean, he scored a couple baskets on him, but, like, isn't that a win for us? If he's going to try and score on Tatum, that's a net positive for us in the grand scheme of things.

Tatum didn?t put up much resistance on those shots, but I think with a little more emphasis on picking up Gafford a little earlier and keeping him a couple feet further from the basket when he catches the ball it could still work.  He also picked up Lively a couple of times and that worked fine.  I think he wasn?t quite ready for Gafford?s effort Sunday, which did lead to easy buckets for him that Luka was happy to dish, but Tatum is capable of better.  And he knows it. In his post-game on-court interview he quickly brought up there were some mistakes they made on defense (as players, not scheme) that they need to clean up, and that was likely one.