Celtics (16-3) at Cavaliers (17-3) Game #20 12/1/24

[SCeltic34]

Not a fan of Kornet + Zinger.  Too slow defensively.

[SCeltic34]

Fortunate to be down just 4 after that quarter.  Not playing well.  Missing good looks from 3.

[jpotter33]

Come on, Tatum. You had your man beat. Why just settle for the difficult stepback three there? Instead you're 2-7 and 1-4 on difficult threes. Terrible shot selection.

[Silas]

Not a good quarter for the Cs but only down 4...need more PP.

[tenn_smoothie]

I would love to know the shooting % exclusively on the dreaded Tatum step-back, contested 3 attempts.
Anyone ever hear info on that ? You'd think stat-crazy Joe might have that counted.
Of course, even if the % was low for Tatum on those attempts, Joe would encourage him to keep firing away.

[jpotter33]

Man, Jrue has been pretty disappointing of late. You have Mitchell on KP there, yet you can't get it to him? He has to be a better decision-maker there.

[tenn_smoothie]

Not a fan of Kornet + Zinger.  Too slow defensively.

True, though I'm not so sure we expect Porzingis to be a perimeter defender, certainly we don't Kornet.

[jpotter33]

We're going with Peterson in there over X or even Walsh? Really? Joe has had some really questionable rotation decisions already tonight.

[Neurotic Guy]

Rough game so far for Jrue.

[radiohead]

Jrue is forcing it now. We?re out of sorts.

[tenn_smoothie]

5-19 on 3's. Keep jacking them up boys.

[liam]

Dude, where's my offense?

[SCeltic34]

As expected the wheels coming off without Tatum in the game.  The step down in talent without Brown and White is so dramatic.

Not sure why Joe put Peterson in there.  He looks lost.  We'd still be losing, but Walsh would have been a better choice.

[jpotter33]

Jrue is straight killing us right now. Needed him to step up with Brown and White out, and he's downright folded so far.

Yet again, when Tatum sits we're awful. Still just baffled by the Peterson decision. Not sure what he's providing us out there on either side.

[Surferdad]

This non-Tatum lineup is struggling. Hauser and Peterson too similar