Grizzlies (15-8) at Celtics (19-4) Game #24 12/7/24

[Roy H.]

Tatum single-handedly losing this game for us.
Missed FT, Missed 3, Not boxing out three times, turnover .....

NO, everybody contributed to this loss. D White wasn?t too bad.

It's not often that we get five missed FTs in the 4th from JT, Pritch and KP.

And JB's turnovers were like a very bad trip down memory lane.

[liam]

What was the challenge for? Only following the play by play. Looked like a jump ball?

The tip went out of bounds.  Originally called off the tip man (Jackson), but White grazed it near the sideline.

Bane's arm was wrapping White's arm I thought we'd get a foul call on the replay...

[tenn_smoothie]

Tatum single-handedly losing this game for us.
Missed FT, Missed 3, Not boxing out three times, turnover .....

NO, everybody contributed to this loss. D White wasn?t too bad.

I was referring to the last 5 minutes of the game.

[tenn_smoothie]

Weird scheduling of games .............. the league runs us into the ground, 5 in 7, then we get 5 days off ?
Is the Ice Show in town ?

[86MaxwellSmart]

We took the lead late, then Kornet SUCKED...and we lose...Also...How many missed FT's???
How was that not a foul when two Griz knocked White to the ground in a 6 point game?

[ozgod]

Weird scheduling of games .............. the league runs us into the ground, 5 in 7, then we get 5 days off ?
Is the Ice Show in town ?

I believe it's the NBA Cup 

[Who]

Those were some ugly shooting numbers

Jrue = 4-17 from three
Tatum = 1-10 from three
Porzingis = 3-10 from three
D White = 2-7 from three

A combined 10-44 from three. Less than 25% from our 4 starters.

Jaylen was 2-3 from three. Pritchard was our hero with a 6-11 from three to make the team overall look better than it was. Jaylen was 10-14 FGA overall. Helps make up for the 5 turnovers.

Just one of those bad shooting nights. That was a game we'd win more often than not. Sometimes the ball just doesn't go in.

[Neurotic Guy]

Weird scheduling of games .............. the league runs us into the ground, 5 in 7, then we get 5 days off ?
Is the Ice Show in town ?

I believe it's the NBA Cup 

So the Cs would have had 5 in 7 and then got on a plane for Vegas to play in a tournament, the last game of which would have been an extra game.  And then fly back.  This, when KP, both JT, Jrue, and Sam are dealing with new injuries or remnants. Yeah, very glad they didn?t make the cut. 

[tenn_smoothie]

Weird scheduling of games .............. the league runs us into the ground, 5 in 7, then we get 5 days off ?
Is the Ice Show in town ?

I believe it's the NBA Cup 

So the Cs would have had 5 in 7 and then got on a plane for Vegas to play in a tournament, the last game of which would have been an extra game.  And then fly back.  This, when KP, both JT, Jrue, and Sam are dealing with new injuries or remnants. Yeah, very glad they didn?t make the cut.

I'll be happy to never make Vegas for the worthless NBA Cup.

[tenn_smoothie]

Speaking of valuable bench help, just to think we could have had both Bane and Clarke in the draft.

[scaryjerry]

Weird scheduling of games .............. the league runs us into the ground, 5 in 7, then we get 5 days off ?
Is the Ice Show in town ?

I believe it's the NBA Cup 

So the Cs would have had 5 in 7 and then got on a plane for Vegas to play in a tournament, the last game of which would have been an extra game.  And then fly back.  This, when KP, both JT, Jrue, and Sam are dealing with new injuries or remnants. Yeah, very glad they didn?t make the cut.

I'll be happy to never make Vegas for the worthless NBA Cup.

I?d be more than fine with the Celtics winning the nba cup and then the title

[scaryjerry]

Tatum single-handedly losing this game for us.
Missed FT, Missed 3, Not boxing out three times, turnover .....

NO, everybody contributed to this loss. D White wasn?t too bad.

Agreed, definitely a team loss but when you?re an mvp candidate and there?s talk of being ?the best in the league? it falls more on you then the role players.

[Birdman]

As long as Celtics are 110% healthy in April is all I want..then we be tough to beat

[Vermont Green]

We let them shoot 50% overall and 45.5% from 3, and that includes Smart's 1-11 overall and 1-6 from 3.  Take out Smart, and the rest of the team was 55% overall and 52% from 3.  I know sometimes teams just get hot, but that isn't good enough defense.  Meanwhile, we jack up 60 3s (Holiday 17 alone), hitting only 30%.

I did not see the game, but that appears to be an effort issue.  Soft D and soft O.  I am not suggesting that the sky is falling but this is starting to be a trend.  Settling for 3s and not playing enough D.

[Silas]

Talking about 3s, I hope Jrue  finds his shot and turns these numbers around before the playoffs...saw this info on X from Chris Forsberg:

Holiday's corner 3s:
                            23/24                     24/25
left corner        30/51 (58.8%)       10/28 (35.7%)
right corner      25/40 (62.5%)        5/19  (26.3%)
total                55/91 (60.4%)       15/47 (31.9%)