Pacers (15-16) at Celtics (22-8) Game #31 12/27/24

[Phantom255x]

JAYLEN OH MY GOODNESS

[Atzar]

Sheeeeesh JB. 

[Phantom255x]

JAYLEN TAKEOVER

[trickybilly]

LoL, Jaylen, don't forget to run back on D buddy.

[jpotter33]

Defense is much, much better and more engaged today, even against a very dynamic and ball movement-heavy Pacers team.

[Atzar]

PP scoring in the post will never not be funny to me, haha.  Like, how much of a defensive zero do you need to be that Pritchard looks at you and turns into Shaq thinking about barbecue chicken.

[jpotter33]

It's pretty sad that Pritchard can post up and bully Haliburton in the post, get two offensive rebounds for himself, and then finish the bucket.

Says a lot about Pritchard playing bigger than his size, but also how awful of a defensive liability Haliburton is.

[Phantom255x]

I know it's the 2nd of a B2B for them, but I thought the Pacers were an electric offensive team like last year, where they scored quick and fast pace. They look so slow tonight

[Phantom255x]

PAPA AL DELIVERS!

[Phantom255x]

McConnell was literally WIDE OPEN for a drive in layup and instead he kicked it out for a 3 attempt lol.

[Phantom255x]

Myles Turner literally let PP grab the rebound, and then make a layup with Turner over him.... huh??

[Atzar]

Myles Turner literally let PP grab the rebound, and then make a layup with Turner over him.... huh??

I'd be pretty upset with him in the locker room if I were the Pacers coaches.  Dude has been one of the best shot blockers in the league for the last several years and he's out here not even trying to guard the rim.  Jaylen had a runway for that dunk and Turner is ducking out of the way like he's not a seven-foot center. 

You're a shot blocker.  Go protect the rim.  If you get your ass dunked on, that's part of the job too.  Such is life.  But at least have the balls to try.

[Phantom255x]

Myles Turner literally let PP grab the rebound, and then make a layup with Turner over him.... huh??

I'd be pretty upset with him in the locker room if I were the Pacers coaches.  Dude has been one of the best shot blockers in the league for the last several years and he's out here not even trying to guard the rim.  Jaylen had a runway for that dunk and Turner is ducking out of the way like he's not a seven-foot center. 

You're a shot blocker.  Go protect the rim.  If you get your ass dunked on, that's part of the job too.  Such is life.  But at least have the balls to try.

I wonder if they bought the hype a little too much last year, because they have been maddeningly inconsistent this whole season. They were this fast-paced scoring machine last year but there've been games this season where they look slow or can't make even the open shots. It's weird. Turner has been soft at times but they have the size on the roster to battle for boards, yet tonight Pritchard has 7 rebounds already lol (5 offensive boards)

[tenn_smoothie]

So let's see how we come out in the 3d quarter. 50/50 on what we will see here.

[tenn_smoothie]

Great, let's open the 3d with a dribble, step-back 3, CLANG !!