Pacers (15-17) at Celtics (23-8) Game #32 12/29/24

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Yeah this is the Pacers team that worried me and gave us fits last year. Fast-paced offense where almost all their players are also just automatic from the mid-range.

25-42 shooting, WOW.

Yeah when Haliburton and Nembhard get going and start getting confidence, they are hard to guard.  We seem to struggle with those two a lot.   It makes it worse that Jrue isn't playing.   Isn't Springers supposed to be a good def player?  Why not throw him at Nembhard for a few minutes as a fresh body?   Maybe he hasn't played enough yet to even merit spot minutes?

[Phantom255x]

Yeah this is the Pacers team that worried me and gave us fits last year. Fast-paced offense where almost all their players are also just automatic from the mid-range.

25-42 shooting, WOW.

Yeah when Haliburton and Nembhard get going and start getting confidence, they are hard to guard.  We seem to struggle with those two a lot.   It makes it worse that Jrue isn't playing.   Isn't Springers supposed to be a good def player?  Why not throw him at Nembhard for a few minutes as a fresh body?   Maybe he hasn't played enough yet to even merit spot minutes?

Yeah McConnell also torched us last year alongside Nembhard though he hasn't done much today. Not sure about Springer, him and Tillman I guess are just really bad and have regressed hence the lack of playing time.

[radiohead]

JT and Big Al are 0/11 from three. We?re fortunate to be down just 7 pts.

[Surferdad]

Tatum 5 points, 1-8 shooting and 0-6 from 3.

Luckily PP carried us and helped Jaylen otherwise we'd easily be down 20+

Game's still winnable

If JT gets going they really should win this game. (a post to quote later)

[Phantom255x]

Pacers aren't gonna miss tonight huh?

[Atzar]

Pacers are such a jekyll-and-hyde team.  They all seem to suck or catch fire at the same time.  It was like that last season too. 

[Phantom255x]

JAYLEN!

[SCeltic34]

Brown plays well against the Pacers.  Nembhard always plays well against the C's.

[radiohead]

Big Al is hurting us on both ends of the floor. At this point i wouldn?t mind seeing X get a few minutes.

[SCeltic34]

Our defense is straight trash.

[Phantom255x]

I'm not excusing our defense, but the Pacers can be aggressive and get nothing whereas right there probably the softest tap by Hauser and the refs immediately call a foul for IND...

[Surferdad]

Pacers aren't gonna miss tonight huh?

I mean, celts are leaving guys wide open.

[Phantom255x]

C's need another PF/C if Tillman can't contribute. Points in the paint is our biggest problem this season and you just watch every player gravitate inside the paint and take easy layups or jumpers inside with barely any resistance.

[tenn_smoothie]

I know Jayson Tatum has his big scoring nights and shoots around 37% for career 3-point attempts.
But I HATE Tatum's shot selection night in and night out. I don't know what goes thru his mind other than arrogance.

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that was a major pushoff by Turner on the last bucket...geez arm extended and everything no call.